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Reenactment of Battle at Lexington Green

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Unless noted, there is no charge to attend any of the events below. Every effort has been made to create an accurate events list, but please verify dates, times and locations with the individual organizers.
Boston Massacre Re-Enactment - Saturday, March 5, 2016 at 7:00 pm at the Old State House, Boston. Further information will be posted on the

Battle Road Colonial Muster - Saturday March 19, 2016 - Hartwell Tavern, Minuteman National Historic Park, from 9:00 am. All colonial participant and all those wishing to serve as picquet interpreters, please plan to attend.

- A "warmup" event for local re-enactors, this is a daytime wargame with 18 Tactical Battle Scenario at Endicott Park, Saturday March 26, 2016, Danvers, MA th Century rules.

This is the dress rehearsal for the Patriots Day reenactment of the skirmish of April 19. 1775. Rain date: Contact: Dress Rehearsal for the Battle on Lexington Green - Sunday, April 3, 2016 at 2:00 pm on the Battle Green, Lexington Center.
Saturday, April 9, 2016 at 2:00 pm.
Lexington Minute Men
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Several Events April 9th:

Bedford Parade and Pole Capping - Saturday, April 9, 2016 at 10:30 am at Wilson Park in Bedford The Bedford Minuteman Company.
Minutemen from throughout New England will convene on the Town Common and march with fife and drum down The Great Road to Wilson Park to watch the official Pole Capping tradition. A minuteman will proclaim freedom by shinnying up a 25-foot pole and placing a red cap atop it, and British soldier will arrive to disrupt the festivities.
Contact:

Meriam's Corner Exercise - Saturday, April 9, 2016 at 1:00 pm at Meriam's Corner, Lexington Rd., Concord Minute Man National Historical Park
The town of Concord, joined by area minute companies and Minute Man National Historical Park, commemorate the fight at Meriam's Corner that sparked the six-hour running battle back to Boston.
Contact:

Contact: Dress Rehearsal for the Battle on Lexington Green - Saturday, April 9, 2016 at 2:00 pm on the Battle Green, Lexington Center.
This is the dress rehearsal for the Patriots Day reenactment of the skirmish of April 19. 1775. Lexington Minute Men

Paul Revere Capture Ceremony - Saturday, April 9, 2016 at 3:00 pm, Paul Revere Capture Site of Minute Man National Historical Park, Route 2A, Lincoln. The Minute Men march down Battle Road and narrate the story of Revere's capture at the actual site. Hear Revere, Samuel Prescott, William Dawes, Mary Hartwell, even Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Music, dramatic reading and musket fire in the Park. For all ages.
Contact:Lincoln Minute Men .

Peter Oliver House, Middleborough, MA - Saturday April 9, 2016. Tours and events in support of preserving this pristine 18th Century homestead.

BATTLE ROAD EVENTS SATURDAY April 16th, 2016:

Please note:The "Battle Road" event will focus on Parker's Revenge, near the Route 2A Visitors Center and the Whittimore House in Lexington.

"Armed as According to Law." - Captain David Brown's Company of Minute Men: 8 a.m. to noon, North Bridge, Concord; 1 to 5 p.m. Concord Museum. Visit North Bridge and Concord Museum and see Capt. David Brown's Company, a nearly full strength recreated minute company, demonstrate drill maneuvers and musket firings. Learn about militia duty in colonial Massachusetts and what it meant to be "armed as according to law."

Life on the Battle Road: 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Hartwell Tavern and Captain William Smith House, Lincoln. Hartwell Tavern and the Capt. William Smith House will be open. Park staff and living history volunteers from the Lincoln Minute Men, the Guild of Historic Interpreters, and the Ladies of Refined Taste will be demonstrating various aspects of life in Massachusetts at the beginning of the American Revolution.

:The Lexington Minutemen are called to arms by Captain Parker at 10:00 am on Lexington Green, marching to the battle site for a 1:30 pm salute near Fiske Hill, Lexington, followed by a tactical scenario along the historical road near the Whittemore House at 2:00 pm by British and Colonial soldiers.Contact: Parker's Revenge Scenario - Saturday, April 16, 2016 Lexington Minute Men or Minute Man National Historical Park.

in Arlington will be open for tours on Jason Russell House Saturday April 16, 2016 from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Contact theArlington Historical Society for further information.

