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The Stow Minuteman Company is a volunteer non-profit organization which promotes an active interest in the American Revolution.

This is our official page. The Stow Minuteman Company was reactivated in 1965 by order of the Stow Selectmen, to "preserve and perpetuate the memory and spirit of our forebears [and] promote an active interest in Revolutionary history." Individuals and families are invited to join. Our membership portrays the colonial civilians of 1775, mainly farmers and their families, who were in oppos

ition to the recent acts of Parliament. The Company attends a number of area parades, living history demonstrations, colonial fairs, and reenactments throughout the year. Locally, we give demonstrations at the Stow schools, march in the Memorial Day Parade, and perhaps the highlight of the year, we reenact the trail march from Stow to the North Bridge in Concord along nearly the same route as the Stow Minutemen of 1775.

31/03/2026

Step into 1775 and join The Stow Minutemen on our March to Concord

This year is America’s 250th anniversary celebration, and you're invited to relive history. Before dawn breaks, we will take to the road, marching the original 9.5-mile route taken by the first patriots in defense of liberty. This isn’t just a reenactment, it's your chance to experience history in motion.

🥁 Hear the stirring call of fife and drum
💥 Watch (and feel!) musket fire sound the alarm
🚶 Walk in the footsteps of those who answered the call in 1775

Don’t just read about history, be part of it.

We gather at 4:15 am at Stow Lower Common. Step off is 4:30 am, sharp. For a shorter option, meet us halfway at Rideout Playground in Concord at 7:15 am for breakfast. We have a bus for the return journey (at the end of the Concord Parade at the Alcott School).

Visit www.stowminutemen.org for our invitation and schedule.
All are welcome to join us, either in colonial dress or just following along. If you plan to follow, have questions, or need to reserve space on the bus, please contact us at [email protected], and we will provide as much detail in advance of this celebration of our history.

This is our signature event. The 250th anniversary spirit will make it the best yet. If you can’t join us, be sure to wave as we go by!
https://www.facebook.com/events/1828155684503206/

21/06/2025

It's a beautiful day for Boxborough's Fifer's Day! Come watch the parade and stay for the vendors and activities. Good to see our friends from Big Bear Trading Company set up here today.

26/05/2025

The Stow Minutemen will be spending our morning as we have for many years in Boylston beginning around 10:30 with a solemn ceremony at Pine Grove Cemetery then joining the parade and stopping at the Old Burial Ground then on to the parade end at the town center. We will then head back home to Stow to honor our fallen at Hillside Cemetery then join up with the parade at 2:00 to Brookside Cemetery for a ceremony and remembrance. After that we'll reconvene around 4:00 at Lower Village Cemetery for a final volley then to Lower Village Common for a very special dedication of a new sign honoring Henry Gardner at the former site of the Henry Gardner Inn.

04/04/2025

We will be doing our annual trail march to Concord on Saturday, April 26 this year. Since we don't need to meet up with the parade we will be meeting a bit later at 5:15 AM at Shaws Plaza and stepping off at 5:30.

More details here:

https://stowminutemen.org/files/2025TrailMarch.pdf

15/06/2024

Once again Fifer's Day is blessed with beautiful weather. Come watch us in the parade from Blanchard to Flerra Meadows Field and check out the activities and vendors.

15/04/2024

And off we go to Concord for our annual recreation of the march on April 19 1775.

06/03/2024

Look who is getting ready for the 2024 season! The Stow Minutemen spent Sunday drilling to brush up on the 1764 Manual of Arms. We have another drill in a few weeks to prepare for Patriots Day Weekend!

25/01/2024

We're gearing up for the 2024 reenacting season! We placed our event calendar on our website and here on Facebook so you can join us. We would love to see the public, but we also would like to see you come and be a part of our family! The Stow Minutemen are always looking for new recruits interested in the many facets of 18th-century life. If this is something that interests you, please reach out to us. We will be happy to discuss getting you started in this great hobby. Don't just learn about history; live it!

12/08/2023

We are all set up at The Bolton Fair. Perfect weather. Come on out and see us! Colonial crafts, music, and displays.

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+1-978-206-1775

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http://www.stowminutemen.org/

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