Moran on Isaiah Thomas at Lexington, 7 March

Before going into the Old State House for the dramatic reenactment of the Boston Massacre this Saturday evening, you can check out a free lecture at the National Heritage Museum in Lexington.

“Diverting the Design of Murder and Robbery: Isaiah Thomas, the Press and the Founding of America”

James David Moran, Director of Outreach at the American Antiquarian Society, will use Isaiah Thomas’ account of the Battles of Lexington and Concord to examine this publisher and Freemason’s role as a colonial printer within the larger context of growing resistance to British rule.

(The National Heritage Museum is, you see, a Masonic institution.)