“Heads of Families and Men of Substance” The Rise of the Merrimack Valley Minute Men

In October 1774, the Massachusetts Provincial Congress instructed towns throughout the colony to prepare for imminent conflict with England. In response, the Merrimack Valley, in particular, shifted into a wartime stance, forming minute companies, stockpiling weapons, ammunition, and supplies, and setting up a defense network ready to mobilize if British forces advanced from Boston. Join historian and professor, Alexander Cain as he explores the Merrimack Valley’s reaction, focusing on Andover, to the British threat and delves into the formation of the Massachusetts militia and the minuteman system just before the battles of Lexington and Concord.

Doors at 6:00/Presentation Begins at 6:30

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