Revolution 250

Rev250 event of the day — #OTD July 22, 1775, Gen. George Washington organized the Continental Army into three brigades. He put his youngest brigadier generals under his most experienced major general and separated men who might resent how the Congress had ranked others.

Congratulations to our colleague @joelherman.bsky.social and to PRONI for hosting 'Ireland and America: 250th Anniversary Perspectives' last Thursday! You can read more about the event here: tinyurl.com/ireland-amer...

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Battle of Fall River Reenactment Weekend Commemorate the 247th anniversary of the Battle of Fall River with a weekend-long living history event on the same riverbanks that witnessed the battle.The Battle of Fall River Reenactment Weekend (Ma...

Rev250 resource of the day — At Fall River Heritage State Park, reenactors play out the 1778 Battle of Fall River on Saturday and Sunday, May 31 & June 1, 10–4: www.vivafallriver.com/lafayettedur...

Just a few tickets left for this, so act fast. Join us this Thursday in PRONI at 6:15PM as we explore the connections and entanglements of Irish and American pasts. @virtualtreasury.bsky.social @america250.bsky.social @sophcocooper.bsky.social @revolution250.bsky.social

Museum of Old Newbury: Newburyport's Road to Revolution, Part V - Powder and Shot Join Joel Bohy, early weapons expert, for an exploration of the muskets and swords carried during American Revolution.

Rev250 resource of the day — Joel Bohy speaks on Revolutionary War muskets, swords & accouterments, featuring items from the Museum of Old Newbury and a musket drill. At St. Paul’s Episcopal, 166 High Street, Newburyport, Thursday, May 22, 7–830pm: www.newburyhistory.org/calendar/202...

Rev250 resource of the day — For the American Revolution Round Table of New Jersey, J. L. Bell of Boston 1775 speaks about the four criminal trials that followed the Boston Massacre. Online only on Thursday, May 8, 7pm: www.facebook.com/NJARRT/posts...

Revolutionary Networks: Printers, Politics, and the Power of the Press - Framingham History Center Join historian and author Joseph M. Adelman for an insightful exploration of the vital role newspaper printers played during the American Revolution. Based on his acclaimed book, Revolutionary Network...

Rev250 resource of the day — Prof. Joseph M. Adelman speaks on “Revolutionary Networks” and the vital role newspaper printers played during the American Revolution at the Framingham History Center, Thursday, May 8, 7–8pm, FREE with registration: framinghamhistory.org/events/2025l...

Prudence Wright Re-enactment | Pepperell, MA - Official WebsiteArrow LeftArrow RightSlideshow Left ArrowSlideshow Right Arrow Prudence Wright Re-enactment

Rev250 resource of the day — Pepperell celebrates the legend of Prudence Wright with song, storytelling, poetry, and militia reenactments at the overlook named in her honor, Saturday, May 3, 12–130pm: town.pepperell.ma.us/901/Prudence...

Join me @thewarnerhouse in #portsmouthnh on 2 May for a look at #fashion during the #AmRev era from #homespun to #remaking to #boycotts Then as now let’s examine fashion as #resistance, as #agency as #voice @revolution250.bsky.social @boston1775.bsky.social @dublinseminar.bsky.social

Panel Discussion—The Battles of Lexington and Concord - The American Revolution Institute To kick off our eight-year-long 250th anniversary celebrations of the American Revolution, join us for a panel discussion highlighting the Battles of Lexington and Concord. Panelists will discuss the ...

Rev250 resource of the day — The American Revolution Institute hosts & streams a panel discussion on the Battles of Lexington and Concord with J. L. Bell, Alexander Cain, and Jarrad Fuoss of Minute Man Park, Tuesday, April 29, 630pm: www.americanrevolutioninstitute.org/event/panel-...

Call for Papers: History Conference, "The American Revolution and Its Legacies from 1776 to Today" - Jack Miller Center The Jack Miller Center invites papers for a September 2025 History Conference in Washington, D.C.

Rev250 resource of the day — The deadline for submitting a proposal to the Jack Miller Center’s conference on “The American Revolution and Its Legacies,” scheduled for September in Washington, is Monday, March 31: www.jackmillercenter.org/call-for-pro...

John Barry, Naval Hero of the American Revolution, was born on March 25, 1745 in Wexford, Ireland - Irish Boston John Barry, a naval hero in the American Revolution, was born on March 25, 1745 in County Wexford, Ireland. His parents were James Patrick john Barry and

Happy 280th birthday to Commodore John Barry of #Wexford #Ireland, hero of the #AmericanRevolution. @historians.org @america250.bsky.social @revolution250.bsky.social @paulreverehouse.bsky.social @revwar250.bsky.social @amrevmuseum.bsky.social
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Call for Papers: History Conference, "The American Revolution and Its Legacies from 1776 to Today" - Jack Miller Center The Jack Miller Center invites papers for a September 2025 History Conference in Washington, D.C.

Rev250 resource of the day — The deadline for submitting a proposal to the Jack Miller Center’s conference on “The American Revolution and Its Legacies,” scheduled for September in Washington, is Monday, March 31: www.jackmillercenter.org/call-for-pro...

