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Gerald J. Russello reviews “Founding Martyr” by Christian Di Spigna wsj.com/articles/found… via @WSJ

Had Dr. Joseph Warren not dispatched Revere & Dawes would there have been a Lex & Concord? A Bunker Hill? A July 4?

Should the statue of Dr. Joseph Warren be front & center outside the obelisk in Charlestown? Or do you think Prescott's statue resides in its rightful place now?

Today we commemorate & honor those on both sides of the battle of Bunker Hill on this 250 anniversary. We remember Dr Joseph Warren who gave his life defending his brothers in arms & the ideals of freedom and liberty It's been a privilege to have spent the last 30yrs studying him

We are very excited about this wonderful dedication to honor General Joseph Warren on his 284th birthday! Please join us at the dedication tomorrow June 11 in Charlestown, Massachusetts.

250 years ago this night....Had Warren not dispatched Revere & Dawes would there have been a "shot heard round the world?" Bunker Hill? A Declaration of Independence? A United States of America? He was arguably one of the most important patriots in the spring of 1775. We remember

The equestrian statue of Paul Revere in Paul Revere Mall with the Old North Church in the background.

By [1764] Joseph Warren’s medical practice had grown to encompass all levels of Boston society. His patients included the Tory upper crust, like the Hutchinsons, the Hallowells, and the Olivers; the lowest classes including prisoners and slaves; and the middling sort, artisans…

Happy Birthday @WestPoint_USMA Read a blog post written by George Wildrick (posted posthumously) djwf.org/post/the-conti… #americanrevolution #westpoint #otd #vietnam #warrenlegacy #warrencounty

The British evacuated Boston 249 years ago. What would Dr. Joseph Warren have thought had he lived to see it? He spent the last 2 months of his life directing the siege of Boston until he was KIA at Bunker Hill. But now, it cleared the way to look for his remains on Breed’s Hill.

Joseph Warren’s father, Joseph Warren, had married Mary Stevens—who, at twenty-seven, was more than fifteen years younger than her husband—in the spring of 1740 and they began their new life together in their picturesque house. They soon expanded the property by purchasing…

In November 1774, Dr. Joseph Warren wrote to Josiah Quincy, Jr. in London, “I am convinced, that the true spirit of liberty was never so universally diffused through all ranks and order of people in any country on the face of the earth, as it now is through all North America.”

When the British evacuated Boston on March 17, 1776, they also evacuated the Charlestown peninsula where the Battle of Bunker Hill was fought on Breed’s Hill. This opened the way for Dr. John Warren to search for the remains of his oldest brother, General Joseph Warren. On March…

Dr. Joseph Warren and John Adams first met in 1764 when Adams and his brother went to Castle William in Boston Harbor to undergo smallpox inoculation. The young Dr. Warren was one of the physicians inoculating patients. John wrote to his then fiancé Abigail Smith, “Warren is a…

Getting things ready....who's missing?

Latet Anguis in Herba Hæret Lateri lethalis arundo Innocentia nusquam tuta

Christopher Seider (Snider) an 11 yr old boy "was barbarously Murdered the 22d of February" in 1770-We tend to forget that children also sacrificed & died for the "Cause" Seider's death helped spark the Boston Massacre on March 5, 1770-Dr Joseph Warren was involved in both events

Dr. Ed Lengel kicks off the Dr. Joseph Warren Symposium this morning in Williamsburg Va. with a fine lecture on George Washington!

To purchase your tickets go to djwf.org/founders-illum…

Come join us in Williamsburg, Virginia on December 7 for a day of history and a night of fireworks!

Check out this event. Hope to see you there! djwf.org/event-details/…