Ken Burns will visit Lexington and Concord on April 17 to discuss his new film, “The American Revolution,” timed to the start of the War of Independence on April 19, 1775. Burns, who will be joined by co-directors Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt, along with historian Rick Atkinson, author of “The British Are Coming,” will […]

Welcome to the 250th Commemoration Saturday, April 19, 2025, will mark the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Lexington and Concord, the opening battles of the American Revolutionary War. It was here that British Colonists bravely defended their ideals of liberty and self-determination. Join us for this momentous occasion, when many events are planned throughout […]

Located in the heart of Lexington Center, il Casale Lexington will be offering its weekly live jazz brunch with Ethan K. Jazz Duo on Sunday

Stand on the edges of time and watch a moving reenactment of the alarm and muster that took place in Lincoln 250 years ago. All is quiet… then, in the distance, the steady rhythm of galloping hooves breaks the stillness. The sharp, urgent whinny of a horse cuts through the calm—something is amiss. A cry […]

Commemorate Patriots’ Day with a National Park Service program marking the “shot heard round the world.”

Join the Lexington Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and members of the Lexington Minutemen Company at a Wreath Laying Ceremony at the Revolutionary War Memorial on the Battle Green which honors the 8 lives lost in the Battle of Lexington on April 19, 1775.

🎉 Patriotic Picnic in the Park – Celebrate History, Community, and Freedom under the Open Sky REGISTRATION & MEAL ORDER FORM Close out a momentous weekend honoring the first shot of the American Revolution with the Lex250 Patriotic Picnic in the Park on Monday, April 21, 2025, from 11:00 AM to 2:30 PM at Hastings […]

About 400 people are buried in Westlawn Cemetery, primarily from the 1700s and 1800s, many of whom were members of Westford’s First Parish Church. It is the final resting place for many of the town’s founders, veterans, industrialists, and farmers, with notable family names like Prescott, Robinson, and Fletcher. Colonel John Robinson (1735-1805) is the […]