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

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 April 19, 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. April 19, 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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First Patriots' Day, The: An Eyewitness Account By Dr. Alfred Worcester