By ALAN FOULDS
Lynnfield Historical Society
LYNNFIELD — On April 18 and 19, 1775, the village of Lynn End – today Lynnfield – went to war against the world’s most powerful army.
Lynn End joined forces with neighbors in Lexington, Concord, Reading, Woburn, Salem, Danvers and nearly all of Eastern Massachusetts in defending the rights of the Colonials.
This April, exactly 250 years from those earth-shaking events, Lynnfield will commemorate this town’s direct involvement at the very beginning of the American Revolution. The Lynnfield Historical Society is sponsoring this program, with support from the Lynnfield Public Library, the Lynnfield Cultural Council and the Lynnfield Moms’ Group.
In the next few weeks, leading up to the anniversary, we will examine the actions taken by this village as it prepared for war.
Next week, we look at the Town Meeting votes in support of the Colonists and those decisions made in preparation for what was to come.
In future weeks, we look at our own local tea party; the man who met Paul Revere and rode here with the alarm; the Lynn End Militia Company, under the command of Captain Bancroft, and we will finish with the schedule of events planned this April, to mark the important anniversary.