• The North Bridge, Concord MA.

    Minute Man

    National Historical Park Massachusetts

For Kids

Be a Web Ranger!
 Download our Web Ranger activity, "The Road to Revolution - A Journey to Lexington and Concord"

 
Hats off!

Hat's Off!

Family Activities at Whittemore House
Thursday - Monday
June 29 - August 24, 2013

Drop in Activities
1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Hands-on 1775: Try on colonial clothes; prepare a meal and organize your day.

Hats off! A Homespun Tribute
2:00 and 3:00 p.m.
Join in our play and show how spinning thread, cooking, cleaning and shopping were vital to the colonial cause. Like the Revolution - there is a role for everyone!

For more information, call (978) 318 7825

 

At Hartwell Tavern

Muster with the Militia
Daily: May 25 - October 27, 2013
All Aspiring Heroes Brave and Bold! Have you ever wondered what it was like to train for battle in 1775? Participate in a militia drill with wooden muskets. You will be challenged to master REAL battle formations from 1775. Great fun for everyone in your family! (The militia drill is limited to 30 participants.) At Hartwell Tavern. 20 minutes. FREE

Program Time: 10:30 a.m.

Did You Know?

minute men behind a stone wall

The first battle of the American Revolution began at dawn, April 19, 1775, with a one-sided British victory in Lexington. 8 militiamen were killed and 10 wounded. It ended that evening with the British Regulars fighting for their lives on the road to Boston against nearly 4,000 Colonial militiamen. More...