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SUMMARY:Dreadful Were the Vestiges of War: Bullet Strikes from the First Day of the American Revolution
DESCRIPTION:The Acton 250 Committee presents Joel Bohy\, a historic arms & militaria specialist at Blackstone Valley Auctions and Estates. Joel will discuss the arms and ammunition used by both British and provincial forces on April 19\, 1775\, as well as the battle damage that remain. Using modern shooting incident reconstruction\, archaeology\, live fire studies\, and new research\, we can shed new light on the heavy fighting along the route of the British retreat back to Boston. \nJoel Bohy is a historic arms & militaria specialist at Blackstone Valley Auctions and Estates and a frequent appraiser of arms & militaria on the PBS series Antiques Roadshow. He is an active member of the American Society of Arms Collectors\, the Company of Military Historians\, The Colonial Society of Massachusetts\, an instructor for Advanced Metal Detecting for the Archaeologist\, and an advisory board member of American Veterans Archaeological Recovery. \nRemote Participation: You can watch live at Acton TV http://tinyurl.com/Acton-TV. Recordings will be available at Acton TV https://actontv.org/ and on our website https://www.actonma.gov/250 where you’ll find all programming information and a link to our commemorative store. \nSponsored by the Acton Lions Club
URL:https://massachusetts250.org/event/dreadful-were-the-vestiges-of-war-bullet-strikes-from-the-first-day-of-the-american-revolution/
LOCATION:Acton Town Hall\, Main Street 472\, Acton\, MA\, 01720\, United States
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