250th and more

TL;DR -- 250th and 400th will resonate through the coming decades as we learn more about then and what might have been missed in the history taught as a general principle. 

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Let's start by pointing to two private groups on Facebook. These two links are to public information about the groups. After this introduction, we can discuss the two anniversaries that are the focus of the groups and which have current attention. 

The focus of the first group deals with the start of the U.S. 

• 250Years America's Founding (link) -- We have mentioned the 250th for some time. Organizations, such as D.A.R. have had this as a focus for over a decade. But, the time is coming up fast: Battles of Lexington/Concord. This part of the turmoil began on April 19, 1775. This group has been presenting information about the times before the turmoil. An example is that the Boston Tea Party was about a year before. After Lexington/Concord, the focus shifted to Boston where the British troops had settled surrounded by the patriots. And, a date that is honored every year is the July 4th signing of the Declaration of Independence. 

In a post this summer, the site offered the report, of General Gage who lead the British troops, about the battle of Bunker Hill. Prior to the opening of those hostilities, the General offered everyone a pardon except for two individuals, Samuel Adams and John Hancock. One we remember via beer. The other had the elaborate signature. 

 The second group goes back further to the first arrival on these shores of people attempting to start a new life. One might say that this is in regard to New England north however it covers most of the colonial activity along the east coast. 

• New England Family Genealogy and History (link) -- This group has been around for nine years and helps with research in the New England of the northern colonial states. The group's purpose: Sharing Research, Stories, Photos & Family Data about New England (Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island and Connecticut). As such, it covers families from colonial times to the present. Here is an example recent post: Nutfield Genealogy. 

For both of these groups, the initial effort was before the anniversary to celebrate; work carried (or will carry) on after the anniversary. There is no end to this type of focus which will allow us to bring to bear the facilities of modern technology to fill in where history, as an industry, fails to take note. 

Remarks: Modified: 12/23/2024

12/23/2024 --