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Sarah McDonough

Sarah McDonough, programs manager for Lexington History Museums (LHM), has been working in history education since 2008. She relishes combining her background in 18th century material culture and theater to bring the stories of the past to life at LHM, as well as at historical reenactments across New England, and as a volunteer at Minute Man National Historical Park. 

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“An Enemy to This Town:” The Lexington Tea Burning

March 28, 2025
Sarah McDonough
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John Adams once stated that “the Revolution was in the minds and hearts of the people” long before the start of the Revolutionary War. Years before British soldiers fired on the townspeople in the first battle of the war, Lexington was fighting with economics rather than weapons.


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    Next month, tens of thousands will gather in Concord, Lexington, and the surrounding towns to witness the time-honored traditions, tactical demonstrations, and festive commemorations that pay tribute to the first battles of the American Revolution. Behind these inspiring and historically accurate demonstrations are hundreds of historians, reenactors, costumers, and others who spend months preparing for Patriots' Day. Meet some of those people and discover highlights from anniversary events held in Concord over the past 250 years in today's articles from Discover the Battle Road: "Many Voices, One Revolution" and "Echoes of April 19: A Historical Look at Concord's Anniversary Traditions."
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