Captain Jonathan Willson ~ Bedford’s Only Casualty in the Concord Fight, April 19, 1775 by The Bedford Citizen April 19, 2021 1 min read If you’ve celebrated Pole Capping in Willson Park with the Bedford Minuteman Company, you may remember hearing about Captain Jonathan Willson. Perhaps Read More
Patriots Day, 2021 ~ An Abbreviated Observance by The Bedford Citizen April 19, 2021 1 min read On Patriots Day morning, past captains of the Bedford Minuteman Company gathered informally at Willson Park to honor Captain Jonathan Willson, the Read More
Patriots Day, 2021 ~ A Virtual Celebration Presented by the April 19 History Coalition by The Bedford Citizen April 15, 2021 1 min read April 19, 1775, saw the gathering of thousands of Massachusetts militia to repel the march of British soldiers into the interior of Read More