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Remembering the “Shot Heard ‘Round the World”
Events surrounding the observance of Patriots’ Day are once again being presented live and you won’t want to miss them! After two years of honoring this special time virtually, we once again welcome people from around the world as we remember and celebrate the events that lead to the birth of our nation. Park rangers, docents, historians, reenactors, tour guides, and others have spent months planning and are ready to help you experience and understand the events and people that made history on April 19, 1775.
SATURDAY, APRIL 9
3:00 PM - The Capture of Paul Revere The Lincoln Minute Men, joined by other reenactment units, will relive the historic capture of Paul Revere with fife and drum music, a theatrical performance, and a musket fire salute. At the Paul Revere Capture Site in Lincoln, MA. 14
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SATURDAY, APRIL 16
10:30 AM – Explore the Elm Brook Hill (Bloody Angle) Battle Site with Edmund Foster Meet at Hartwell Tavern and join Edmund Foster as you explore the Bloody Angle (Elm Brook Hill) Battle Site. Edmund Foster, a militiaman from Reading, Massachusetts (portrayed by park volunteer Ed Hurley) will lead a tour to this key battle site where he fought on April 19, 1775. He will be joined by Lincoln historian and author Don Hafner. 10:45 AM – 12:45 PM – Caught in the Storm of War: The Civilian Experience of April 19, 1775 If you had to leave your home in a hurry, uncertain of your return, what would you take with you? Learn about the local civilians on April 19, 1775, who struggled to save their families and belongings from the path of war. Meet living history volunteers at the Hartwell
Tavern and the Captain William Smith House portraying colonial civilians. Starting at 11:45 am, with the sounds of battle approaching, they will hastily close up the house and head off down the road. Experience the stories of ordinary women and men whose lives were suddenly upended by war. The civilian evacuation scenario will begin at the Hartwell Tavern at 11:45 am and end near the Parker’s Revenge Site, a distance of nearly two miles. There you will be directed to the viewing area to see the tactical demonstration at 1:00 pm. 12:45 PM - Parker’s Revenge Captain Parker wants revenge for the militiamen killed in Lexington earlier that day, and he shall have it! Witness hundreds of British and colonial reenactors engage in a battle demonstration showing the running fight that took place along this deadly stretch of road on the border of
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PATRIOTS’ DAY 2022
