Abigail by Gail: A Colonial Experience is pleased to offer Educational Programs to suit your specific needs. Instructor Gail Hamel will custom-design a program for you or you may select one or more of the established courses, each 1 hour in length. Rates are competitive and programming is designed for all ages, from school-age through to Retirement Home age.

Abigail Whitney and Family: Eye-Witness to the Events of April 19, 1775
The Hearth of the Home: Colonial Style
Colonial Life for the 18th Century Family: The Tools of Survival
Music of Colonial New England: Bay Psalm Book to Regimental Ball

Abigail Whitney and Family: Eyewitness to the Events of April 19, 1775
 
Abigail Whitney and her family lived on the old Bay Road in Concord, Massachusetts when the British Regulars marched into town on the 19th of April 1775.  They were witness to the events that began the Nation’s Revolution.  Discuss what happened that infamous day to the Whitney family, roles of the men & women, militia, and political climate in this living history session.

 

The Hearth of the Home: Colonial Style
 

Abigail Whitney introduces participants to how the hearth and farm were utilized for survival in the 18th century. Become aware of how food was preserved and stored and what may have been bartered for at the country store. Students are then guided in preparing an authentic18th century recipe, using proper methods and cookware. When booking this program, please notify Instructor of any food allergies.

 

 Colonial Life for the 18th Century Family: The Tools of Survival
Abigail Whitney opens this session describing the different lifestyles that her family experienced living in a city, Boston, and in the country environs of Concord and Castine, Maine during the 18th century. Students investigate the labor involved in making clothing, cookware and household objects used by the colonial family to survive. Students will explore in depth a variety of objects used and how they were created by the colonists not only to survive, but also to thrive.

 

Music of Colonial New England: Bay Psalm Book to Regimental Ball

Abigail Whitney conducts the audience in learning how music developed from the settlement of Plimoth Plantation through Colonial New England. Become aware of the role of the fife and the drum in the militia. Practice a Revolutionary Song and dance of the Ball.

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