2008 419th Armored Field Artillery
Reunion
Joanna Gebhardt- Murphy and husband
Michael are hosting the reunion in Concord, Massachusetts,
Thursday Aug. 28th - Sunday, August 31st, 2008
48 Monument Square Concord,
MA 01742
(reservations) ph. 800-370-9200
(direct) ph. 978-369-9200
Room Rates:
$139 for rooms in the Prescott Wing
plus 9.7% MA sales tax
ph. 978-369-9200 or 800-370-9200
(Please mention the 419th Armored
Field Artillery Battalion when you call)
Deadline
for Reservations: July 25, 2008
Minuteman
National Park A
Revolution begins - A Nation is born. On April 19, 1775, the American
Revolution began at Lexington and Concord with a clash of arms known
to history as "the shot heard round the world." At Minute Man National
Historical Park the opening battle of the Revolution is brought to
life as visitors explore the battlefields and witness the American
revolutionary spirit through the writings of the Concord authors.
Battle
of Lexington and Concord At midnight on the 19th of
April the British column, consisting of 650-900 troops left Boston,
crossed the Charles River, followed closely by the alarm rider Paul
Revere. As the British marched towards Concord, the entire countryside
had been alerted to their presence, and rebel militia was deployed
to meet them. Until this time there was no armed resistance to the
British that had resulted in loss of British life. Several Months
earlier, Gage had attempted to destroy miliary arms at Salem and met
with resistance but no shots were fired, and the British retreated
without completing their objective. Lexington Militia Captain John
Parker had heard of the events at Salem, and collected his men on
Lexington Green to face the British column.
Concord
Museum The Concord Museum collection is a distinguished one
containing numerous examples of 17th, 18th, and 19th-century decorative
arts -- case furniture, tables, seating furniture, clocks, looking
glasses, textiles, ceramics, and metalware -- all with histories linking
them to first owners in Concord. The collection has been recognized
for its national significance by curators, historians and educators
for more than a century. Highlights of the Museum include the "one,
if by land, and two, if by sea" lantern, immortalized by Longfellow's
Paul Revere's Ride, and artifacts from the American Revolution, including
powder horns, muskets, cannonballs and fifes.
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*Dinner
will be Saturday Night @ 6pm. Please return RSVP Card with
check or money order of $37.00 (includes taxes and gratuity) for dinner.
NOTE: Concord's
Colonial Inn has shuttle service from Logan Airport.
Looking forward to seeing you in
August!
Joanna Gebhardt-Murphy |
cell# 617-470-3972 | email
Michael Murphy | cell# 617-997-1787
| email