Join Park Ranger and Lexington Minute Man Charlie Price as he recounts the story of Prince Estabrook, a slave who fought in the first battle of the Revolutionary War. more...
The Wayside sheltered both slave owners and fugitive slaves. Explore the actions of Casey, the Alcotts and the extended Hawthorne family as they face the realities of slavery. more...
Presented by Nina Zannieri, Executive Director, Paul Revere House. Co-sponsored by The Concord Free Public Library and Minute Man National Historical Park. more...
Minute Man National Historical Park, Eastern National, The New Press, and The National Heritage Museum, are pleased to present the launch of the new book by best-selling author, Ray Raphael. (A Peoples History of the American Revolution, The First Revolution Before Lexington and Concord, and Founding Myths).
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Minute Man National Historical Park is pleased to present The U.S. Air Force Band of Liberty at the Minute Man Visitor Center for a very special Memorial Day concert. more...
Sponsored by The Friends of Minute Man National Historical Park, in cooperation with the Lincoln Minute Men. Join us for a family-friendly afternoon of demonstrations and talks by historical re-enactors, musket demonstrations, oxcart rides, fife and drum corps, children`s craft activities, and more, with special activities and refreshments available to members of the Friends.
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Minute Man National Historical Park is pleased to welcome The Lincoln Minute Men back home to Hartwell Tavern and the Captain William Smith House. In 1775 both structures were inhabited by Lincoln Minute Men. Activities will include drill and musket firing demonstrations, fife and drum music, tavern life, period crafts, childrens games, drill with wooden muskets, and cooking as well as tours of the Captain William Smith House and the Bloody Angle where the Lincoln Minute Men had taken part in an ambush on the British column on April 19, 1775.
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Did You Know?
In 1940, Augustus Saint-Gaudens was honored in a series of U.S. postage stamps commemorating artists. His portrait appeared on the 3 cent stamp, first class postage at the time.