Archive for July, 2010

Quarterly Courier Summer 2010Get all the latest news from the Friends of Minute Man! Members have been mailed their Summer 2010 Quarterly Courier and now it’s also available for downloading and reading online.

The Quarterly Courier Summer 2010

Have ideas, stories, or  photos to share for the next issue? We welcome submissions and are always interested to hear and see what others are enjoying in the Park. Send your ideas to info@friendsofminuteman before August 15th to be included!

The Colonel James Barrett
300th Birthday Party and Open House

Saturday, July 31
10:00 am – 5:00 pm

448 Barrett’s Mill Road, Concord

Minute Men and British companies
Fife & Drum; camping, cooking; musket salute
Horse driven field plowing for hiding weapons
British house search re-enactments
Musket & cartridge maker experts
Historians and authors
Restoration specialists
Blacksmiths, timber framers, craftsmen
Archaeology and artifacts
Tour the house and see the latest restoration work- windows, claps, orginal paint finishes
Barrett descendants – are you one? Review genealogy data

Restoration of Barrett Farm has been generously supported by the Town of Concord Community Preservation Fund, Save America’s Treasures Preservation Fund, and many private donations

For more information, www.saveourheritage.com 978-369-6662