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lauraclassical.bsky.social
Good morning, my friend! Our nation’s 250th is more than just fireworks, it’s our history. We had dinner at The #WaysideInn part of our effort to (re)visit as many Revolutionary War-era sites as possible before the July 4th throngs. (tap pics for descrips) #America250 #RevWar #MA250 @Wayside.org 🇺🇸
Street sign indicating a historic site as you approach The Wayside Inn. The address is 72 Wayside Inn Road, Sudbury, MA. Front door to The Wayside Inn. This main entrance brings you to both the restaurant and the original pub room. “Wayside” is the site’s modern name which came from Longfellow’s “Tales of the Wayside Inn.” It was originally known as Howe’s Tavern, later Red Horse Tavern. On April 19, 1775, innkeeper Lt. Col. Ezekial Howe led 2 companies of Sudbury militia to Concord after receiving Paul Revere’s alarm. Inside the 310-year-old tavern is this informational poster, created to celebrate the Inn’s 300th anniversary in 2016. Across the street are the barns, farm stand and gift items. Pure New England…
June 11, 2026 at 10:28 AM
jfklibraryfdn.bsky.social
The JFK Presidential Library and Museum will shine in red, white, and blue this weekend as part of Boston’s citywide #America250 celebration.

We’re proud to join @massgovernor.bsky.social, @mayorwu.boston.gov, @boston.gov, and John Hancock for this special tribute. #MA250 #Boston250
The JFK Library is lit in red, white, and blue with an American flag lit inside its glass pavilion. The Library is in the foreground with the Boston skyline in the background and a single red firework in the sky.
July 4, 2026 at 12:36 AM
doit.boston.gov
Boston 250 is an open invitation for a celebration as ambitious, exuberant, and inviting as the City itself.

To honor the generational courage and conviction that shaped history, more is to come. Learn more at boston.gov/250.

#Boston250 #America250 #MA250 #AmericanRevolution #bosIT
An invite to “From Revolution to Revolutionary”, an event on April 19th. The text shares the event time, from 5:00 PM to 9:30PM, and a note that Mayor Michelle Wu and guests will join. The event link, Boston.gov/Boston250, rests on the bottom right corner.
April 18, 2025 at 3:13 PM
archaeology.boston.gov
Just found a local 1924 Hood milk bottle while excavating through upper fills of a possible fountain feature
#digBOS #digCTown #digBH250 #Boston250 #digBoston250 #dig250 #BOBH250 #BH250 #bosarchaeo2025 #boston #archaeology #history #MA250 #RevWar #america250 #Charlestown1775
May 16, 2025 at 5:56 PM
yap617.bsky.social
Can report from Boston many citizens celebrating Independence Day — Paul Revere, Samual Adams, John Adams would be proud of the turnout 250 years later. Had a drone show followed by fireworks!
#MA250
Drone lantern Drone Boston tea party Drone MA250
July 5, 2026 at 3:29 AM
bplmaps.bsky.social
🎶 And the shot heard round the world was the start of the Revolution! 🎶

Map: A map of Concord, the old Musketaquid Plantation (1928)

#AmRev #americanrevoulution #Mass250 #MA250 #revwar #bpl #LMEC #maps #bostonmaps #localhistory #bostonhistory #bostonmuseum #thingstodoinboston #bostontourism
April 19, 2025 at 10:34 AM
orangelor.bsky.social
🕯️ 🕯️

#ma250 #massachusettsinventedamerica
A selfie of Jackie and Jess each holding a golden lantern. Jackie is wearing a black tricorn hat. They’re off to celebrate Patriot’s Day and the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere’s Ride and the Battles of Lexington and Concord.
April 18, 2025 at 10:21 PM
lextextilia.bsky.social
250 quilts on view this weekend in Concord as part of MA250, a yearlong event commemorating the 1775 battles that started the American Revolution. #quiltsky #quilts #MA250
QUILTS 250 Stitching in the Spirit of Democracy Free Quilt Show March 22-23, 10am - 4pm Concord Academy Gymnasium 132 Main St, Concord, MA 01742 200+ Quilts on Display Antique | Traditional | Contemporary Spirit of 1775 | Quilts of Protest Quilts in Bloom Featuring quilts paired with floral arrangements Quality Boutique Children's Activities
March 20, 2025 at 3:56 PM
rmtownsend.bsky.social
This was a lot of fun.

The 250th anniversary of the American Revolution is a good opportunity to reflect on the power of #democracy and the deliberative and decision-making power of citizens in #TownMeeting.

#MA250 #Massachusetts250
townmoderator.bsky.social Moderator Rebecca M. Townsend @townmoderator.bsky.social · Jan 11
Yesterday I was delighted to speak with Longmeadow's Girl Scout Troop about local #Democracy, the power of people in #TownMeeting, and the skills we need to participate in a deliberative legislative body.

We also talked about women in government.
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January 11, 2025 at 4:35 PM
skokellie.bsky.social
#NoKings
##MA250
#Boston
October 18, 2025 at 3:34 PM
fcinthesky.bsky.social
Happy #PatriotsDay to all who celebrate - and may we continue to have something to celebrate.
#Ma250 #Mass250 #Massachusetts250
April 21, 2025 at 10:13 AM
archaeology.boston.gov
Can you spot the feature?
We have found a 4-meter (so far) curved sandy feature. We’re hoping it is a path from the early-19th-century Dexter-Bridge gardens. Also early 19th century ceramic

