The diversity of the British Garrison in Boston
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The forum will be back on Thursday, November 12th!
18th Century Research Forum
Featuring historian Don Hagist
November 12, 7:30 p.m.
Minute Man Visitor Center, 250 Great Road, Lincoln

November’s 18th Century Research Forum features Historian Dan Hagist, who will take a detailed look at the demographics of the British garrison in Boston, focusing on one regiment, the 22nd, as an example. During this presentation, Dan will take the information from the general level and then work down to discussing individual soldiers, showing the diverse nature of the army in terms of ages, nationalities and background of the soldiers serving in it.
Free and open to the public.
18th Century Research Forum
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Minute Man National Historical Park is pleased to present our 18th Century Research Forum at Minute Man Visitor Center, for the enrichment of the local historical and living history/reenactment community. All are welcome. Forums will be held every other month, September – March. The first forum will feature historian J.L. Bell.
September`s Topic: “Tracking Down Deserters”
September 17th at 7:30 p.m.
Minute Man Visitor Center
250 North Great Road, Lincoln, MA
Men who deserted from the British Army to the Continentals (or vice versa) are among the most intriguing characters of the Revolutionary War. Researching them is especially knotty because sources on their lives are often far apart in perspective, not to mention distance. Furthermore, those men had good reasons to conceal their pasts—so well in some cases that our standard histories still tell their cover stories.
In this presentation, Boston 1775 blogger J. L. Bell describes some of the deserters he`s tracking, including a prominent captain in the Continental artillery.
For more of J.L. Bell`s writings, visit his blog, www.boston1775.net