Re-enactors assemble at Munroe Tavern, Saturday, April 16, 2016 from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm at Munroe Tavern, Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington. British troops arrive on the retreat from Concord and occupy the Tavern, tending to their wounded and planning their next steps.The Tavern will be open for tours.

from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm at Munroe Tavern and Tower Park on Massachusetts Avenue in Lexington. A battle in the American Revolution will be demonstrated for the public in this natural amphitheater site.Tower Park Battle - Saturday, April 16, 2016
Contact:Lexington Minutemen or the Tenth Regiment of Foot.

SUNDAY April 17th:

Contact the Jason Russell House, April 17, 2016 from 12:00 to 4:00 pm: Battle Re-enactment and open for house tours.Arlington Historical Society.

To see how the Warlike Preparations at the Barrett Farm , Col. James Barrett House, Barrett's Mill Road, Concord, Sunday April 17, 2016, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
In 1775, Colonel James Barrett of Concord was responsible for safeguarding all the military supplies in town and his house was searched by British soldiers during their mission to Concord. Visit the Barrett House and learn about the intense military preparations that helped launch America into the Revolutionary War.Save our Heritage team restored this American historical treasure, visit www.jamesbarrettfarm.org.

from 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm, Pierce Park, LincolnThe Lincoln Salute: A Concert of 18th Century Fife & Drum Music - Sunday, April 17, 2016
The Lincoln Minute Men will host a concert of 18th century fife and drum music, hosting fife and drum groups from as far away as Michigan. Stirring and fun. Bring your picnic and lawn chairs for rousing entertainment.
Contact:Lincoln Minute Men

Robbins' Ride - Sunday afternoon, April 17th:Beginning at 5pm at the Robbins' Home site at 112 Concord Rd. in Acton, an alarm rider on horseback will spread the alarm around Acton that "the Regulars are out of Boston" and shots will be fired at 4 historic properties along the route to commemorate the historic events of April 19 th, 1775. The rider will stop at 4 commanders' homes during the one-hour event. At Acton's historic Faulkner Homestead, Colonel Faulkner himself will come out in his bedclothes and fire 3 signal shots into the air, followed by 3 more distant shots, and then 3 more, showing how the alarm was spread. For more information, see Robbins Ride.

at 7:00 pm, Lincoln CenterAlarm & Muster of the Lincoln Minute Men - Sunday, April 17, 2016
TheLincoln Company of Minute Men will reenact what happened just after midnight on April 19, 1775. Captain William Smith will arrive by horse to ring the bell of the White Church and spread the alarm that the British Regulars are coming. The Lincoln Minute Men will muster to receive their orders for the march to Concord. The event will include a horse rider, historical explanations, colonial music, a musket salute, and lots of Revolutionary commotion.
Contact:Lincoln Minute Men

at Pilgrim Church, 55 Coolidge Ave, Lexington, MA; Members: $7 adults/$3 children, Non-Members: $10 adults/$5 children; A dramatic reading of the events of April 18th and 19th, 1775, from period documents and writings from those who were there."In Their Own Words" - Sunday evening, April 17, 2016 at 8:00 pm Tickets available 10-4 daily at the Buckman Tavern Museum Shop starting April 5, or by calling 781-862-1703. Contact The Lexington Historical Society for additional details.( email Lexington Historical Society.)

Paul Revere's Arrival in Lexington - Sunday, April 17, 2016 at 11:30 pm at the Hancock/Clarke House on Hancock Street, Lexington, MA,
1/8th mile west of Buckman Tavern and the Green. Contact:Lexington Historical Society

PATRIOTS DAY MONDAY April 18th:

at 4:15 am in Stow.The Stow Annual Trail March and Parade starts from Stow Lower Common. The air is cool and quiet, but not for long as the sounds of the fifes and drums and the firing of the muskets awaken the townsfolk along the route. The Minutemen arrive at the North Bridge around 9 am then join up with the Concord parade.Stow Minutemen Patriots Day Trail March - Monday, April 18, 2016
Contact:Stow Minutemen

at 4:45 am in WestfordCol. John Robinson Trail March - Monday, April 18, 2016
Every year members of the Westford Colonial Minutemen walk the route travelled by the Westford militia and minute companies as they answered the alarm on April 19th, 1775. The public is in invited to join them in the 10-mile walk that ends at Concord's North Bridge. Contact:Westford Minutemen.

This event recreates the historic skirmish in Lexington on the first day of the American Revolution. Following the ringing of the bell in the Old Belfry, members of the The Battle on Lexington Green - Monday, April 18, 2016 at 5:30 am in Lexington center. Lexington Training Band (now known as the Minutemen) gather on Lexington Green to await the column of British Regulars as they march into the town center. A shot rings out, the skirmish follows, and the British column marches on towards Concord leaving dead and wounded behind.Contact:Lexington Minutemen.Please see the Town of Lexington'sSchedule of Events for important details and restrictions on backpacks, large containers and ladders.

