Bird Walk, Sheep News, Virtual Patriots' Day, and more!

Friends of Minute Man National Park

Preserving the Birthplace of the American Revolution

Thursday, May 13, 2021

8:00 a.m - 9:30 a.m.

Free, registration required

Limited to 12 participants

Join the Friends of Minute Man for a spring bird walk! May brings many migrating birds to Minute Man National Historical Park, including thrushes, vireos, and bird-watchers favorite - the warblers in their jewel-colored plumage. Some species, like Baltimore Orioles and Indigo Buntings, will stay to nest and others will continue their journey to nest in cooler climes. Join us for an easy one-mile stroll through the park with Kathy Dia to see and hear some of these beautiful visitors as they court and fuel up for their journey north.

Kathy Stark Dia leads bird programs for Mass Audubon, the Brookline Bird Club, and Minute Man National Historical Park. She is a volunteer monitor for Northeast Temperate Network's breeding bird survey at the park.

Free; registration limited to 12 participants. Registered participants will be sent directions to our starting location within Minute Man National Historical Park and rain date information. For more information, please visit our website or contact us.

Event co-sponsored by the Friends of Minute Man, Minute Man National Historical Park, and Freedom's Way National Heritage Area "Hidden Treasures" program.

To register for the bird walk, please click on the link below.

Bird Walk Registration

Sheep Shelters by Scouts

Patrick Burns of Lowell MA Scout Troop 7 (in the red sweatshirt) designed and built four portable shelters for the sheep at Minute Man National Historical Park for his Eagle Scout Project. The sheep reside at the park through a special collaboration with a local farm.

A group of teens assisted Patrick with the construction of the shelters and they worked quickly and efficiently, building and painting four shelters, all while working outside in below-freezing temperatures in early March to be Covid-safe. Eagle Scout Aidan Hanna, also from Lowell, noted, “Patrick did a fantastic job designing the shelter, making a materials list, and organizing the building. The shelters are sturdy but transportable.” Read more

Click on the button below to read more about Patrick's project.

Sheep Shelters

Virtual Patriots' Day a Success!

Minute Man National Historical Park staff, volunteers, and reenactors worked tirelessly to bring you an amazing line-up of virtual videos, ceremonies, and posts this Patriots' Day. We hope you had the opportunity to follow the action of the Park along with our partners at the April 19th History Coalition.

Did you miss any of the virtual events?

Please click on the button below to view them as well as a blooper reel!

Virtual Patriots' Day & Bloopers

Minute Man Staff Immortalized in Lego

Once again, the folks at NPS Lego Vignettes on Facebook recognized the amazing work of Minute Man staff in creating Virtual Patriots' Day:

"'Other duties as assigned' sometimes means learning on the fly how to film Ranger programs while dressed in your finest 18th century uniform."

Thanks to our wonderful volunteers, Park Day 2021 was a great success! Organized in conjunction with the American Battlefield Trust, Minute Man National Historical Park was able to carry out a safe and enjoyable day of service despite the covid19 pandemic.

Teams worked around the Hartwell Tavern area, accomplishing a variety of tasks to get the park ready for the spring and summer months, as well as for the upcoming filming of a Ken Burns docuseries for the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution. Volunteers raked leaves around the Hartwell Tavern parking lot and planted new grass during the morning. In the afternoon, groups moved down to the Hartwell Tavern area and the Minute Man Visitor Center to remove debris and invasive plants.

Minute Man truly appreciates the support and dedication of its volunteers and is looking forward to Park Day 2022.

Submitted by Mark Fairchild, Minute Man National Historical Park and Friends Volunteer.

Beyond Battle Road

Items of interest outside the Park

Video: Town of Concord Virtual Patriots' Day Ceremony

View the 2021 Dawn Salute and Patriots' Day greetings from local organizations brought to you by the Concord Public Ceremonies & Celebrations Committee and Minuteman Media Network. Click here to view.

Lecture: Noble Volunteers with Don Hagist

Join the Lexington Historical Society on Sat 24th at 4:00pm for a virtual lecture. British soldiers are generally cast as the villains in the story of April 19th: a long line of killing machines, automatons with no sympathy or commonality with the Americans they fought. Historian Don Hagist has uncovered the truth: the British army was rather a surprisingly diverse group of men, many of whom never dreamed that they would be sent to another country to fight their fellow Englishmen. Free or by donation, click here to register.

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Friends of Minute Man National Park

North Bridge Visitor's Center

174 Liberty Street

Concord, MA 01742

P: 978-318-7822

info@friendsofminuteman.org

www.friendsofminuteman.org

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The Friends of Minute Man National Park is an independent, member-based

non-profit 501(c)(3) organization supporting the Park's mission of

preserving and protecting the historic sites, structures, properties, and landscapes associated with the opening battles of the American Revolution.

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