Tagged: Patriots Day

Dan Hinchen, Reference Librarian with the Massachusetts Historical Society, gives WATD’s Dan McCready a look at the history behind the Patriots’ Day holiday. A Look At The History Behind Easter Massachusetts Historical Society

History was in the air last Friday night as attendees packed together outside of the historical Hancock-Clarke House in Lexington for a reenactment of Paul Revere’s Midnight Ride.   Anne Rice, the executive director of the Lexington History Museum, explained that this is far from the first reenactment put on by the museum.   While […]

Peter Drummey, Chief Historian & Stephen T. Riley Librarian for the Massachusetts Historical Society, speaks with WATD’s Dan McCready about the role many South Shore communities played in the early days of the American Revolution.  

Peter Drummey, Chief Historian & Stephen T. Riley Librarian of the Massachusetts Historical Society, speaks with WATD’s Dan McCready about the history behind the Patriots’ Day Holiday.

Peter Drummey, of the Massachusetts Historical Society, speaks with WATD’s Dan McCready about the origins of the Patriots Day Holiday. Photo Credit: National Park Service  

Peter Drummey, of the Massachusetts Historical Society, speaks with WATD’s Dan McCready about how Marshfield played a role in the Revolutionary War’s beginnings, and how Patriots Day replaced another observance.   U.S. Air Force photo by Mark Herlihy