Pancake Breakfasts - Monday, April 18, 2016 in Lexington

St. Brigid Church, 2001 Massachusetts Avenue, sponsored by Boy Scout Troop 160. 6:00 am to 10:00 am. Nominal cost.

First Baptist Church, 1580 Massachusetts Avenue (across from the police station). 6:00 am to 10:00 am. Nominal cost..

Church of Our Redeemer, 6 Meriam Street. 6:00 am to 9:00 am. Nominal cost.

Isaac Davis March to Concord - Monday, April 18, 2016 at 6:00 am at the Isaac Davis Homestead, 37 Hayward Road, Acton. The Acton Minutemen will make their annual march to the North Bridge in Concord, arriving at 9:00 am, where they will lead the fight against the British regulars across the Old North Bridge . Contact:The Acton Minutemen

outside Bemis Hall, 15 Bedford Road, Lincoln, 6:40 am. The Minute Men begin their march along Sandy Pond Road.toward Concord with colonial music and musket fire. All ages welcome to walk along. The Concord Parade steps off at 9:00 a.m.Lincoln Minute Men Dawn Tribute and the March to Concord - Monday, April 18, 2016, . The Lincoln Minute Men will salute the patriots buried in the Old Meetinghouse Cemetery. Roll call is read, fifers play a lament, minute men mysteriously emerge from the morning mists in the cemetery, and a musket salute is fired
Contact:Lincoln Minute Men

starting at 7:30 am at Munroe Cemetery driveway, Massachusetts Avenue.Lexington Sunrise Youth Parade - Monday, April 18, 2016
Contact: Lexington Town Celebrations Committee, 781 862-0500 x708

, from 8:00 am. The peace of the Concord countryside will once more be shattered musket fire as British and colonial reenactors, park rangers and volunteers commemorate the fateful morning of April 19, 1775 - the first time that colonists were ordered to fire upon British soldiers that became known as "the shot heard 'round the world."Commemoration of the Battle at North Bridge - Monday April 18, 2016
Contact:Minute Man National Historical Park

, approximately 8:30 am: Prior to the Concord Parade, British Regulars from the will Mourn Arms and salute the fallen soldiers of the 4Mourn Arms Ceremony at British Graves, North Bridge, Concord - Monday April 18, 2016 King's Own 4th Regiment of Foot,First Foot Guards th at Old North Bridge. Tenth Regiment of Foot, and

Concord's Patriots Day Parade - Monday, April 18, 2016 starting at 9:00 am in Concord Center. Contact: viaConcord Chamber of Commerce or at 978 369-3120. email

Lexington's Patriots Day Road Race , starting at Lexington Green at 10:00 am.

, 11:15 am to 12 noon, Hancock Church, 1912 Mass Ave, Lexington (the stone church across from the Battle Green). You'll find yourself swaying to upbeat music of America, including patriotic favorites, spirituals, ragtime, marches and more. The music is rung on 5 octaves of English handbells by ringers of all ages in a program that is light-hearted and family-friendly. Suggested donation is $3 per person. The sanctuary is handicapped accessible. Come sit down and enjoy this fun concert carefully timed to follow the morning Road Race. Contact: 781-862-4220 or Patriots' Day Handbell Concert of American Music - Monday April 18, 2016 handbells@hancockchurch.org.

from 1:00 to 3:00 pm. Contact the Jason Russell House Battle Open House, April 18, 2016 Arlington Historical Society.

Paul Revere's Arrival at Lexington Green - Monday, April 18, 2016, 1:00 pm in Lexington center. Contact: Lexington Town Celebrations Committee, 781 862-0500 x708

Ride the Patriots Day Trolley - Monday, April 18, 2016 from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm: Park at Acton's Town Hall and ride on one of the three Patriots Day trolley to the Hosmer House, the Jones Tavern and the Faulkner Homestead to a day filled with entertainment, games, crafts, animals, 18th and 19th century demonstrators, storytellers, and tours of historic buildings. $5.00 per adult / $3.00 per child includes admission to historic properties and trolley rideActon Historical Society. . Contact and more info:

Lexington Patriots Day Parade, Monday April 18, 2016, stepping off at 2:00 pm - Massachusetts Avenue through East Lexington and Lexington Center.

