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First Patriots' Day, The: An Eyewitness Account By Dr. Alfred Worcester

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04/01/1950

In 1950, Parker Wheatley, General Manager, Lowell Institute Cooperative Broadcasting Council. interviews 95-year old Dr. Alfred Worcester of Waltham, Massachusetts about his memory of his great-grandmother telling him, in about 1860, of the Battle of Lexington and Concord in 1775.


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Program
First Patriots' Day, The: An Eyewitness Account By Dr. Alfred Worcester
Program Description

In 1950, Parker Wheatley, General Manager, Lowell Institute Cooperative Broadcasting Council. interviews 95-year old Dr. Alfred Worcester of Waltham, Massachusetts about his memory of his great-grandmother telling him, in about 1860, of the Battle of Lexington and Concord in 1775. Copy resides in National Archives. 4/1950.

Duration

00:14:10

Asset Type

Broadcast program

Media Type

Audio

Subjects
Battles
Patriots' Day
Lexington (Mass.)
United States History Revolution, 1775-1783
Minutemen (Militia)
Concord (Mass.)
Lexington, Battle of, Lexington, Mass., 1775
Locations
Waltham, MA
Genres
Interview
Topics
History
Contributors
Wheatley, Parker (Interviewer)
Worcester, Alfred (Interviewee)
Publication Information
WGBH Educational Foundation
Citation
Chicago: “First Patriots' Day, The: An Eyewitness Account By Dr. Alfred Worcester,” 04/01/1950, GBH Archives, accessed December 23, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/A_19604B1068994FA9921201160FBD0B59.
MLA: “First Patriots' Day, The: An Eyewitness Account By Dr. Alfred Worcester.” 04/01/1950. GBH Archives. Web. December 23, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/A_19604B1068994FA9921201160FBD0B59>.
APA: First Patriots' Day, The: An Eyewitness Account By Dr. Alfred Worcester. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/A_19604B1068994FA9921201160FBD0B59
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