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Annual Reenactment of the Lexington Tea Party

Buckman Tavern 1 Bedford St, Lexington, MA, United States

On December 13, 1773, three days before the Boston Tea Party, the Lexington Town Meeting concluded a multi-day debate with a resolution to stop purchasing or drinking imported British tea. The crowd spilled out onto the common behind the meeting house and made a bonfire, throwing the entire town’s supply of tea into it. Each […]

Curator’s Tour of Lexington Celebrates! Parades, Pageants, & Pandemonium

Buckman Tavern 1 Bedford St, Lexington, MA, United States

The 250th anniversary of the Revolutionary War is right around the corner. How will we celebrate it? Whose stories will get told, and how patriotic will we feel in troubled times? These questions have plagued every commemoration since 1875. From massive parades to frozen dinners and political protesters, April 19th commemorations have been elaborate, joyous, […]