Abigail Whitney & Family: Eye-Witness to the Events of April 19, 1775

What it was like for an ordinary housewife and her family living in Concord at the start of America's Revolution?  Imagine the danger, excitement, and courage they edured as they participate in the events of April 19th 1775!

Abigail Whitney and her family witnessed British soldiers march by their home on the Bay Road in Concord, Massachusetts, in search of ammunition and supplies early in the morning on the 19th of April 1775.  Learn how the men, women, militia, and fife and drum of Concord and surrounding towns played a key role that infamous day.  Abigail remained strong but worried as her husband was with fellow patriots at Concord’s North Bridge and one of her children went missing.  Learn how Abigail kept her children safe, why the soldiers searched her home, and what the outcome was for the family, the town on Concord, and the nation.