What are the Minutemen today?

The Minutemen have selected one of the most vulnerable stretches of the border to patrol, between Douglas and Naco, Arizona. Douglas is a principal port of entry for narcotics. read more

Following is an excerpt from the fine 1975 article, "Westford Pre-Revolution Period" by Murray O. Thompson of the Westford Minutemen, as printed in The Minute Men, 1775-1975. At the Centennial observance of the Battle of Concord, Westford was represented by 85 men. read more

The Minutemen were the first armed militia to arrive or await a battle. Although today Minutemen are thought of as connected to the Revolutionary War in America, their existence was conceived in Massachusetts during the mid-seventeenth century. read more