Two hundred and fifty years ago, several small farming communities rose up against the British and helped form a new nation. Now, the towns are gearing up to party like it's 1775.

Lenox Library will host a presentation on "The Lenox Minutemen" on Saturday, March 29, 2025 from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. with Local ...

A major milestone in the history of America takes place next month in Massachusetts: The 250th anniversary of the battles at Lexington and Concord, on April 19. “This is where the shot was heard ...

Minute men like Lexington's Ebenezer Locke were third- or fourth-generation Americans, and therefore somewhat removed from their British roots. Seventy-seven members of the Lexington Training Band ...

Local history librarian Amy Lafave will share the history of the Lenox Minutemen in the American Revolution on Saturday, March 29, at the Lenox Library.

When the British arrived, they found a small force of local militiamen, known as Minutemen, waiting in the dawn light. No one knows who fired the first shot, but when the skirmish was over ...