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SUMMARY:The 250th Anniversary of the First Massachusetts Provincial Congress
DESCRIPTION:The 2024 Massachusetts Provincial Congress\n“Exploring Democracy – Our Rights and Our Responsibilities”\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOctober 11\, 2024\n9:30am – 4:30pm\nFirst Parish in Concord and The Wright Tavern\n*Register here to attend* \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn October 1774\, the political conflict between Great Britain and Massachusetts reached a crisis. Parliament enacted the “Intolerable Acts” to punish the province for the Tea Party\, and they revoked the charter of 1691 by which the popularly elected House of Representatives joined with the Council and Crown-appointed Governor to rule the Bay Colony. In the ensuing furor\, county conventions protested the changes; crowds closed courts\, Patriots took over county militias\, and encouraged towns to resist the new regime of the General Court. Royal Governor Thomas Gage called the Court to meet in Salem\, but the Assembly never convened. \nAlthough Gage canceled the session\, the representatives decided to meet behind closed and locked doors and reorganize as the Massachusetts Provincial Congress. Its first session opened a week later\, on October 11th\, in Concord\, safe from the control of British authorities. The gathering was a landmark in the history of self-government.  The Congress set the colony on a collision course with Britain and an eventual road to independence.  Even as it proclaimed loyalty to the Crown\, the Congress mobilized the province in a struggle to reclaim the rights and liberties Massachusetts had enjoyed. Without declaring independence\, the popularly elected body seized the reins of power\, charted a new future for Massachusetts\, and set a model of self-government. \nOctober 11\, 2024\, marks the 250th Anniversary of the Massachusetts Provincial Congress. To commemorate this occasion and honor our forebearers\, the Wright Tavern Legacy Trust is sponsoring a gathering in Concord’s First Parish Meetinghouse and the Wright Tavern next door\, where the delegates to the Congress met. This will be a day-long\, engaging program. With noted historians to guide us\, we will return to this crucial moment in the history of the American Revolution and ask what we can learn from the past. With state legislators joining us\, we will examine the state of democratic governance in Massachusetts and the United States today. And\, with students and teachers from Massachusetts schools\, we will collaboratively explore the future of democracy.  Come join us for this remarkable day. \nREGISTER for this historic event!
URL:https://visitconcord.org/event/save-the-date-provincial-congress-event-at-wright-tavern/
LOCATION:First Parish Church (Parish Hall)\, 20 Lexington Rd\, Concord\, 01742\, United States
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SUMMARY:Friends of Minute Man National Park: Preparing for Winter\, Preparing for War~ 250th Event
DESCRIPTION:Preparing for Winter\, Preparing for War~ 250th Event\nOctober 12 & 13\, 2024\nHartwell Tavern Park at 112 North Great Road\, Lincoln MA\n9:30 am – 4:30 pm\nAfter a summer of growing tensions between British soldiers in Boston and radicalized patriots in the countryside\, the political crisis engulfing Massachusetts turned into preparations for war. Autumn in Colonial New England was a time of change and transition when many gathered to share the fruits of summer labor and prepare for the coming winter. In 1774 it was also a time of preparation for the coming conflict. Join park staff and living history volunteers for two days of special 250th commemoration programs at Minute Man’s Historic Hartwell Tavern covering the experiences of everyday people as they prepared for winter and for war in 1774. \nSchedule of Events:\nSaturday (Patriot Perspectives) \n9:30 am – Site opens with ongoing living history demonstrations throughout the day \n11:00 am – The Militia Muster: Preparing for war (drill and firing demonstration) \n1:00 pm – Women in politics \n2:00 pm – The Militia Muster: Preparing for war (drill and firing demonstration) \n2:30 pm – “The attempts of a wicked administration” Crisis in the Autumn of 1774 \n3:00 pm – Muster the Minute men (Interactive drill program) \n4:30 pm – Site closed \nSunday (British Army and Loyalist Perspectives)\n9:30am – Site opens with ongoing living history demonstrations throughout the day \n11:00 am – As If an Enemy’s Country: The British Army in Boston (drill and firing demonstration) \n11:30 am- Loyalist Women \n1:00 pm – Enemies to their Country \n2:00 pm – As If an Enemy’s Country: The British Army in Boston (drill and firing demonstration) \n2:30 pm – Join the British Army (Interactive drill program) \n3:00 pm – Neighbors at Odds \n4:30 pm – Site closed \nThis event is sponsored by Friends of Minute Man National Park \nPhoto – nps.org
URL:https://visitconcord.org/event/friends-of-minute-man-national-park-preparing-for-winter-preparing-for-war-250th-event/
LOCATION:Minute Man National Historical Park\, 174 Liberty St\, Concord\, 01742
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