#digBOS #digCTown #digBH250 #Boston250 #MA250 #dig250 #BH250
Photo from above of a rectangular hole in the ground with brown dirt vans north arrow visible Photo of a hand holding a white ceramic with blue lines
May 15, 2025 at 2:50 PM
lexington250.bsky.social
49 Naturalized in Lexington Ceremony on Historic Battle Green to Culminate 250th Anniversary Commemorations of the Battle of Lexington: The Lexington History Museums and Lex250 Commission, in partnership with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, proudly… #Lex250 #Lex250Celebrations #MA250
49 Naturalized in Lexington Ceremony on Historic Battle Green to Culminate 250th Anniversary Commemorations of the Battle of Lexington
The Lexington History Museums and Lex250 Commission, in partnership with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, proudly hosted a moving Naturalization Ceremony today on Lexington’s historic Battle Green — the site where the first shots of the American Revolution rang out 250 years ago. Click the link to read more. #lex250
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April 22, 2025 at 8:56 PM
zax2000.bsky.social
Happy #PatriotsDay to all who celebrate! To honor the 250th anniversary of the start of the American Revolution, my wife made some #vegan, #gluten-free #Boston Creme Pie cupcakes + got me some Dunkin Donuts Boston Creme donut deodorant. Just as the Founders intended. #MA250
April 21, 2025 at 5:19 AM
bplmaps.bsky.social
You teach about the American Revolution every year—but not every year is the 💥semiquincentennial💥

This virtual program will take place Wednesday, August 13 at 10 AM and you can register via the link in our bio.

We hope to see you this summer!

#bpl #LMEC #AmRev #MA250 #revwar #teacherpd
July 30, 2025 at 3:34 PM
rmtownsend.bsky.social
Today is Evacuation Day.

This week I have begun watching the John Adams miniseries.

This 250th anniversary is ever more meaningful.
#Revolution250
#MA250
March 18, 2025 at 1:00 AM
csmonitor.bsky.social
The American Revolution broadcast the call for liberty and equality far and wide. From Vietnam to Venezuela, that influence endures—even in societies where critics of the US point to an uneven record in upholding those founding ideals. #revolution #ma250 #america250
www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/...
America at 250: A declaration of ideals reset the world – and still resonates today
America celebrates the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, whose ideals resonated across the world, amid political polarization at home.
www.csmonitor.com
May 11, 2026 at 6:49 PM
archaeology.boston.gov
To explore the claims and our full research, click here: www.boston.gov/.../archaeo....

#digBOS #digCTown #digBH250 #Boston250 #digBoston250 #dig250 #BOBH250 #BH250 #bosarchaeo2025 #boston #archaeology #history #MA250 #RevWar #america250 #Charlestown1775 (4/4)
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August 28, 2025 at 1:49 PM
thebskyisfallin.bsky.social
#ma250 #boston250 @paulreverehouse.bsky.social
April 19, 2025 at 1:04 AM
bruinsnhlbot.bsky.social
Minty loves some history.

Get an inside look at Fraser Minten's day exploring the Paul Revere House.

#MA250 | #NHLBruins
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September 24, 2025 at 4:20 PM
jessicalucci.bsky.social
Counting down to Revolution! Can you believe my new steampunk book, RIVETS AND REVOLUTION, is coming out THIS WEEK?! #revolution #rivetsandrevolution #ma250 #americanrevolution #revolutionarywar #americanrevolutionarywar #minuteman #minutemen #colonialamerica #patriots
April 14, 2025 at 2:34 PM
yap617.bsky.social
Love hearing without Virginia there is no America & I hear in Boston, without it there is no America.

My introduction to US Colonial history was VA based bc of trips to Jamestown and Williamsburg. Imagine my surprise when I arrived to MA/Boston this was the shot heard around 🌎 #VA250 #MA250
July 4, 2026 at 1:31 PM
lobsternanny.bsky.social
I watched the re-enactment this morning, and it brings home the enormity of what these few men and women did: they organized, they stayed true to their values, they said goodbye to their families, and they stood up, stood out and sacrificed their lives and livelihoods for an ideal: democracy. #MA250
April 19, 2025 at 1:43 PM
rmtownsend.bsky.social
Amazing archival discovery in #WMass

#ShaysRebellion

#Revolution250 #MA250
#TeamRhetoric
I'm happy to share the following press release we've sent to our local media: Massachusetts Archivists Discover Shays’ Rebellion Documents Among Hampshire Sheriff’s Office Records Find Represents Oldest County Jail Records in the Commonwealth Arrest records of the “Conspirators in Shays Rebellion,” an armed uprising in 1786 -1787 in western Massachusetts over the newly independent nation’s monetary system, have been discovered stored in a warehouse at the Hampshire Sheriff’s Office (HSO) on Rocky Hill Road. In late- September, Jeremy Berry-Cahn and Joseph Solis, processing archivists with the Massachusetts Archives, discovered the documents while reviewing old records that had been brought to the Rocky Hill Road location 40 years ago when the jail and house of correction moved from its previous location on Union Street near downtown Northampton. The documents are pages from the “Register of Prisoners” and depict the arrest records of 35 members of the Rebellion who were jailed for taking up arms against the state, treason and sedition. The men held at the jail, then located on Pleasant Street in Northampton, include Luke Day of West Springfield, recognized as one of the leaders of Shays’ Rebellion. According to Samuel Edwards, reference archivist at the Massachusetts Archives: “In 1780s Western Massachusetts, unrest was brewing for several years after the Revolutionary War. The newly independent nation struggled to develop a monetary system, and issued more paper money than could be redeemed for coins, which were in short supply. Coastal merchants, storekeepers and tax collectors insisted on coin payments, which many agrarian farmers in Massachusetts
November 6, 2025 at 12:48 PM
ghastlyfop.bsky.social
For those of you in or near western Massachusetts, this fascinating exhibit opens tomorrow at 2 at the Porter-Phelps-Huntington Museum in Hadley. Come on over! www.pphmuseum.org/pph-on-view #MA250
May 30, 2025 at 8:41 PM