A crew interested in Royalston’s “first soldier” recently hiked up to Nahum
Greene’s memorial deep in the woods off of Gale Hill. Greene attended the
First Provincial Congress in Cambridge in February 1775. This was an
important gathering as it funded the Minutemen, made alliances with the
Penobscot, and required those who owned firearms to take an oath of
allegiance to the Revolutionary cause. The Battle of Lexington and Concord
happened just a few months later.
Revolutionary soldiers from Royalston also participated in the Battle of
Bennington and the Blockade of Boston. Two served for years with the
Continental Army. For more details visit the museum any 3rd Sunday this
summer from 1 – 4 p.m.
Also, in a collaboration with the Phinehas Newton Library, a group came
together to publically read the Declaration of Independence. Originally,
in July 1776, a copy of the Declaration was sent to every Massachusetts
Town by the new Commonwealth government and read by every minister in every
Massachusetts town . Representative Susannah Whipps delivered a
beautiful reproduction printed on the same type of parchment with the same
type of letter press to the Society, which was used at the re-enactment.
