Patriot’s Day Revolutionary Muster in Deerfield

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Travel back in time and rediscover the history behind the Patriot’s Day holiday and the “shot heard ’round the world” at Historic Deerfield. The Patriot’s Day Revolutionary Muster will offer a full day of activities for visitors of all ages throughout the village, including a colonial-era encampment.

“The Revolution played out in different ways all across our state as people responded to the news of what happened on April 19, 1775, in Lexington and Concord,”said Laurie Nivison, Director of Marketing at Historic Deerfield. “This event will give visitors the opportunity to gain a richer sense of what life was like in early America during this period.”

Revolutionary times will come to life through demonstrations of period crafts and activities, fife and drum music, cannon and musket firing, and a muster. Historic Deerfield Guides and Open Hearth Cooks will interpret open hearth cooking and powder horn carving in the 1786 Hall Tavern. Horse-drawn wagon rides will transport visitors through the village, and all historic houses will be available for touring. Visitors can make their own “Liberty Flag” to take home as a memento.

From the opening “Reveille” at 10:30 a.m., visitors can experience a typical day in a colonial encampment. Highlights will include a procession accompanied by the fifes and drums to the town Liberty Pole, the reading aloud of an official “Muster,” as well as a re-enactment of the delivery to the town of the news that the Revolution had begun. On-going demonstrations include silversmithing, gunsmithing, camp cooking, sewing uniforms, and children’s toys and games.

The Patriot’s Day Revolutionary Muster will take place at Historic Deerfield on Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., rain or shine.

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Historic Deerfield
84B Old Main Street
Deerfield, MA

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