Freedom’s Way 250
One Story, Many Voices
NORTH BRIDGE, CONCORD, MA
Revolutionary Stories: The Enduring Legacies of the American Revolution
Revolutionary Stories: The Enduring Legacies of the American Revolution in the Freedom’s Way National Heritage Area will bring awareness to the diverse perspectives and experiences of those who lived within the 45 communities that now comprise the Heritage Area during this complex period of history. Stories will be made available through a publicly accessible online repository. Freedom’s Way and our community partners may use this information to develop programming, projects and itineraries that engage new audiences in the story of the American Revolution and its enduring impacts on the social and cultural fabric of our nation.
People
Minute and militia men, women and children, patriots and loyalists, free and enslaved people of color, merchants, reverends, and farmers, young and old, rich and poor. Discover the many diverse perspectives of those who experienced the American Revolution in the Heritage Area first-hand.
PRINCE ESTABROOK MEMORIAL, LEXINGTON, MA
ROYALL HOUSE & SLAVE QUARTERS, MEDFORD, MA
Places
Meandering roads, stonewalls, open fields, colonial period houses and taverns, town commons, white clapboard meetinghouses, burying grounds, muster fields, battle sites, monuments, historical markers, and more. The Heritage Area’s physical landscape provides a window into its rich Revolutionary past.
Objects
Powder horns, muskets, epaulets, hand tools, musical instruments, diaries, and commemorative mementos are just a few examples of the many historical artifacts related to the American Revolution that our partners have in their collections.
ROYAL ARTILLERY POUCH, ARLINGTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY COLLECTION
Resources
Highlight
Community Presentation Slides
Program
Declaring Independence: Then & Now
Highlight
Community Partners Guide
Program
Patriots’ Paths
Submit a Story
We are inviting partners to share materials and resources from the Revolutionary War period, expanding to earlier periods as needed, into this database. Create entries for interpreted sites, known locations, monuments, people, objects, documents, and stories.
Use the form below to submit a story.