Lenox Library to present Spirits of the Revolution
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LENOX, Mass. On Saturday, May 30, 2026, at 2:00 p.m., Lenox Library Local History Librarian Amy Lafave will present Spirits of the Revolution, as the nation approaches the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
The event is free and open to the public and will take place at the Church on the Hill, 169 Main Street, Lenox.
According to a press release:
The cemetery adjoining the Church on the Hill contains the final resting place of over forty men who fought in the Revolutionary War. Their service ranged from 5 days to the duration of the war. Their ages ranged from 16 to 55. All made good on the promise made in a Lenox town meeting held on June 3, 1776 to support ("with our Lives and fortens") the Representatives of the Continental Congress if they were to "Declear Independent of the Kingdom of Great Britain."
Using materials from town records, as well as the Massachusetts and the Lenox Library archives, Lafave will present stories about these soldiers, with some help from a few special spirits. The presentation will be held in the Meeting House overlooking the cemetery.
This program is funded in part by a grant from the Lenox Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.
For more information, visit https://lenoxlib.org.
