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[Events listing courtesy of the Sudbury 250 Committee]
As we are quickly approaching the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution and Sudbury’s unique role in those events, here is a summary of planned events that are coming up soon or have already taken place.
Future Events
4/19/25 (Saturday) – 250th Anniversary of the First Patriots Day
- 5:45 AM Pealing of bells at the First Parish, Sudbury Town Center
- 5:45 AM Muster and March of the Sudbury Companies of Militia and Minute Public welcome. There will be free water, coffee and donuts or similar delectables for the public to keep you up.
- 4 PM Colonial and patriotic music by Colonial Minstrels Martha Mary Chapel, free to public.
Please attend and tap along to the music!
4/19/25 (Saturday) – Essay Contest Deadline for Sudbury Residents
Get your thinking cap on, pencils sharpened, pen ready, or type away on the keyboard to show your appreciation and style.
We are so looking forward to reading and learning from your entries.
4/13/2025 (Sunday) at 3 P.M. and 4/17/2025 at 6:30 P.M.
- 4/13 Book Talk on “Enslavement in the Puritan Village” by Jane Sciacca
- 4/17 “Eye of the American Revolution: What Were They Thinking?” a conversation with Pete Abair, author of “Each Hath a Hand.”
L-S 250th Essay Contest
- Launch: 4/7/2025 Submission
- Deadline: 5/2/2025
- All high school students and their family and friends: Please spread the word so that all the students are aware of this contest.
We are hoping for an excellent participation. We cannot wait to read your essays!
Past Event
3/16/2025 – A Talk on “Sudbury History: Before the Revolution” by Jane Sciacca
It was meticulously researched and masterfully presented. If you want to know how proud Englishmen, over years leading up to 1775, became patriotic Americans, please watch this!
The force that impelled them to act was the eternal and natural human spirit to live free and to be governed by consent. Let that spirit thrive on 250 years hence and far beyond!
It is now available for viewing on Sudbury TV here.