Attention everyone with an interest in learning from the past- Please consider joining our living history group! We are highly accessible, time-flexible, and enthusiastic. Plus, we’re based in Central Mass – No Boston traffic!
We are recruiting!
Thank you to everyone who made our Holiday Dinner a great success!
The Colonial Dinner was a fantastic time! Thanks again to everyone who joined us for authentic food, singing, and fun! We sincerely appreciate your support.
Happy New Year everyone!
Thank you KiDoodles Learning Center!
It was too much fun talking with these precocious pre-schoolers about what life was like for the generations before their grandparents. And then we all worked together to make the Best Butter Ever!
If you know a school or group that would be interested in a historical experience for any age, please contact us for details!
Where we’ve been…
So maybe we’ve been away from posting for a while, but let us assure you it was because we were so busy getting out and being awesome. Here are some highlights from our events this past year!
March – Telling of the Revolutionary Movement
We had a fantastic time at the Lafayette-Durfee House telling tales of “our” ordinary lives in the 1770’s. Thanks for a very thoughtful Q&A from all who attended!
May – MA Military History Expo
If you’ve never been to this amazing history mash-up, we highly recommend it. We got to exhibit between a WWI field hospital and a legion of Roman soldiers!
This event boasts some amazing living history demonstrations of the WWI and WWII era. Not to be outdone, we produced a Revolutionary War-era fort complete with palisade for our demo. (Special thanks to Orange Airport for allowing us to do this!)
Summer 2019
The summer was a whirlwind between practicing our drill on the Hubbardston Town Common, the Hubbardston Memorial Day parade, and the Templeton Reading of the Declaration of Independence. We assisted with the installation of an authentic period herb garden designed by Raven with our friends at the Lafayette-Durfee House. We demonstrated a 1770’s militia unit at American Day in the Park.
September – Revolutionary War demos at The Fort at No. 4
We were so excited to participate again in the demonstrations at the stunning Fort at No. 4 in Charlestown, NH! We marched against the British with the 2nd Mass Regiment, added new cooking and laundry demos to our camp life, and enthralled young and old with 18th century medicine in our fully equipped field hospital!
Thanks so much for following along with us. If you’re a local historical society or another history-loving group and you’d like us to come and speak, let us know!
Colonial Holiday Dinner is sold out for 2019!
Thank you for your support!
Join us to “visit” an 18th Century colonial inn for an eight-course holiday dinner – Makes a fantastic gift for food and history lovers!
Saturday
December 14th at 7pm (Snow date December 15th)
Gardner Masonic Hall
42 Central St, Gardner, MA
01440
Sample Menu includes Roasted Goose, Stuffed Pork, Mushroom Puff Pastry, Pears Stewed Purple, Cranberry Pudding, Syllabub and Apple Cider
Tickets are $25 each, and free for children 12 and under. We will reimburse $5 back at the door to all who arrive wearing colonial attire. This fundraiser supports all our educational events throughout the year. Please help spread the word!
If you would prefer to place an order by check instead, please email hubbardstonmilitia@gmail.com for details.
The Hubbardston Militia at the Minutecubs Event!
Our militia took part in a Boy Scout event designed to recreate a Rev Way encampment and battle for educational purposes. We were part of the colonial militia encampment, and our soldiers marched with other units against the British unit. (Unfortunately we didn’t get any photos of our boys firing their muskets!) Before the battle, we talked to hundreds of Scouts about life in those days.
Our presentation at the New Braintree Historical Society went great!
Seven of us got up and spent about 5 minutes talking in first person about who we were, what we did, and what our lives were like. The stories ranged from farmers to furniture-makers to educated men to indentured servants, and included a Tory for political balance. We all sat at a table on the stage made to look like an inn and drank cider while our compatriots spoke, and then afterwards we had a Q&A.
Then the audience got to look at our items, including the Doctor’s medical kit. Check out the pictures in our media library! If you’re a local historical society or another history-loving group and you’d like us to come to your town and speak, let us know!
Muster at the Captain’s House April 23rd!
On April 23rd, at the Captain’s address on the Gardner Rd. Cutoff in Hubbardston, MA, the Militia will be holding an open Muster for all our members and any other interested parties. If you’d like to see a drill and taste period food, please come on out! This is an open event from 1 pm on. Elections will be held on this date as well.
Spread the word!
Presenting at the New Braintree Historical Society!
The Hubbardston Militia will be having an event at 7 p. m. on Tuesday, March 29, sponsored by the New Braintree Historical Society, at the grade school at 15 Memorial Drive in New Braintree. (Snow date April 5!) We’ll be standing up as our chosen personas and describing our lives and histories. Please join us and learn about the era of the Revolution!
NEXT EVENT: Hubbardston Field Day!
The Hubbardston Militia will be presenting an encampment at the annual Hubbardston Field Day, Saturday September 12, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Curtis Rec Field. We’ll be letting folks wander through our camp and ask questions, and see what it might have been like for a short time in 1774.
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