Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company

My wife and I spent nearly an hour in this museum. It holds dozens of historic paintings such as General Washington Crossing the Delaware among many others. Washington’s sword is there as well along with machine guns from the World War I and clothing from previous wars and other pieces of Bostonian history. We also spoke to a curator on the first floor who talked to us about the use of the room below the artillery company as the meeting hall for American colonists. This was an educational visit and I highly recommend it.

A hidden gem — top floor of Faneuil Hall. What is it? An amazing military museum!
From their website:
The Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts is the oldest chartered military organization in the western hemisphere. Its charter was granted in March 1638 by the Great and General Court of Massachusetts Bay and signed by Governor John Winthrop. The Company was given a charter by the Great and General Court as a volunteer militia company that would train on a regular basis to increase the readiness and military skills of the members. Its inherent mission was to prepare its members to serve as officers in the enrolled militia companies.
From 2003:
We were chartered and established as a military company in 1638 to train young gentleman officers for service in the various militias of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It was a noble mission and we were successful in shaping leaders who served Commonwealth and country for over 250 years. Our mission has changed. With the creation of the National Guard and the federalization of officer training in the early twentieth century, we entered a new phase in our Company’s history. Our Company mission has changed to a supportive role in preserving the historic and patriotic traditions of our city, Commonwealth and Nation.
There are lots of very cool and interesting pieces of military memorabilia on display in this FREE museum. If you appreciate the service of our military, enjoy history and/​or have an ounce of patriotism in your flabby body, then you will like the AHAC museum.
5 stars — G_​d Bless our military & G_​d bless the USA!