MIDNIGHT RIDE OF PAUL REVERE

Saturday, April 5 at 2:00 PM. The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere. We are thrilled to invite our good friend and neighbor, Tom Putnam, to the Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library on Saturday, April 5 @ 2:00 pm to celebrate and discuss the life and legend of Paul Revere. It was one of Maine’s most famous sons, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, who singlehandedly turned Paul Revere into one of the most recognized heroes of the American Revolution. As the country prepares to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the historic battles of Lexington and Concord, Mr. Putnam will offer a multimedia presentation about the events of April 19, 1775, as well as how Longfellow’s poem, “Paul Revere’s Ride”, written some 86 years afterward, memorialized Revere in hopes of inspiring Longfellow’s fellow citizens to support the abolitionist cause in the buildup of the Civil War. Tom Putnam is the former Director of the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum in Boston and of the Concord Museum in Concord, Massachusetts. Light refreshments will be provided by the Graves Library Snack Team. The Library is located at 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport, Maine 04046. Parking is available on Maine Street, Consolidated School (Route 9), and the Village Fire Station (North Street). Doors will open at 1:30 p.m.