{"id":299,"date":"2026-01-23T21:25:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T21:25:12","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2026-03-30T01:57:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T01:57:29","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stowminutemen.org\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>\n#upcoming-events-widget {\n  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f5f5dc 0%, #e8e4c9 100%);\n  border: 2px solid #8b4513;\n  border-radius: 8px;\n  padding: 15px 20px;\n  margin: 20px auto;\n  max-width: 550px;\n  text-align: center;\n  font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;\n  box-shadow: 2px 2px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.15);\n}\n#upcoming-events-widget .widget-header {\n  font-size: 1.3em;\n  font-weight: bold;\n  color: #8b4513;\n  margin-bottom: 12px;\n  border-bottom: 1px solid #8b4513;\n  padding-bottom: 8px;\n}\n#upcoming-events-widget .event-item {\n  padding: 10px 0;\n  border-bottom: 1px dashed #ccc;\n}\n#upcoming-events-widget .event-item:last-child {\n  border-bottom: none;\n}\n#upcoming-events-widget .event-title {\n  font-size: 1.05em;\n  font-weight: bold;\n  color: #333;\n  margin-bottom: 4px;\n}\n#upcoming-events-widget .event-datetime {\n  font-size: 0.95em;\n  color: #555;\n  margin-bottom: 2px;\n}\n#upcoming-events-widget .event-location {\n  font-size: 0.9em;\n  color: #666;\n  font-style: italic;\n}\n#upcoming-events-widget .widget-footer {\n  margin-top: 12px;\n  padding-top: 8px;\n}\n#upcoming-events-widget .widget-footer a {\n  color: #8b4513;\n  text-decoration: none;\n  font-weight: bold;\n}\n#upcoming-events-widget .widget-footer a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }\n#upcoming-events-widget .widget-loading, #upcoming-events-widget .widget-error {\n  color: #888;\n  font-style: italic;\n  padding: 15px 0;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"upcoming-events-widget\">\n  <div class=\"widget-header\">Upcoming Events<\/div>\n  <div class=\"widget-content\">\n    <div class=\"widget-loading\">Loading calendar&#8230;<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script>\n(function(){\n  const PROXY_URL = '\/next-event-proxy.php';\n  const CALENDAR_PAGE = '\/?page_id=35';\n  \n  function renderEvents(data) {\n    const container = document.querySelector('#upcoming-events-widget .widget-content');\n    \n    if (!data || !data.success || !data.events || data.events.length === 0) {\n      container.innerHTML = '<div class=\"widget-error\">No upcoming events found.<\/div>';\n      return;\n    }\n    \n    let html = '';\n    for (const e of data.events) {\n      html += '<div class=\"event-item\">';\n      html += '<div class=\"event-title\">' + (e.summary || 'Event') + '<\/div>';\n      html += '<div class=\"event-datetime\">' + (e.datetime || '') + '<\/div>';\n      if (e.location) {\n        html += '<div class=\"event-location\">' + e.location + '<\/div>';\n      }\n      html += '<\/div>';\n    }\n    html += '<div class=\"widget-footer\"><a href=\"' + CALENDAR_PAGE + '\">View Full Calendar<\/a><\/div>';\n    container.innerHTML = html;\n  }\n  \n  async function init() {\n    try {\n      const response = await fetch(PROXY_URL);\n      const data = await response.json();\n      renderEvents(data);\n    } catch (e) {\n      console.error('Upcoming Events Widget error:', e);\n      document.querySelector('#upcoming-events-widget .widget-content').innerHTML = \n        '<div class=\"widget-error\">Unable to load calendar.<\/div>';\n    }\n  }\n  \n  if (document.readyState === 'loading') {\n    document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', init);\n  } else {\n    init();\n  }\n})();\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>The Stow Minuteman Company<\/strong> was reactivated in 1965 by order of the Stow Selectmen, to &#8220;preserve and perpetuate the memory and spirit of our forebears [and] promote an active interest in Revolutionary history.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Individuals and families are invited to join. Our membership portrays the colonial civilians of 1775, mainly farmers and their families, who were in opposition to the recent acts of Parliament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">The Company attends a number of area parades, living history demonstrations, colonial fairs, and reenactments throughout the year. Locally, we give demonstrations at the Stow schools, march in the Memorial Day Parade, and perhaps the highlight of the year, we reenact the trail march from Stow to the North Bridge in Concord along nearly the same route as the Stow Minutemen of 1775.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Join us for our 2026 March to Concord on April 20!<br>Download our invite and schedule &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/stowminutemen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-Trail-March-Invite-and-Schedule.pdf\">Click Here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/media\/stow\/2018-Trail-March.jpg\" alt=\"2018 Trail March (crossing North Bridge)\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo taken by Park Ranger Rick Lawson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/thestowminutemen\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/stowminutemen\">Instagram<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kfROYrSffjg&amp;list=PL27ABB72A0AD062FD\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Upcoming Events Loading calendar&#8230; The Stow Minuteman Company was reactivated in 1965 by order of the Stow Selectmen, to &#8220;preserve and perpetuate the memory and spirit of our forebears [and] promote an active interest in Revolutionary history.&#8221; Individuals and families are invited to join. 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