“The news reached us about nine o’clock A.M. The east company in Needham met at my house as part of the Military stores were deposited with me, they there supplied themselves, and by ten o’clock all marched for the place of action with as much spirit and resolution as the most zealous friends of the cause could have wished for. We could easily trace the march of troops from the smoke which arose over them, and could hear from my house the report of the cannon and the Platoons fired by the British.” - Excerpt from Memoirs of the Rev. Samuel West, Pastor (1764 – 1788), First Parish, Needham Massachusetts
Whelp, the Nerds have gone and done it.
Admittedly, we must have been consuming hard cider or flip when we came up with this so-called brilliant idea. Nevertheless, we’re ready to take this challenge on.
In anticipation of the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution, we plan to create an online database of eyewitness accounts of the buildup to war in New England (1774-1775) and the Battles of Lexington and Concord. The database will be available to all and found on our website historicalnerdery.com
It is our hope that this database will serve as a central clearinghouse for students, teachers, historians, and researchers who wish to access primary and some secondary accounts detailing the events of April 19, 1775.
With that said, we need your help.
Admittedly, we must have been consuming hard cider or flip when we came up with this so-called brilliant idea. Nevertheless, we’re ready to take this challenge on.
In anticipation of the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution, we plan to create an online database of eyewitness accounts of the buildup to war in New England (1774-1775) and the Battles of Lexington and Concord. The database will be available to all and found on our website historicalnerdery.com
It is our hope that this database will serve as a central clearinghouse for students, teachers, historians, and researchers who wish to access primary and some secondary accounts detailing the events of April 19, 1775.
With that said, we need your help.
While we are aware of most of the period accounts, there are so many accounts that we have either overlooked or missed. Maybe we missed an account from Portsmouth, New Hampshire or a minister’s diary from Wenham, Massachusetts.
In short, it doesn’t matter if it is from Lexington, Concord, Boston, Worcester or Springfield. We would like to ensure all known online accounts and transcriptions are part of this database.
Please consider directing us to any online period accounts you know by completing this brief form. We’ll take care of the rest!
Oh, and a brief disclaimer… The Nerds intend to offer all visitors access to this database free of charge. We will not profit from sharing vital historical records that should be readily accessible to the public at no cost.
In short, it doesn’t matter if it is from Lexington, Concord, Boston, Worcester or Springfield. We would like to ensure all known online accounts and transcriptions are part of this database.
Please consider directing us to any online period accounts you know by completing this brief form. We’ll take care of the rest!
Oh, and a brief disclaimer… The Nerds intend to offer all visitors access to this database free of charge. We will not profit from sharing vital historical records that should be readily accessible to the public at no cost.
