Battlefield Preservation Update
A view of the Elm Brook Hill battlefield in fall. NPS photo. October 8, 2026 Your Voice Was Heard! On October 7, 2026, the Lexington Planning Board voted unanimously to […]
Minute Man National Historical Park
Help Protect Minute Man’s Battlefield Landscape
A view of the Fiske Hill battle site, near the proposed townhouse development. NPS photo. Click here to read the October 8, 2026 update September 25, 2026 Preservation Alert – […]
Polishing Up the Past
Monument Maintenance at Minute Man This summer, NPS conservators treated and cleaned monuments throughout Minute Man National Historical Park, including the Minute Man statue and this bronze bas-relief of Major […]
Building Forest Resilience at Minute Man
Written by Holden Moore, Resilient Forestry Intern, Minute Man National Historical Park For the past six months, I have been working with the Forest Stewards Guild at Minute Man National […]
Park Receives National Park Foundation Innovation Grant
NPF Grant Will Improve How Visitor Statistics Are Gathered Minute Man National Historical Park is proud to have received a 2026 Innovation Grant from the National Park Foundation (NPF). The […]
Planting a Living Legacy: Memorial Trees at Minute Man
The Friends of Minute Man and Minute Man National Historical Park were honored to work with the Goodman family to place two memorial trees at the Park in memory of […]
Taking Root: Trees and Shrubs in The Buttrick Gardens
Walking through the Buttrick Gardens this season, take a closer look at the trees and shrubs around you. Last summer, park staff, interns, and volunteers were hard at work pruning […]
Friends Receive National Park Foundation Grant
The Friends of Minute Man National Park is excited to announce that we have received a grant from the National Park Foundation (NPF) to update our website and marketing materials. […]
Aren’t You Hot?
The recent heat wave has sparked a lively discussion of how people coped with the summer heat in colonial Massachusetts. Naturally, they would try to make themselves more comfortable while […]
Honoring Our Past, Embracing Our Future: A New Logo for the Friends of Minute Man
Introducing the new Friends of Minute Man logo Since the Friends of Minute Man was founded in 1989, our organization has grown from a small group of dedicated supporters into […]