Cranberry Township Historical Society

“LISTEN, my children, and you shall hear
Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere,
On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-Five;
Hardly a man is now alive
Who remembers that famous day and year.”

The Cranberry Township Historical Society welcomes you to learn about Paul Revere on Sunday October 4, 2009 at the municipal building’s Senior / Teen Center at 2:00 pm. Member Thomas Cully will take us back to that colonial time. Discussions will include how the Boston American populace viewed the British occupation of their city and the various taxes imposed. Such rule by King George III brought leading citizens such as Samuel Adams, John Hancock, Paul Revere and Joseph Warren to cause change. The ongoing tug of war of British repression and colonial resistance finally cumulated in a Redcoat march to Lexington to capture the resistance leaders and later to Concord to seize the minuteman stockpile of arms and munitions. Paul was drafted once again to warn his countrymen of the British Regulars advance. This resulted in his ride in April 1775, which was later made famous by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in 1860.

The discussion will be both light and insightful. If you know Roy Roger’s and the Lone Ranger’s horses’ names but don’t know Paul’s horse’s name, you probably should attend! Learn why Paul knew the Old North Church Steeple well. Aside from his midnight ride, his night owl antics earlier led him to throw a tea party. Relearn all you forgot in civics and history class. Boston was the place to be in 1775 and the Township building is the place to be on October 4, 2009. The talk is free to the public and light refreshments will be served.

Prior to the talk, Nathan Cully will play two period pieces on his violin that were staples in their time.