Join Gail Hamel as she portrays Abigail Whitney in “Abigail by Gail: a Colonial Experience”. The event will take place on Tuesday, November 19, 7:00 p.m. at the Main branch of the Concord Free Public Library (129 Main Street).
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 on 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.
Gail Hamel has been teaching colonial history to audiences for over twenty-five years. She developed a persona portraying Abigail Whitney as an extension of her work as an Educator for the Concord Museum. Gail has a Bachelor of Arts degree with a Major in Music and a Masters of Education. She is a licensed Tour Guide for the town of Concord, a Boston Freedom Trail Tour Guide, member of Solo Together, and reenactor with Lexington Historical Society, The Old Manse, and Minute Man National Historical Park. Gail has performed as Abigail for hundreds of organizations throughout New England.
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This free event is generously sponsored by the Friends of the Concord Free Public Library. For more information, please visit www.concordlibrary.org.
