April 13 and 14 is Battle Road 2002. We have an exciting weekend planned - although not as big as 2000... there is still plenty of activities going on. If you...
Greetings, A funny thing happened on the way to a meeting today. I was in my car sitting at a traffic light in Cambridge, Massachusetts at the corner of Mason...
Isn't there also a monument/marker to Washington taking command of the army? Lou "Henry Stevenson" <henry25@...> To: <nerev@yahoogroups.com> ...
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Apr 11, 2002 2:11 pm
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Lou, If there is a marker for George Washingt taking command of the army I did not spot it from my car but now that you mention it I will stop my next time...
The Knox Trail is one of our country's first heritage trails and is almost 3/4 a century old. Phil Lord at the New York State Museum has set up an online site...
Has anyone read "The First American Revolution: Before Lexington and Concord"? The author is Ray Raphael - and I am curious. Someone gave me a press release...
Lou, I will have to stop and walk around the Common and look for that marker. From my car I did not notice that one. I find it interesting that both events...
Is this the guy who claims that it all started in Worcester? I heard that someone was interviewed the other day about a book he wrote. Skip Hayward Lexington...
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Apr 12, 2002 1:20 pm
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The author was scheduled to be/speak in Massachusetts sometime in April, but I do not know just when. The focus appears to be on Massachusetts towns ...
Barbara, It is hard to hear for someone would lives in Lexington that the AWFI did not start in Lexington but Worcester. My boss who was from the UK referred...
I have yet to come across anyone who has actually read the book. Press releases do not really give any information, same applies to the publishers promos on...
... You will certainly hear arguments about whether it started in Lexington or Concord...but Worcester is crazy! BTW, I, personally, think that it started...
Colleen Humphreys
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Apr 12, 2002 5:23 pm
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Isn't that marker located in Watertown,either in front of the Library/Saltonstall Park, or over in the cemetary by the High School? Watertown's Meeting House...
Anyone know where I can get a sear spring for a Japanese Charleville? Dixie Gunworks no longer stocks them and Navy Arms only handles orders over 35 dollars...
... Judy, I'm pretty sure at this point that you're going to have to get one made. I can point you at a good BP gunsmith who does this sort of small repair...
Take it from someone who has had to deal with these Indian-made guns ("deal with" means a virtual rebuild until they are reliable), they aren't worth the...
... Yeah, I was thinking of your earlier post to the Rev List with the catalog of problems with the Baker rifles. The fact that the Japanese muskets are no...
Should we consider adding the Indian muskets to the list of items to "ban" along with the Belgian muskets? Bob Allegretto 2d Dragoons <A...
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Apr 13, 2002 12:18 pm
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Skip Hayward wrote: <<Is this the guy who claims that it all started in Worcester? I heard that someone was interviewed the other day about a book he wrote.>> ...
... From: John O. Newell <jnewell@...> To: nerev@yahoogroups.com <nerev@yahoogroups.com> Date: 13 April 2002 07:32 Subject: Re: [to: NEREV] Re: NEREV]...
My Hat is off as I offer three hazuhs to the folks who organized, ran, coordinated and commanded Battle Road, the Tattoo in Lexington, Paul Revere's Ride...
Judy, I've had luck finding parts from Callaghan - 508 -481-2051 Skip Hayward ... From: Judy Cataldo [mailto:judycat@...] Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002...
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Apr 17, 2002 2:44 pm
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On behalf of the Battle Road staff, I'd like to thank everyone that was involved in this years event. The weather was again with us and by all accounts, the...
ghayward@...
Apr 17, 2002 3:08 pm
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Last night I finished reading Ray Raphael's THE FIRST AMERICAN REVOLUTION: BEFORE LEXINGTON AND CONCORD (NY: New Press, 2002), and I want to thank Barbara...
The 2nd Annual Colonial Spinning Bee will be held May 19, 2002 1-5pm at the "Old Chelmsford" Garrison House in Chelmsford, Massachusetts. A re-enactment of the...
I was curious to know if anyone had a good list or any list for Rev War or F & I sutlers. I had one that was a URL which is no longer good. I have also gone...
Henry, This link includes sutlers as well as units and other related info. http://www.mafseminars.com/revwar.htm Ron Glidden Whitcomb's Rangers ... From: Henry...