at 3:45 am in Wayland center and 5:45 am in Sudbury CenterSudbury March to Concord - Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Show your fortitude and love of our history with this annual march through Wayland and Sudbury to Concord, arriving at the North Bridge at approximately 11:30 am. Contact:Sudbury Companies of Militia and Minute

Dawn Salute at the North Bridge - Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at 6:00 am at Minute Man National Historical Park, Monument Street, Concord
The Concord Minute Men, the Concord Independent Battery and the Old Guard Fifes and Drums observe the opening battle of the American Revolutionary War in a moving musket and cannon salute to America's past. Following this, join Park staff and volunteer for a wreath laying and historical speeches.
Contact:Minute Man National Historical Park

Arrival of the Sudbury Militia, North Bridge, Concord, Tuesday, April 19, 2016,11:30 a.m. (approximately).The Sudbury Companies of Militia and Minute will make their annual march to North Bridge from the Town of Sudbury, in honor of their fellow townsmen who made a similar march on April 19, 1775. They will fire three musket volleys from North Bridge as a soldierly salute.

Battle Road Heroes at the Hartwell Tavern Parking area - Saturday, April 23, 2016 from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm, Minute Man National Historical Park, Route 2A, Lincoln.Tours leave every 15 minutes. Listen to the personal stories of residents who lived along the Battle Road on April 19, 1775. Join the Guild of Historic Interpreters for a special evening of theater and history. Appropriate for ages 8 and up. Admission: $5.00 per person, $10.00 per family. Children wearing their Junior Ranger Badges may attend the program for free.
Contact:Minute Man National Historical Park

Old Burial Ground Tribute , Lincoln, MA - Sunday, April 24, 2016 at 2:00 pm, the Lincoln Minute Men will assemble at thePierce House and at 2:30 pm march to the Town Cemetery on Lexington Road. The Minute Men will be accompanied by clergy, honored guests, and a contingent of British Regulars accompanied by a bagpiper. There will be gravesite ceremonies honoring both the Lincoln patriots of the Revolution and the five British soldiers who were killed in Lincoln on April 19, 1775, and buried there. The ceremonies will include prayer, a commemorative speech, colonial music, and musket salutes. Following the ceremonies, the Minute Men and their guests will march back to the Pierce House, where refreshments will be served to all, courtesy of the For further information, contact the Lincoln Minute Men atLincoln Historical Society. press@lincolnminutemen.org.

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Unless noted, there is no charge to attend any of the events below. Every effort has been made to create an accurate events list, but please verify dates, times and locations with the individual organizers. Boston Massacre Re-Enactment - Saturday, March 5, 2016 at 7:00 pm at the Old State House, Boston.

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Americans Defending Themselves at Lexington Green

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> "Stand your ground. Don't fire unless fired upon. But, if they want to have a war, let it begin here." - Capt. John Parker, Lexington Company of the Middlesex County Brigade, Massachusetts Militia, April 19, 1775

Special Announcement!

Oath Keepers will muster on the Lexington Green, Lexington Massachusetts, on Sunday, April 19th, 2009, from 12 noon to 3 pm.

Oath Keepers has just been invited to participate in a special free rally on the Lexington Green this April 19, sponsored by Committees of Safety (founded by Walter Reddy and with Dr. Edwin Vieira as Honorary Chairman).

Committees of Safety has invited Oath Keepers' founder Stewart Rhodes to be one of four speakers at the event, and we are in turn inviting all of YOU to join us on the Lexington Green to celebrate "The shot heard around the world"- April 19, 1775, where the first fighting in the Revolutionary War occurred.

Other speakers will be Dr. Edwin Vieira - scholar on the history of the events leading up to the Revolution and also on the historic militia; Walter Reddy - Founder, Committees of Safety; and
Garrett Lear - The Patriot Pastor - who was born in Lexington, and who's ancestor stood at Lexington Green on April 19, 1775 and faced off British troops.

SPECIAL OATH REAFFIRMING AND SWEARING IN CEREMONY ON LEXINGTON GREEN.

On that day, on Lexington Green, on April 19, we Oath Keepers will read aloud our Declaration of Ten Orders We Will NOT Obey and will then reaffirm our oaths to defend the Constitution.

And, for those of you who have never taken the oath to support and defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic, here is your chance to do it on a special day, in a special place, on hollowed ground, in honor of the embattled farmers - Oath Keepers all - who stood and fought at Lexington and Concord on that day so long ago and then beat the hell out of the Regulars all the way back to Boston, along "Battle Road."

