Lexington History

The Center

Ashley Rooney

Lexington was once a part of Cambridge. Lexington became incorporated as a separate town in 1713. After the Revolutionary War, the town was still a farming community, with two small…

A Bolder Past for a Brighter Future

Jeri Zeder

By Jeri Zeder Next year, in a groundbreaking move, Lexington High School will be offering two new courses: one in African American history, and one in Asian American history. From…

LexSeeHer – Celebrating Lexington Women

TOWN NEWS

The LexSeeHer Steering Committee has enthusiastically taken up the charge to expand Lexington’s collective memory to include the many women whose hearts and minds have enriched the community for centuries.…

Lexington Remembers WWII

Laurie Atwater

Links to Stories in the Lexington Remembers WWII Series http://lexmag.fanstanbrough.comlexington-to-celebrate-75th-anniversary-of-wwii/ http://lexmag.fanstanbrough.comlexington-wwii-committee-researching-lexington-veterans/ http://lexmag.fanstanbrough.comlexingtonians-who-served-the-adler-family/ http://lexmag.fanstanbrough.comruth-fullerton-denis-fullerton/ http://lexmag.fanstanbrough.comlexingtonians-who-served-james-silva-william-wiles/ http://lexmag.fanstanbrough.comheroes-among-us-2/

Heroes Among Us

Ashley Rooney

By E. Ashley Rooney Sixty-two Lexingtonians died in World War II, and more than 14,000 enlisted in the military services. The Lexington Remembers WWII committee has been looking for information,…

Lexington WWII Committee Researching Lexington Veterans

By E. Ashley Rooney There were no pictures of would-be recruits standing on the Green ready to go to war. There was no list of those who went. And there…