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The Menotomy Minutemen

The Menotomy Minutemen The present day Menotomy Minutemen organized in 1971 to "perpetuate the memory and achievements" of

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New season starts off with the crew wearing some of Menotomy Minutemen's finest clothing.
09/29/2021
New Seasons Premiering on The Roku Channel & PBS

New season starts off with the crew wearing some of Menotomy Minutemen's finest clothing.

This Old House and Ask This Old House are back with all-new seasons starting Sept. 30 on PBS and Oct. 4 on The Roku Channel.

Pictures shared with us from Gaspee Days
06/14/2021

Pictures shared with us from Gaspee Days

Photos from Arlington Historical Society & Jason Russell House's post
04/19/2021

Photos from Arlington Historical Society & Jason Russell House's post

02/17/2021
arlingtonhistorical.org

"Buried Secrets of Menotomy’s Slaves"

https://arlingtonhistorical.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Buried-Secrets.pdf

01/27/2021

Menotomy will not be reenacting the Jason Russell House Battle this year, 2021.

The events that happened in Menotomy in 1775 will be commemorated online by the Arlington Historical Society (AHS) in conjunction with the Minute Man National Park's (MMNP) project "Our Tangible Past". Please look for updates on the AHS and MMNP websites and Their pages, as well as our own website and here.

Timeline photos
11/18/2020

Timeline photos

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CWO2 Ghabour will be laid to rest on Thursday. A procession through Arlington will be conducted in his honor. APD will lead the way down the length of Mass Ave from Lexington to Cambridge. Anticipated arrival in town is 07:30. PLEASE SHARE FOR COMMUNITY AWARENESS.

Photos from Arlington Historical Society & Jason Russell House's post
08/14/2020

Photos from Arlington Historical Society & Jason Russell House's post

Old Burial Ground in Arlington at the site for the men from Menotomy, Needham, Lynn, and Salem who died defending Meno...
05/25/2020

Old Burial Ground in Arlington at the site for the men from Menotomy, Needham, Lynn, and Salem who died defending Menotomy on April 19, 1775.

Photos from Minute Man National Historical Park's post
04/21/2020

Photos from Minute Man National Historical Park's post

04/21/2020

Revolution in Real Time, 5:30 - 6:00 p.m. Menotomy (continued)

The bloodiest fighting of the Battle of Lexington and Concord was actually in Menotomy. Nearly 40 out of 73 British soldiers who died that day were killed in Menotomy, and 25 out of 49 colonists killed. Colonial forces in that area swelled to nearly 4,000 men as companies and regiments from Essex County joined other arriving from Needham and Dedham. That, combined with a more densely built environment meant the fighting was no longer at distance but very close quarters.

It was here that 80 year old Samuel Whittemore, heavily armed with musket, pistols and sword, attacked the British column and was subsequently shot and bayoneted multiple times. He died... at the age of 98!

It was also here that two rather unwise non-combatants, Jason Winship and Jabez Wyman, lingered too long over their drinks at Cooper's Tavern and were killed. A deposition of Benjamin and Rachel Cooper said the two were "“most barbarously and inhumanely murdered… being stabbed through in many places, their heads mauled, skulls broke, and their brains beat out on the floor and walls of the house.”

Mercifully for all, the column was not far now from Boston. With sunlight fading, the battle would soon end.



This month we have the Community Table at Robbins Library. Stop by and take a look.
02/05/2020

This month we have the Community Table at Robbins Library. Stop by and take a look.

Our next muster (meeting) is December 11th at 7:30 PM at the Jason Russell House in Arlington (formerly known as Menotom...
09/30/2019
Menotomy Minutemen Company Meeting

Our next muster (meeting) is December 11th at 7:30 PM at the Jason Russell House in Arlington (formerly known as Menotomy). Please note that the meeting dates could change, so please email or message us to confirm the date/time. As of this time the meetings are held on the second Wednesday of every month.
Open to any one interested in learning more about us.

Check out the latest community post from one of your neighbors. (The views expressed in this post are the author’s own.)

Mar. 5 1770: The Boston Massacre (engraving shown): British Regulars fired into a crowd in Boston, Massachusettshttps://...
03/05/2019
Boston Massacre - Wikipedia

Mar. 5 1770: The Boston Massacre (engraving shown): British Regulars fired into a crowd in Boston, Massachusetts

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Massacre

The Boston Massacre, known as the Incident on King Street by the British,[2] was a confrontation on March 5, 1770, in which British Army soldiers shot and killed several people while under harassment by a mob. It was heavily publicized by leading Patriots, such as Paul Revere and Samuel Adams, to en...

01/05/2019

Our next meeting is this coming Wednesday January 9th at 7:30 PM, Jason Russel House. Meeting is open to all, so stop by and say hi.

06/06/2018

Our next meeting (aka muster) is this Wednesday night (7:30) at the Jason Russel House. Stop by and find out what we do.

05/27/2018

Please join us in honoring and remembering our fallen military service members at Arlington's Memorial Day ceremony, 9:30 AM in the Auditorium of the town hall. The town hall will officially be open to the public at 9:00. The keynote speaker will be Marine Corps LTCOL Michael Strobl.

Photos from Arlington Historical Society & Jason Russell House's post
04/20/2018

Photos from Arlington Historical Society & Jason Russell House's post

04/18/2018

Battle at Jason Russell House. The bloodiest mile was from the foot of the rocks to town (Menotomy/Arlington) center.

Battle at Jason Russell House 2018
04/18/2018

Battle at Jason Russell House 2018

Boarding the Regulars before the battle
04/15/2018

Boarding the Regulars before the battle

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My family around 1977 Fanuel Hall
Going through some old photos. I think this is 1973-4
I think it is cancelled,I would think in Mass??
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