What happened in Weston?
Complete Video Series Now Available
All eight episodes of “One Town in the American Revolution” are now available to watch.
These short (three-to-four-minute) videos focus on Weston people and events in 1774 and 1775, the two tumultuous years leading up to the outbreak of the Revolutionary War. Written by Pam Fox of the Weston Historical Society, the videos were produced by Alanna Muldoon of Weston Media Center and narrated by Alanna Muldoon (episodes 1–5) and Tim Armour (episodes 6–8).
Mercy Otis Warren sat for artist John Singleton Copley about 1763. The painting is at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.
“Mercy Otis Warren and the Writings of a Revolutionary”
with Michele Gabrielson
Thursday, April 30, 7:30 pm
Weston Public Library
On the eve of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, step back in time and converse with a founding mother, Mercy Otis Warren. Often described as the “muse of the revolution,” Warren brilliantly used her passion for poetry and prose to persuade others to join in the revolutionary cause. Listen and discuss with historian and award-winning educator Michele Gabrielson as she tells the story of how Warren rejected the conventional expectations of women in the 18th century. In 1805 she published one of the earliest histories of the American Revolution, a three-volume History of the Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution.
Michele Gabrielson is an award-winning local history teacher and historic interpreter of the 18th century. Gabrielson serves as the secretary for the Mercy Otis Warren Society, a nonprofit dedicated to helping preserve the contributions of Warren. She is a member of the Authenticity Standards Committee for Minuteman National Historic Park and coordinator of the Battle Road Guides for the annual reenactment of the Battle of Lexington and Concord. Among her other honors, she received a 2024 Rising Star Award for Public History by the Massachusetts History Alliance and was a finalist for the 2024 Massachusetts History Teacher of the Year.
Warren’s three-volume History of the American Revolution was one of the earliest accounts and the first written by a woman.
Photo of Michele Gabrielson