At 11 a.m. Saturday, June 14, the museum will take part in the 250th Commemoration of Gen. Joseph Warren’s Death at Bunker Hill. The commemoration will take place at General Joseph Warren Park at the corner of Third Avenue and Poplar Street, Warren.

Dr. Joseph Warren, namesake of the city and county of Warren, was killed on June 17, 1775. Warren trained as a doctor – serving John Adams’ family, among others – according to the New England Historical Society recounted in a 2019 story in the Times Observer.

“Warren also had Loyalist patients: the children of Thomas Hutchinson, British Gen. Thomas Gage and his wife Margaret,” according to the NEHS. “After his own wife died, Joseph Warren is believed by some to have had an affair with Margaret Gage, who may have tipped him off about the British plans to raid Concord and arrest Hancock and Adams.”

Warren then took on a leadership role in Boston with the Sons of Liberty.

This photo, taken by Josh Cotton, shows the Dr. Warren statue in Gen. Joseph Warren Park that was dedicated in July 1910.

“In 1775, he won election as president of the Massachusetts Provincial Congress,” according to the NEHS. “In addition to practicing medicine in Boston, he gave speeches, wrote newspaper essays and authored the Suffolk Resolves, a bold declaration of resistance to British authority.”

Warren was killed on June 17, 1775 during the Battle of Bunker Hill outside Boston.

While he had been commissioned a general, a National Park Service article notes that Warren “refused to take command, instead going into the line as a regular volunteer. On the third and final British assault near the redoubt, while attempting to rally the militia, Warren was instantly killed by a ball between the eyes.”

The New England Historical Society further reports that the British “stripped his body and stabbed it beyond recognition, then threw him into a shallow grave with another patriot killed in the battle.”

According to the NPS, Paul Revere identified Warren’s body “by the set of false teeth he had fashioned for him.”

The Warren County Historical Society said in a Facebook post that “there is no record of him setting foot here.

“An impressive 14 counties in the United States are named after the general, and there are four known monuments to this Revolutionary War hero,” according to the WCHS. “Three are in the Boston area. The fourth, seen here, stands proudly in General Joseph Warren Park in the city of Warren in Warren County, Pennsylvania.”

The first of the events is the Fashion Flaunt fundraiser at 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 11. The fundraiser, asking the question “Twentieth Century Fashion: Fabulous…or Faux Pas” will include a trip through the decades to view the classy and tacky styles of the 1900s with a decade-by-decade display of vintage gowns from the Warren County Historical Society’s textile collection, including 1930s gowns and 1980s shoulder pads.

There will be hors d’oeuvres and fancy beverages while local models parade the runway showcasing the best, and worst, of the previous century’s fashion. The Tybout House exhibit will also be open to learn how new fabrics introduced in the century, such as rayon and polyester, revolutionized clothing.

The highlight of the evening is the annual purse auction conducted by professional auctioneer Scott Amundson. High bidders win purses and the prizes inside of them.

The cost to attend is a donation, and all proceeds benefit the Wilder Museum. The museum is located at 51 Erie Ave., Irvine, Pa., and houses more than 4,000 artifacts. It’s the largest museum in the area. For more information or to RSVP, call 814-723-1795 or email warrencountyhistory@aol.com.

The museum’s final June event is the second annual Best Fest from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the museum. Last year’s inaugural event included vendors, music, horse-drawn trolley rides, special tours and live music.