Anniversary of American Revolution Start to be Commemorated Locally

The inaugural meeting for the Wrentham-area April 19 Revolutionary War commemoration: from the left, Geri Tasker, Norfolk Historical Commission Chair, Jan Prentice, Franklin Historical Commission (already geared for a reenactment!), Alan Earls, Franklin Historical Commission Chair, Rian Chace, Vice Chair, Plainville Historical Commission, and Kristine Moore, Plainville Historical Commission Chair.

Two hundred and fifty years ago, Wrentham (which then also included the modern towns of Franklin, Norfolk, and Plainville), was a quiet farming town, but one where local patriots were well aware of the tensions building with the mother country, Great Britain, and most were determined to protect what they saw as their most basic rights.

On the morning of April 19, 1775, news began to filter in about the British Army’s march to Lexington and Concord and then the news that fighting had broken out. It was news that was feared but locals were ready and, according to historians, two groups of local Wrentham-area soldiers were soon on the march, to support their fellow Minutemen and militia members.

To commemorate that important local historical event, groups and individuals are pooling resources.

An organizational meeting of a group calling itself the Historic Huddle-- Norfolk & Bristol County, met at the Franklin Historical Museum on Saturday to share ideas and begin to plan a Wrentham-area commemoration event for April 19 and for other future historical events connected to the American Revolution.

Information will be posted at a Facebook page called Norfolk & Bristol County Historical Huddle.