We can't imagine a more soul-stirring experience than to stand in ranks, right there where those heroes stood, and mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor in defense of the liberty those men won for us and in defense of the Constitution.

Join us - all veterans, active duty, police, fire fighters, and dedicated patriots! We realize this is short notice, but if you can get there, please do join us for what will most assuredly be an electrifying experience you will never forget.

The official event will run from 12 noon to 3 pm, on Sunday, April 19 but Stewart Rhodes, Dave Freeman, Jim Ayala, and others within the national Oath Keepers organization will be there from Friday evening, all weekend, and part of Monday and you can expect that we will make full use of our time together in fellowship with our brothers in arms, whether it be in quiet contemplation on the Green or at Concord Bridge, walking along Battle Road, touring historic sights in Boston, or over some pints of Ale at a local historic tavern.

All are welcome. We would be honored to meet you and spend time with you.

SPECIAL FILMING OF THE EVENTS, OF OATH KEEPERS READING OF OUR DECLARATION, AND FILMING OF YOUR OATHS AND TESTIMONIALS.

We will bring several cameras and film crews and will be filming the entire ceremony, and will also be filming those Oath Keepers who are willing to take part in an outreach film project we are working on. Part of that project will include individual active duty, veterans, police, fire fighters, etc. reading off parts of the Declaration of Ten Orders We Will Not Obey and also reading off parts of the oath to defend the Constitution. All of that material will be compiled into a ten minute montage of all who participate, reading the Declaration and Oath, with each of you on film reading a few words or sentences each.

And we will also be filming the full, individual testimonials of those who are willing to give their own personal testimonials on video.

And all of those films will be used as part of our outreach efforts to active duty military, police, veterans, etc. and will be put online on Youtube, on the new, upcoming Oathkeepers.org website, and elsewhere on the web.

Oath Keepers ... Guardians of The Republic .... Honor Your Oaths .... Join Us on Lexington Green.

Here is the announcement from the Committees of Safety Website:

When: Sunday, April 19, 2009 *Celebrate "The shot heard around the world"- April 19, 1775

Time: Noon - 3pm ( Rain or Shine )

Where: Massachusetts Ave. @ Bedford St.

Lexington, Massachusetts

Opening: Fife and Drums- Lexington Minute Men

Speakers: Dr. Edwin Vieira -Author / Attorney in Constitutional Law / Scholar - Colonial legal history

Walter Reddy - Founder, Committees of Safety

Son of the American Revolution

Garrett Lear - The Patriot Pastor

Born in Lexington - Ancestor stood at Lexington Green on April 19, 1775 and faced off British troops

and Stewart Rhodes, of Oath Keepers!

PLEASE SEND US AN EMAIL IF YOU WILL BE THERE!

You are not required to RSVP, but it would be great to have a rough head-count, so if you will be there, drop us an email at oathkeepersok@gmail.com

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"Stand your ground. Don't fire unless fired upon. But, if they want to have a war, let it begin here." -- Capt. John Parker, Lexington Company of the Middlesex County Brigade, Massachusetts Militia, April 19, 1775Special Announcement! Oath Keepers will muster on the Lexington Green, Lexington Massachusetts, on Sunday, April 19th, 2009, from 12...

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"Stand your ground; don't fire unless fired upon,

but if they mean to have a war, let it begin here."

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"It was not suggested that they dispute the passage of the royal troops to Concord"

-Captain John Parker led his 70 men to go the green in order to see the British coming

-A few British soldiers approach and suddenly shots rang out (from both sides)

-Americans disperse, leaving 8 dead and 10 wounded

-The British then approach Concord, and are eventually driven out towards Boston by Americans

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"I leave America, and every endearing connection, because I will not raise my hand against my

Sovereign nor will I draw my sword against my Country. When I can conscientiously draw it in her

favor, my life shall be cheerfully devoted to her service." Isaac Wilkins, Rivington’s New York Gazetteer,

11 May 1775 Many people in the Colonies abandoned everything to return to America because they

wouldn't support the rebellion.

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-Poor were being oppressed by the rich (landlords, lawyers, etc.)

-Notable instances of heavy resistance against the oppression from the wealthy include:

-The Tenant riots of New York and New Jersey in the 1750's and 1760's

-The Regulator movement, where powerful white farmers organized a movement against

wealthy and corrupt officials between 1766-1771

" The Regulators referred to themselves as "poor Industrious peasants," as "labourers," "the wretched poor," "oppressed" by "rich and powerful . . . designing Monsters."