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.

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

March 28, 2025

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