On the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party, the famous colonial protest will be reenacted by Milford’s Sons and Daughters of Liberty.
The original Boston Tea Party took place on Dec. 16, 1773. On Saturday, Dec. 16 at 1:30 p.m., the reenactors will perform at Milford’s Minuteman House, also known as the John Downs House, located at 139 North St.
The Minuteman House will become “The Old South Meeting House” for the afternoon. Richard Platt will portray wealthy merchant John Hancock; Richard Inzero will portray Paul Revere; Bill Roots will portray Dr. Joseph Warren; Kiefer Cooper will portray the 16-year-old Connecticut fellow, Elisha Horton, who was at the Boston Tea Party; and Tim Chaucer will portray Sam Adams.
Jim Attardo will portray Frances Roach, the son of the loyalist owner of the ship Dartmouth who tried repeatedly to secure a waiver to sail the ship out of the harbor with the tea aboard.
Kelley Cummings, a Daughter of Liberty, will apply war paint and a feather to the Sons of Liberty to disguise them as Mohawk Indians when they vow to destroy the East India Company tea rather than allow it to be unloaded to favored consignees. The Sons respected the Mohawks for their “independent spirit.”
At approximately 2:30 p.m., the group will proceed to Griffins Wharf at Milford Harbor and board the mock Delaware to dump the “tea” into “Boston Harbor.”
The public is invited to join as participants or bystanders. Call Tim Chaucer at 203-988-0918 for more information or e-mail tchaucer@msn.com.