Minute Man National Historical Park

Abigail May Alcott

Adam (Gardner)

Amos Bronson Alcott

Caesar Augustus

Caesar Bason

Caesar Ferrit

Caesar Jones

Caesar Prutt

"Bread and Provisions on a March" -Why Massachusetts Militia Companies Did Not Carry Haversacks on the Eve of the American Revolution

On April 19, 1775, Rebekah Fiske experienced the horrors of war firsthand. When a fierce battle between British regulars and Massachusetts Militia swept through her family farm Rebekah absconded to a safer location. Over 52 years later, Rebekah still remembered the terror of that experience and narrated her story to a reporter from the Harvard Register. This is her story:

The "embattled farmers" of 1775 were firmly rooted in the soil of New England. This sense of place was intimately tied to their understandings of liberty and identity. They were among a long line of people to call this home, going back thousands of years.

In this article, historian Joel Bohy tracks down the name of a militiaman who suffered a debilitating wound on April 19, 1775, and his efforts to secure a pension for his sacrifice.

18th Century Stocking research by Carol Kocian

The National Park Service (NPS) is on a mission to deepen its understanding of the bees living in parks. Traditional survey methods require significant time, specialized expertise, and the collection of specimens from their natural habitats for species-level identification. With limited bee specialists available and a growing need for efficient, cost-effective methods, the NPS sought an alternative approach.

Two bronze cannons named “The Adams” and “The Hancock” once stood in the chamber at the top of the Bunker Hill Monument. Learn about their journeys from active cannons during the Revolutionary War to artifacts visited by thousands today.

Managing invasive plant species can seem like an endless and insurmountable challenge, but parks are using a new strategic collaborative tool to protect their most valuable resources.