People,
places, and events that made up the 300th birthday celebration.
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| Ranger Leslie Obleschuk and Barrett Farm Project Manager Jim
Cunningham in the Muster room. |
A Lincoln Minute Man and the Minute Man statue. |
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| Rick Detwiller, project historic architect. |
A minuteman checking the front door panels. |
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| Musket salute at the North Bridge ceremonies. |
Mike Ryan portraying Col. Barrett at the North Bridge |
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| Jim with volunteers Gwendolyn and Amelia. |
The archaeology and artifacts display in the parlor. |
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| Amelia at the welcoming tent for orientation, family sign-ins,
and T-shirts |
LizAnn Millar and Karen Ahern also volunteered. |
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| Men and women were all part of the revolution ... |
... and had silent signaling. |
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| Rick Detwiller, Tara Watson (played Rebecca), and Steve Humphrey
in the newly added east ell. |
Musket firing on the back lawn. |
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| Park ranger Jim Hollister commanded all the musket .. |
...firings and kept them safe |
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| A large audience watched and some followed the drill. |
Various lectures filled the tent. John Bell gave lectures
on the cannon, Pitcairn's pistols, and the British view. |
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| Joan Laxson spoke about the Colonel and his family. |
Ranger Leslie Obleschuk thanked all for their efforts over the
years to restore the farm. |
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| The back door on the west side. |
Top of stairs on the second floor. |
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| The kitchen fireplace and original paneling. |
Mary Barrett's table. |
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| Austin Chinn in the parlor chamber. |
The front facade one day before the birthday. |
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| The timber framers installing rafters the night before. |
"Marbelizing" can be seen on the fireplace trim. |
