250th Anniversary of the American Revolution

Hello Sudbury:

As we are quickly approaching the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution and Sudbury’s unique role in those events, here is a summary of planned events that are coming up soon or have already occurred.

𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀

► 𝟰/𝟭𝟵/𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 (𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆)

𝟮𝟱𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘁𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆

○ 5:45 AM Pealing of bells at the First Parish, Sudbury Town Center

○ 5:45 AM Muster and March of the Sudbury Companies of Militia and Minute

Public welcome. There will be free water, coffee and donuts or similar delectables for the public to keep you up.

○ 4 PM Colonial and patriotic music by Colonial Minstrels

Martha Mary Chapel, free to the public.

Please attend and tap along to the music!

https://sudbury.ma.us/sudbury250/2025/04/07/colonial-music-celebration/

► 𝟰/𝟭𝟵/𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 (𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆)

𝗘𝘀𝘀𝗮𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝘂𝗱𝗯𝘂𝗿𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀

Get your thinking cap on, pencils sharpened, pen ready, or type away on the keyboard to show your appreciation and style.

We are looking forward to reading and learning from your entries.

https://sudbury.ma.us/.../sudbury-250-committee-press.../

► 𝟰/𝟭𝟯/𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 (𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆) 𝗮𝘁 𝟯 𝗣𝗠 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟰/𝟭𝟳/𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗮𝘁 𝟲:𝟯𝟬 𝗣𝗠

○ 4/13/2025 at 3 PM: Book Talk on ‘Enslavement in the Puritan Village’ by Jane Sciacca

○ 4/17/2025 at 6:30 PM: ‘Eye of the American Revolution: What were they thinking?’ a conversation with Pete Abair, author of ‘Each Hath a Hand’

https://sudbury.ma.us/.../03/28/goodnow-patriots-week-2025/

►Lincoln-Sudbury 250th Essay Contest

○ Launch: 4/7/2025

○ Submission Deadline: 5/2/2025

○ All high school students and their family and friends:

Please spread the word so that all the students are aware of this contest. We are hoping for an excellent participation.

We cannot wait to read your essays!

https://sudbury.ma.us/.../sudbury-250-committee-press.../

𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁

√ 3/16/2025, A talk on ‘Sudbury History: Before the Revolution’ by Jane Sciacca. It was meticulously researched and masterfully presented.

If you want to know how proud Englishmen, over years leading up to 1775, became patriotic Americans, please watch this!

The force that impelled them to act was the eternal and natural human spirit to live free and to be governed by consent. Let that spirit thrive on 250 years hence and far beyond!

It is now available to view at SudburyTV.org.

https://cloud.castus.tv/.../67e21e2085ae1200084b4d5c...

Best regards,

- Sudbury 250 Committee