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The Lexington Historical Society’s
Cornelius Cronin Lecture Series presents

The Lexington Militia of April 19, 1775, Up Close and Personal

Friday, March 26, 2010
8:00 p.m. at the Lexington Depot

Historian and Minuteman Bill Poole (a/k/a Ebenezer Locke) will describe “the rest of the story” of the men who were present on Lexington Green; exactly who they were and what happened to them. Whatever happened to drummer William Diamond and what is the connection between Benedict Arnold and Sgt. William Munroe?

From Colonial Times Magazine
August/September 2009
Copyright © 2009 Colonial Times
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Everything Old is New Again
The Hancock-Clark House: Restored and Reinterpreted

In this issue, we take a look at the history of the Hancock-Clarke House and talk with Lexington Historical Society Director Susan Bennett and Society Collections Manager Elaine Doran about their recent interpretation of the historical interiors, the philosophy that guided them and some exciting discoveries that were made along the way. The house is now open to the public and well-worth a visit.

By Laurie Atwater
When Susan Bennett became the director of the Lexington Historical Society one of her goals was to “clarify what we wanted the historic spaces to look like.” Bennett explains that the houses were functioning at cross purposes in some ways by mixing small exhibits in with period interiors. “It gets quite muddled,” she says.

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