Concord’s North Bridge has been renovated many times including in 1769. This diagonal support beam was discovered during an excavation of the Concord River in 1956. #ConcordMuseum

Rev250 quote of the day — “…we have undoubted reasons for jealousy [i.e., suspicious fear], that our implacable enemies are unremitting in their endeavors, by fraud and artifice as well as by open force, to subjugate this people.” —Massachusetts Provincial Congress #OTD March 24, 1775

I don’t wanna know how he came up with the name for the place

Kostya Kennedy: The Ride - Macmillan Publishers Join author Kostya Kennedy for a discussion of his latest book, The Ride: Paul Revere and the Night That Saved America.

Rev250 resource of the day — Kostya Kennedy signs copies of his new book “The Ride: Paul Revere and the Night That Saved America” at the Harvard Coop in Cambridge, Monday, March 24, 6pm:
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Book Review: ‘Rebellion 1776,’ by Laurie Halse Anderson (Gift Article) Laurie Halse Anderson returns to the Revolutionary War era with a timely new novel for young readers.

Legendary historical fiction author Avi reviewed Rebellion 1776 for The New York Times! I am grateful and gobsmacked. 🥰

Here's a gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/b...

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Rev250 resource of the day — Donald Hayes speaks to the Peabody Historical Society about “Peabody, Danvers and the Battle of Menotomy” in the Smith Barn (38 Felton St), Sunday, March 23, 2pm, $5 or free to members: peabodyhistorical.org/programs-exh...

Rev250 resource of the day — We commend our neighbors in the America 250 | CT Commission for their conference “Shaping a Commemoration Rooted in Belonging,” taking place this Friday in Storrs. Check out the program of presentations and workshops: ct250.org/events/2025-...

Paul Revere Fireside Chat at the Wayside Inn - Paul Revere House Join Paul Revere (as portrayed by Michael Lepage) by the fireside at the Wayside Inn for a spirited review of the notoriously inaccurate Longfellow poem that immortalized his Midnight Ride. […]

Rev250 resource of the day — The Wayside Inn in Sudbury hosts a fireside chat with Paul Revere, as portrayed by Michael Lepage, on Thursday, March 20, 6–8pm, $25 or $20 for Wayside Inn and Paul Revere House members: www.paulreverehouse.org/event/firesi...

Rev250 resource of the day — Robert A. Gross and Robert J. Allison discuss opposing views of the American Revolution in “Which Side Are You On—If Any?: Loyalism & Patriotism in the Revolution,” at the Colonial Society of Massachusetts, Thursday, March 20, 6pm: www.colonialsociety.org/eventshttps:...

Rev250 event of the day — #OTD March 14, 1775, the Boston selectmen met with “A number of the Selectmen of Bilrica” (Billerica) to hear about “the steps they were taking relative to the taring & feathering one [Thomas] Ditson of their Town, which was done by the Soldiery.”

Carlisle Colonial Faire - MA250 The Carlisle Colonial Faire will be held at the First Religious Society’s Union Hall (27 School Street) on March 15th. The event will feature a minutemen muster re-enactment on the […]

Rev250 resource of the day — The Carlisle Colonial Faire will feature 18th-century military drilling, unique Revolutionary artifacts from the historical society, and crafts by local artisans. At the Union Hall (27 School Street) on Saturday, March 15, 10–3: massachusetts250.org/event/carlis...

Rev250 resource of the day — American Ancestors presents a free online talk by Chief Genealogist David Allen Lambert on “Friend or Foe: Researching Colonial Ancestors During the American Revolution,” Thursday, March 13, 3–4pm: www.americanancestors.org/events/frien...

Rev250 resource of the day — American Ancestors presents a free online talk by Chief Genealogist David Allen Lambert on “Friend or Foe: Researching Colonial Ancestors During the American Revolution,” Thursday, March 13, 3–4pm: www.americanancestors.org/events/frien...

They Burnt Tolerable Well - The Tea Party, A Shipwreck, and Boston's First Street Lamps

How did Boston’s first street lamps survive a shipwreck and the Boston Tea Party?

Join us on Zoom for a fascinating Speaker Series talk. Jake Sconyers, host of the @hubhistory.com podcast, will discuss how the introduction of street lights transformed Boston.
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Revolutionary Spaces » Open History. Enter Democracy. The Revolution Starts Here Old State House & Old South Meeting House Constructed in 1713, the Old State House was the center of royal government in the

Rev250 resource of the day — Old South Meeting House will display Dr. Joseph Warren’s medical journal showing how he treated lingering Boston Massacre victim Christopher Monk, thanks to author Christian Di Spigna, for one week only, March 4–10, with regular admission: revolutionaryspaces.org

Westford REV 250: “Bartering, Currency, and the American Economy in Colonial Times” The early American colonies faced significant cash problems, and various solutions were devised to address them. Money, or the lack of it, was a persistent issue in colonial America.

Rev250 resource of the day — Matthew Mees speaks at the Westford Museum on the colonial economy and the challenges of using eighteenth-century paper money, Sunday, March 2, 130–3pm, suggested donation $10 new tenor: museum.westford.org/events/westf... #c18

Revolution 250 Podcast - Divided Families of Marblehead with G. Patrick O'Brien - Revolution 250 Podcast "Place is of very little consequence," Mary Sewall of Marblehead wrote to her sister in Nova Scotia in 1799," except as it brings you near to those whom by nature you are most nearly allied."  Th...

It was a real privilege to talk to the minds at @revolution250.bsky.social this morning about my research on the Robie family, their experience as loyalist refugees in Nova Scotia, and their return to Massachusetts after the Revolution. Give them a listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and elsewhere!