West Slope Gardens: Past, Present, and Future
Written by Nina Olsen, Buttrick Gardens Horticultural Intern, Summer 2023. Each area of the Buttrick Gardens has its own unique beauty. The formal Flower Garden south of the Buttrick house, […]
Written by Nina Olsen, Buttrick Gardens Horticultural Intern, Summer 2023. Each area of the Buttrick Gardens has its own unique beauty. The formal Flower Garden south of the Buttrick house, […]
How do you express your patriotism? If you’re like the Lothrop Family, you go BIG! Recently, a 10-foot by 20-foot American flag belonging to the Lothrop family and housed in […]
Last September we caught Margie Brown, Minute Man’s Natural & Cultural Resource Manager, on her way to plant foxglove in the Buttrick Gardens. Thanks to her hard work, we were […]
For many visitors, a trip to Minute Man National Historical Park is not complete without a souvenir. Perhaps it’s a photo taken at the North Bridge, a book on the […]
We are proud to announce that the Buttrick Gardens hardscape preservation project received a Historic Preservation Award from the Concord Historical Commission. The award recognizes the careful preservation of the […]
June is Pride Month! It’s also when the Buttrick Gardens at Minute Man National Historical Park bloom with multi-colored iris, peony, and baptisia. We welcome our LGBTQ+ and all visitors […]
Minute Man National Historical Park is home to five identified species of turtles, including the painted turtle, snapping turtle, Blanding’s turtle, spotted turtle, and the eastern musk turtle. We recently […]
Thank you to all the staff, volunteers, reenactors, donors, and sponsors who made Patriots’ Day 2023 a success! Thousands of visitors joined in the week-long festivities. We watched the colonial […]
Minute Man National Historical Park, UMass Boston, and the Town of Concord are interested in learning what kinds of reptiles and amphibians live at Barrett’s Mill Farm. As you walk […]
Written by Margie Brown, Natural and Cultural Resources Manager at Minute Man National Historical Park. While walking in the forest is very restorative to our health, is the forest itself […]