Out-of-State National Event: Battle of Lexington and Concord 250th Celebration

From the official website (https://massar.org/250th/):

The Massachusetts Society and the New England District are proud to host the 250th Celebration of the “shot heard ’round the world” — a phrase long associated with the Battles of Lexington and Concord. April 19, 1775, now commemorated as Patriots’ Day, marked the beginning of the battles of the American Revolutionary War. On that day, starting in Boston, the Sons of Liberty arranged for a signal to be shown in the tallest church steeple in Boston to inform Concord of the army’s route of march. Two lanterns are seen in the in the Old North Church steeple signifying the regulars will be coming across Boston Harbor (“one if by land, two if by sea”). As Paul Revere and William Dawes rode through the surrounding towns, others set out to join in the alarms along with church bells ringing and warning shots fired. Minutemen assembled on town greens along with other militia companies, and by the time the regulars crossed Boston Harbor to Lechmere Point, word of their mission had already reached Concord.

This four-day celebration marks the 250th Anniversary of the pivotal events that set our nation on the path to independence — a path the led from Boston through Lexington and Concord. The Sons of the American Revolution invite you to join us in commemorating the heroic actions of Captain John Parker and the Lexington Minutemen, Captain Isaac Davis and the Acton Minutemen, as well as the thousands of minutemen and militia who bravely defended their homes against Crown forces on that historic April morning in 1775.

For detailed scheduling, please see the official website for this celebratory weekend:  https://massar.org/250th/