“Swept Up in Revolution” and “Protest & Promise" Gallery Tours in Lexington

America 250 begins in Lexington! Join curators at Lexington History Museums and the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library to learn more about Lexington’s role in the American Revolution. The program begins at 9:30 AM at Buckman Tavern (1 Bedford St.) with a tour of “Swept Up in Revolution” with Jesse Hilton, Curator, Lexington History Museums. The event continues at 11:00 AM at the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library (33 Marrett Rd.) with a tour of “Protest & Promise: The American Revolution in Lexington” with the museum’s Assistant Curator, Stacey Fraser.

Registration includes admission to both tours. There is no charge for this program, but registration is required. Tour strictly limited to 12 people.

Canteen, ca. 1775. Gift of Prescott Richardson Collection. Photograph by Michael Cardinali.

Watercolor by Hannah Simonds in memory of the death of her father, Joshua, 1805.