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Redcoats and Rebels: New Hampshire and the American Revolution with Mary Adams

Wednesday, July 29, 2026
2:00 PM3:30 PM

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.

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McAllaster Room, Bedford Public Library, 3 Meetinghouse Road, Bedford, NH, 03110