Exploring the French and Grace Familiy Genealogies

Tag Battles of Lexington and Concord

“Noise! You’ll have noise enough before long! The regulars are coming out!”

On April 19, 1775, the first armed conflict of the American Revolutionary War took place on the village green in Lexington, Massachusetts. I picture the tension in those early morning hours—Paul Revere, William Dawes, and Samuel Prescott had just alerted… Continue Reading →

(246th Anniversary) The Shot Heard Round Buckman Tavern

The header for my blog features a painting by American academic realist painter Don Troiani and is titled “Lexington Common.” The painting captures the emotions of the local militia as they prepared to meet the British in Lexington, Massachusetts on… Continue Reading →

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