Militia Encampment in Dartmouth, Mass.

Living History Comes Alive on Saturday, June 28 and Sunday, June 29, 2025, at the Akin Farmstead in Dartmouth, Mass. This two-day event sponsored by the Dartmouth Heritage Preservation Trust, Inc. (DHPT) will include a militia encampment on site to re-enact Revolutionary War activities in old Dartmouth.

Militia Encampment and More

Participants will have a chance to engage with Revolutionary War re-enactors staging a militia encampment at the Farmstead. Additionally, DHPT’s popular seasonal event, “Never Idle Hands–Living in Early America,” will be held on Sunday, June 29. It will include new and returning participants. They will showcase 18th century cookery and demonstratie early woodworking techniques using antique tools and other artisanal craftmaking. They will also participate in an archaeological dig on site and view archaeological finds from the property. Finally, they’ll learn about apple cultivation in the 1700s.

Tour the 1762 Akin House and learn about the Akin families’ contributions to the War of Independence; music by the Buzzards Bay Buccaneers, and more. Children are welcome to play games as the young ones did during this period in history.

Stop by during the course of these two days! Free and open to all!

We cannot make this event possible without the generosity of the participants and reenactors who bring you living history at the Akin House. We thank them all!

This event also sponsored by the Massachusetts Cultural Council.

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