Talks, wagon rides, story-telling, refreshments…
Sunday-October. 19, 1-4PM. Bemis Hall, Bedford Road and Flint Farm, Lexington
Raod.
Part 2 of A Tale of Two Farms, A Tale of Two Families - The Flint Family and
Farm.
Lincoln is the proud home of two farms in continuous operation since the early
1770s:
the Chambers/Russell/Codman Farm and the Flint Farm.
Together, they tell the tale of two different farms and the families behind
them—one, wealthy
Loyalists who had others do the labor; the other, Patriots who worked the land
themselves.
Lincoln Historical Society & the Flint Family are collaborating to present:
The Flint Farm of 1775
.
1pm at Bemis Hall: The Evolution of Farming in New England & the Flint
Homestead with author & historian Rick Wiggin.
Refreshments from Codman Community Farm Kitchen will be served.
3pm at The Flint White Barn, 27 Lexington Road: Evolution of the Flint Farm
Buildings
and Equipment with David Weir—grandson of Warren Flint, Sr. Refreshments served.
2:30 & 3:30pm, 27 Lexington Road: Hay wagon tours of Matlock/Flint
Farm with Ephraim Flint. Hear stories of Flint family farming over the years.
Wagon tour registration required:
LincolnHistoricalSociety.org/Events/Farming-in-1775
Flint Farm Pumpkins & Squash Available for Sale!
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