National Public Lands Day

Sat · Sep 26·10:30 AM – 11:30 AM·Children's Activity Room, Main Library, 129 Main Street, Concord, MA, 01742

Books will be brought to life through yoga, movement and song! We will strengthen our minds, bodies, breath, and heart. Bring a small stuffed animal with you, and we have some to share. Recommended for children ages 5 and under and their caregivers.

Sat · Sep 26·11 AM – 11:45 AM·Meeting Room, Fowler Library, 1322 Main Street, Concord, MA, 01742

Join Fowler staff each week for a mix of stories, crafting, and other hands-on activities. Recommended for ages 5 and under. Accessibility The Concord Free Public Library is committed to providing everyone with unimpeded access to our resources, programs, and services. Learn more about accessibility at our libraries .…

Sat · Sep 26·Hartwell Tavern, 112 North Great Road, Lincoln MA

See how a cannon was loaded and fired during the American Revolution. Here the roar as it is fired. Learn how such weapons were used in battle and why they were so important to the colonists in the lead-up to the outbreak of war in 1775. This program on June 6 will take the place of the regularly scheduled "Minute Men:…

Sat · Sep 26·St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church – Lexington, MA, 17 Meriam Street, Lexington, MA

Fri · Sep 25·Concord's North Bridge. Parking at 174 Liberty Street, Concord Massachusetts

The meadows were plentiful of Whitetail deer; The streams were flowing with Brook trout, and the skies and ponds were avenues for waterfowl. Colonial New England was an ever-growing society that relied on the resources of the land to sustain the kitchens, pantries and pockets of those who embattled the elements to buil…

Sun · Sep 27·The program takes place at the Hartwell Tavern which is located on the Battle Road Trail in Lincoln. The parking area is off of Rt.2A, approximately 1.5 miles west of the I-95/Rt128 ramp.

What did it mean to be a minute man in 1775? How were they trained and armed? Join a park ranger at the historic Hartwell Tavern in Lincoln MA, where John and Isaac Hartwell, two minute men from the town of Lincoln, lived. Discover the motivations and realities faced by those who volunteered to be “ready at a minute’s…

Fri · Oct 2·Brooks Village. Parking Lot at 1195 Lexington Road, Concord, Ma

On April 19, 1775 the preparation of Massachusetts militia and Minute Men contributed in large part to the success of the Patriot cause. When the guns fell silent at the conclusion of the war in 1783, Militia service did not disappear. The institution of militia service remained a key part of Massachusetts society. As…