Parker’s Revenge Reenactment
Minute Man National Historical ParkLexington Minute Men reenact the Parker’s Revenge skirmish which occurred in the afternoon of April 19th. The Lexington Militia Company, under Captain John Parker, ambushed…
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Living History
Paul Revere’s Ride Reenactment
Hancock-Clarke House 36 Hancock Street, Lexington, MA, United StatesLexington was preparing for battle long before British soldiers arrived on April 19th, 1775. Paul Revere and William Dawes, fellow Sons of Liberty, rode hard…
Annual Lexington Tattoo & Muster
The Depot 13 Depot Square, Lexington, MA, United StatesOn Friday, four featured fife and drum corps, including the William Diamond Junior Fife and Drum Corps, The Musick of Prescott’s Battalion, Connecticut Patriots Fife…
Annual Lexington Tattoo & Muster
The Depot 13 Depot Square, Lexington, MA, United StatesOn Friday, four featured fife and drum corps, including the William Diamond Junior Fife and Drum Corps, The Musick of Prescott’s Battalion, Connecticut Patriots Fife…
Declaring Independence Then & Now
The Depot 13 Depot Square, Lexington, MA, United StatesThis 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…
4th Annual Quock Walker Day Hike for Freedom
Bowman Elementary School 9 Philip Rd, Lexington, MA, United StatesACROSS Lexington Route M Loop A Family Friendly Trail Walk of 3.3 Miles 8:00 AM – Registration & Storytelling 8:30 AM – Walk starts Register at qwdhike4freedom2024.racewire.com…
4th Annual Quock Walker Day Community Celebration
Lexington Visitor's Center 1875 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington, MA, United StatesQuock Walker Day celebrates the Massachusetts Supreme Court decision of July 8, 1783, that found a White enslaver guilty of assault on Quock Walker, a…
Be a Tavern Keeper! A 1-Day Camp for Grades 3-5
Munroe Tavern 1332 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington, MA, United StatesAn 18th century tavern was a busy place! Part restaurant, part hotel, part general store – running a business like this took a lot of…
Run a Colonial Farm! A 1-Day Camp for Grades 6-8
Hancock-Clarke House 36 Hancock Street, Lexington, MA, United StatesOdds are, if you lived in Massachusetts in the 18th century, you lived on a farm. What skills would you need to live off the…
Be a Tavern Keeper! A 1-Day Camp for Grades 3-5
Munroe Tavern 1332 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington, MA, United StatesAn 18th century tavern was a busy place! Part restaurant, part hotel, part general store – running a business like this took a lot of…
Run a Colonial Farm! A 1-Day Camp for Grades 6-8
Hancock-Clarke House 36 Hancock Street, Lexington, MA, United StatesOdds are, if you lived in Massachusetts in the 18th century, you lived on a farm. What skills would you need to live off the…
Lexington Celebrates Walking Tour 2024
Buckman Tavern 1 Bedford Street, Lexington, MA, United StatesParades, pageants and pandemonium have defined the many commemorations of the 1775 Battle of Lexington and the first shots of the War for Independence. Over…