Presentation: “Revolution Comes to the Seacoast” with Dane A. Morrison

Join us for a special lecture by Dr. Dane Morrison, “Revolution Comes to the Seacoast.”

Four months before the “shot heard round the world” was fired at Lexington and Concord in April 1775, the farmers and fishermen of Seacoast New Hampshire rose up to defy British authority at Fort William and Mary. This is a part of New Hampshire history with which area residents are quite familiar. Less well known is the story of how the colonist’s resistance movement came together.

Textbooks recall their recitation of grievances: taxes and tyranny; and their demands: relief from impositions on their liberty and recognition of their right to representation. But books seldom explore what these terms meant to those who protested and risked their lives and livelihoods. Prof. Morrison will explore the conditions that led the Seacoast’s communities to rebel against their king.

DATE: Wednesday, August 19
TIME: 7:00 pm
LOCATION: RPL Community Room, Lower Mill, Rollinsford

One of a series of events in recognition of the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, this lecture is hosted by the Association for Rollinsford Culture and History (ARCH).