The Andover Heart for Historical past & Tradition is planning a pair of occasions to mark the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, together with a guided bus tour of the route Andover troopers took to Lexington in 1775.
The middle will companion with the Andover Bookstore to current a lecture and ebook signing by Eric Jay Dolin, writer of Rebels at Sea: Privateering In The American Revolution. Privateers, although typically seen as profiteers and pirates, have been actually important to the Revolution’s final result. Abounding with tales of daring maneuvers and lethal encounters, Rebels at Sea presents the American Revolution as hardly ever seen earlier than.
The occasion shall be held on the Historical past Heart, 6 Locke Avenue, at 6:30 p.m. on March 27. Tickets are $10 and you may register online.
On April 19, the Heart will companion with the North Andover Historic Society to mark the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Lexington and Harmony with guided bus excursions at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Along with following the route Andover patriots took on April 19, 1775, the tour consists of the North Parish steeple tour and viewing of “The Aspirations of Extraordinary Folks,” an exhibit on the NAHS Stevens Heart. Every tour is restricted to 40 folks, and you may register online.
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