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Yesterday, we spent 12 long but enjoyable hours in Fitzwilliam and Rindge, New Hampshire, hot on the trail of Eleazar Blake and his descendants. Maureen and the curators of the Rindge and Fitzwilliam Historical Societies--Karla MacLeod, Ken Raymond, and Terri Harlow-Sillanpaa--worked seamlessly together to limn the story of Eleazar and his family through documents, photographs, and B-roll.

Maureen was presented with a most pleasant surprise fulfilling one of her long term quests. But you'll have to wait for the film to find out what it was.

Our crew was stellar--Austin DeBesche as DP, Rob Cooper as 2nd camera and Director, Mario Cardenas on sound, Pam Cooper as Content Director, and Will Smith as Production Assistant. All survived small spaces, tricky lighting, and lots of wind, to create footage that is gorgeous...

If you are still interested in contributing to "the next 90%", or if you know someone who is, we are now a tax-deductible 501(c) 3 through the Center for Independent Documentary. Contact us for information.

And..stay tuned. Next on our docket is Stockbridge, MA and Eastern New York State...

With Appreciation,

The Revolutionary Voices Team

Hello Everyone,

We're underway with phase one of production! We've completed our location scouts to Rindge and Fitzwilliam New Hampshire, and logistics are in place for our film shoot on May 14th--less than 2 weeks away.Take a look at the pictures below from our scouting day.

Thanks to all of you, this next phase is happening. 

The Spirit of '76 Wall of Honor launched this week, so be sure to check it out at http://www.lastmusterfilm.com/spirit-of-76-wall-of-honor.html. We also have the Special Thanks section of our homepage up, so visit us at www.lastmusterfilm.com to see your credit. 

Thank you all for filling out your backer surveys! We're in the process of creating our rewards packages for you and are working hard to get them out to you soon. Please watch this space for more updates. 

 With Appreciation, 

 The Rev. Voices Team

Hi everyone,

Just a quick reminder that you should have received a backer survey in your e-mail inbox on Sunday 4/14. Thanks to the many of you who have filled them out, but if you haven't yet, be sure to fill it out and send it back as soon as you can. Please email us with any problems or questions.

Thanks!

The Rev. Voices Team

We made it…and then some! Thanks to each of you for pledging, sharing, and rooting for our project. With your help we achieved 110% funding with close to $31,000 from 416 backers.

We are delighted and encouraged by the support of family, friends, colleagues, and people we don’t know, but who have been inspired by our concept to present history in this one-of-a-kind way. We are more determined than ever to bring Revolutionary Voices to the widest possible audience.

We're excited for the journey ahead as we move into the initial phase of production and hope to take you along. Be sure to visit and like our Facebook page…and follow us on Twitter (@LastMusterFilm) to stay up to date on the challenges we’ll be facing, the solutions we’ll be devising and the new things we’ll be discovering as we work on the film.

Important Note: In order for you to receive your well-earned rewards, we need information about how/where to send them. Check your inbox on Sunday, April 14th for our backer survey. Once you fill it out and submit it, the rewards will come! Thank you again and…stay tuned!

With Appreciation,

The Rev. Voices Team

Image: Infantry: Continental Army, 1779-1783, IV / H.A. Ogden
Held by: The Library of Congress

Hello everyone,

Thanks for another exciting week! We have 76 new backers, and, as of this writing, we’re down to $238 to reach our funding goal and make these pledges a reality! With 7 days left to go, now is the time to share our project with anyone who may be interested in supporting us. Every pledge will make a big impact on our success.

You may even be able to help us surpass our goal!

We launched this campaign for 10% of our total production costs in order to raise the budget to produce a short version of the film which will attract the broadcast partners and major donors we need to fund the remaining 90% of the production…but we could do more:

     • If we reach $30,000, we can pay for a shoot outside of New England
     • If we make it to $32, 500, we can include high end Video Graphics in the short version of the film
     • If we reach $35,000 we will be able to hire an associate producer to do pre-production for the entire hour-long film
     • If we finish with $37,500 we’ll hire a researcher to negotiate music / photo rights for the entire film. 

There is still time to share, to pledge, and to help us make history. Thanks again for bringing us this far. Let's make these last 7 days the most memorable to date. 

With appreciation, 

The Rev. Voices Team