Presented by Mary Adams, staff member at New Hampshire Historical Society, "Redcoats and Rebels" brings to light the role the Granite State played in the American Revolution:
"New Hampshire often gets overlooked in the narrative of the American Revolution, overshadowed by its noisy neighbor to the south. Nowadays, few people know about Paul Revere’s first ride, which was to Portsmouth in December 1774 to warn the patriots that the British were coming to reinforce Fort William and Mary, five months before the Redcoats marched on Concord and Lexington. Nor do they know that two-thirds of the troops at the Battle of Bunker Hill were from New Hampshire. Most people are also unaware that New Hampshire’s Provincial Congress adopted the first state constitution in January 1776, making no mention of royal authority and essentially declaring independence from Great Britain six months before anyone else. And this is just the beginning of New Hampshire’s revolutionary story."-- program blurb
Event info: Free and open to the public!
Monday, June 29, 2026 from 2-3 pm at the NH State Library, 20 Park St., Concord, NH 03301
Click here for the Facebook event.
Questions?: contact Felicia Martin at 603-271-2316 or felicia.t.martin@dncr.nh.gov
This program was made possible in part by the Center for the Book at the NH State Library, New Hampshire Humanities & National Endowment for the Humanities.
