Revolutionary War reenactors from the Concord Minute Men, Acton Minutemen, and Sixth Middlesex Regiment fire a musket volley to start a parade from the Concord Museum to Monument Square. Photo by Ken McGagh for The Concord Bridge

‘250 Days to the 250th’ in photos

August 13, 2024

On Sunday, Concord250 set out to “alert, inform, and engage with the greater community regarding the upcoming celebration of Concord’s central role in the American Revolution.”

Read more Countdown to 250 coverage here.

Photographer Ken McGagh was on scene for The Concord Bridge, capturing the festivities at the Concord Museum and a special lantern parade as the town counts down the days to the official anniversary of the start of the war on April 19, 2025.

Next spring’s 250th celebrations are forecast to attract as many as a quarter million people to town. The weekend’s kickoff kept things a bit more intimate and local, but still lively.

Here’s a glimpse into the evening through McGagh’s lens.

Becky Audette, co-captain of the Acton Minute Men, takes a selfie with Quinlee Genetempo, 12, and Quinlee’s mother, Mica Genatempo, also of the Acton Minutemen, during Concord250’s “250 Days to the 250th: Community Kickoff.”
Photo by Ken McGagh for The Concord Bridge
Rob Munro, co-chair of the Concord250 executive committee, speaks at the Concord Museum on Sunday, August 11.
Photo by Ken McGagh for The Concord Bridge
Lisa Krassner, executive director of the Concord Museum, speaks as Diane Proctor of the Concord 250 executive committee looks on.
Photo by Ken McGagh for The Concord Bridge
Concord Fife and Drum members Julie Beyer, left, and Adeline King relax on the Concord Museum lawn. King, 18, is the newest member of the group.
Photo by Ken McGagh for The Concord Bridge
EJ Chilson of Westford stands with re-enactors from the 6th Middlesex Regiment.
Photo by Ken McGagh for The Concord Bridge
Fred Seward, 92, of Concord, prepares to march with fellow reenactors from the 6th Middlesex Regiment to Monument Square. Photo by Ken McGagh for The Concord Bridge
Susan Thomson of the Acton Minutemen works on bobbin lace as the Concord Minute Men Fife and Drum Corps perform at the Concord Museum.
Photo by Ken McGagh for The Concord Bridge
Quinlee Genatempo, 12, fans herself as she waits to march to Monument Square. Her mother, Mica Genatempo, belongs to the Acton Minutemen.
Photo by Ken McGagh for The Concord Bridge
Chamber of Commerce Board President Marie Foley, in a tricorn hat festooned with flowers and an American flag, listens as raffle winners are announced during Concord250’s “250 Days to the 250th: Community Kickoff” at the Concord Museum. Photo by Ken McGagh for The Concord Bridge
Revolutionary War reenactors from the Acton Minutemen and 6th Middlesex Regiment gather on the Concord Museum lawn. Photo by Ken McGagh for The Concord Bridge
Musicians perform during the “250 Days to the 250th: Community Kickoff.” Photo by Ken McGagh for The Concord Bridge
The Concord Minute Men and Acton Minutemen lead the parade from the Concord Museum to Monument Square.
Photo by Ken McGagh for The Concord Bridge
Revolutionary War reenactors are illuminated by shafts of the setting sun while waiting to participate in a sunset lantern ceremony in Monument Square. Photo by Ken McGagh for The Concord Bridge
A reenactor holds a lantern during a sunset lighting ceremony at Monument Square.
Photo by Ken McGagh for The Concord Bridge
Revolutionary War reenactors march to Monument Square as the sun sets during Concord250’s “250 Days to the 250th: Community Kickoff,” Sunday, August 11. Photo by Ken McGagh for The Concord Bridge

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