This dramatic presentation, created by Freedom’s Way National Heritage Area, aims to find out how our local towns read and reacted to the Declaration of Independence. Across the colonies, and particularly in Massachusetts, towns debated what freedom meant to them, and grappled with the grievances aired in the official Declaration. What did the words in […]
Where is the Parker boulder? Is there a weathervane on the Belfry? What happened at the Harrington House? No matter how long you've lived in Lexington, there is still plenty for your kids to discover! Have them test their clue-solving and observation skills with a Revolutionary-themed scavenger hunt that takes them to sites around the […]
Take a closer look at the Battle of Lexington and why the Revolution started here during this special multi-part program! Each presentation starts with the viewing of our award-winning short documentary “First Shot: The Day the Revolution Began”, followed by a Q&A session with reenactors. Ask them all of your questions about the Revolution, and […]
Get in the Patriots’ Day spirit with a family film! Esther Forbes’s classic book Johnny Tremain has introduced generations of children to the exciting story of the American Revolution. Disney’s 1957 adaptation follows the adventures of young patriot Johnny Tremain of Boston as he navigates the coming revolution, joins the Sons of Liberty, and takes […]
Ida B. Wells committed herself to the needs of those who did not have power. In the eyes of the FBI, this made her a “dangerous negro agitator.” In the annals of history, it makes her an icon. Ida B. the Queen tells the awe-inspiring story of an pioneering woman who was often overlooked and […]
Wednesday, February 14, 2024 12 – 3 pm for general public / 11 am – 3 pm for students Lexington Depot, 13 Depot Square, Lexington Sponsored by Lexington Lyceum Advocates, the Association of Black Citizens of Lexington (ABCL), the Lexington Historical Society, the Lexington High School Social Studies Department, and the Lexington High Steam Team […]
As a Harvard alumnus, diplomat, U.S. President, member of Congress and attorney before the Supreme Court, John Quincy Adams had a unique relationship with slavery. Prickly and curmudgeonly, he danced with abolitionists, but never became one himself. However, Adams did harbor an intense hatred for the arguments of Southern slaveholders, and eventually found himself in […]
This dramatic presentation, created by Freedom’s Way National Heritage Area, aims to find out how our local towns read and reacted to the Declaration of Independence. Across the colonies, and particularly in Massachusetts, towns debated what freedom meant to them, and grappled with the grievances aired in the official Declaration. What did the words in […]
Where is the Parker boulder? Is there a weathervane on the Belfry? What happened at the Harrington House? No matter how long you've lived in Lexington, there is still plenty for your kids to discover! Have them test their clue-solving and observation skills with a Revolutionary-themed scavenger hunt that takes them to sites around the […]
Take a closer look at the Battle of Lexington and why the Revolution started here during this special multi-part program! Each presentation starts with the viewing of our award-winning short documentary “First Shot: The Day the Revolution Began”, followed by a Q&A session with reenactors. Ask them all of your questions about the Revolution, and […]
This dramatic presentation, created by Freedom’s Way National Heritage Area, aims to find out how our local towns read and reacted to the Declaration of Independence. Across the colonies, and particularly in Massachusetts, towns debated what freedom meant to them, and grappled with the grievances aired in the official Declaration. What did the words in […]