Tag Archives: Minutemen

My Experience as a Tour Guide at the Jason Russell House

July 1, 2015Blog1775, Adams clock, Amos Whittemore, Ann Adams, April 19, Arlington History, blanket chest, ceiling, communion silver, Cooper's Tavern, Deacon Adams, Elizabeth Russell, events, Jason Russell, Jason Russell House, Jonathan Harrington, Menotomy, Minutemen, old men of Menotomy, Regulars, retreat, rolling pin, Samuel Whittemore, secret compartment, spinning wheel, Thomas Russell store, Tour, Tour guides, tourists, Visitors, Winship & WymanSara Lundberg

This is a guest post from Colleen Cunningham, one of our most experienced tour guides at the Jason Russell House. She talks about why she enjoys showing visitors around the house. Entertaining Jason Russell House visitors with stories of life in Menotomy (as Arlington was then called) is the most fun part of being a … Continue reading My Experience as a Tour Guide at the Jason Russell House →

Benjamin Locke: Menotomy Minute Man

April 23, 2009Blog1775, 18th century, Appleton Street, April 19, Arlington History, Baptist, Benjamin Locke, Bunker Hill, Foot of the Rocks, Jason Russell House, Lexington Alarm, Menotomy, minute men, Minutemen, muster, Paul Revere, Solomon Bowman, William DawesDoreen Stevens

Benjamin Locke, 1738-1791, served as Menotomy’s Minute Men Captain during the Lexington Alarm. After both Paul Revere and William Dawes rode past his house at the Foot of the Rocks, on present day Appleton Street in Arlington, MA., Captain Locke and his lieutenant Solomon Bowman mustered their troops in the early morning of April 19 … Continue reading Benjamin Locke: Menotomy Minute Man →