To celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Powder Alarm, the Somerville Museum is partnering with the City of Somerville to produce a re-enactment of the historic event, followed by a living history fair. The fair will include docent tours of the Powder House, activity tables, and even a scavenger hunt of the park! 

The re-enactment will begin at approximately 9:30 AM, followed by a living history fair and docent tours from approximately 10:00 AM until 12:30 PM.

Free and accessible. For additional ADA accommodations, please contact 311 (617-666-3311) in advance. Other questions? Email our Historic Events Manager at grace@somervillemuseum.org.

What was the Powder Alarm?

Learn more about the events leading up to September 1, 1774:

• “The Revolution Could Have Started Here,” Bob Thompson for American Heritage, Vol 69 Issue 3

• “On the Night Before the Powder Alarm,” J.L. Bell

• May 23, 2024 Lecture - How to Lose an Empire: The Road to the Powder Alarm

Further reading and resources

Keep scrolling on this page for suggested reading, compiled by the Somerville Museum with suggestions from staff, volunteers, and Kevin O’Kelly of the Somerville Library.

The library is regularly digitizing their historic collections. Check out the link below for more.
https://archive.org/search?query=collection%3A%28somervillepubliclibrary%29&sort=-date

La interpretación a cualquier idioma está disponible previa solicitud (al menos siete días de anticipación) comunicándose con la Oficina de Asuntos de Inmigrantes de SomerViva en somervillema.gov/ContactSomerViva o llamando al 311 al 617-666-3311.

A interpretação para qualquer idioma está disponível mediante solicitação antecipada (com pelo menos sete dias de antecedência) entrando em contato com o Escritório de Assuntos de Imigrantes da SomerViva em somervillema.gov/ContactSomerViva ou ligando para 311 em 617-666-3311.

Entèpretasyon nan nenpòt lang disponib sou demann davans (omwen sèt jou davans) lè w kontakte Biwo Afè Imigran SomerViva nan somervillema.gov/ContactSomerViva oswa rele 311 nan 617-666-3311.

Somervillema.gov/ContactSomerViva मा सम्पर्क गरेर वा 311 मा 617-666-3311 मा कल गरेर अग्रिम अनुरोधमा (कम्तीमा सात दिन अघि) कुनै पनि भाषामा व्याख्या उपलब्ध छ।

如果提前申请（至少提前 7 天），可通过 somervillema.gov/ContactSomerViva 联系 SomerViva 移民事务办公室或致电 311 617-666-3311，获得任何语言的口译服务。

如果提前申請（至少提前 7 天），可透過 somervillema.gov/ContactSomerViva 聯繫 SomerViva 移民事務辦公室或致電 311 617-666-3311，以獲得任何語言的口譯服務。