Patriots of the Past

Experience the American dream with today’s Patriots of the Past interview. I’m your host, John Gillespie. It’s October 8, 1775. I’m riding back to South Carolina with John Rutledge, a …

Experience the American dream with today’s Patriots of the Past interview. I’m your host, John Gillespie. It’s August 2, 1775. I’m in Kentucky with Daniel Boone. JG: “Mr. Boone, why …

Experience the American dream with today’s Patriots of the Past interview. I’m your host, John Gillespie. It’s July 15, 1775. I’m in Philadelphia at a meeting of the Continental Congress …

Experience the American dream with today’s Patriots of the Past interview. I’m your host, John Gillespie. It’s July 8, 1775. I’m with John Dickinson, a member of the Continental Congress …

Experience the American dream with today’s Patriots of the Past interview. I’m your host, John Gillespie. It’s July 1, 1775. I’m with Martha Washington who is reading a letter from …

Experience the American dream with today’s Patriots of the Past interview. I’m your host, John Gillespie. It’s June 28, 1775. I’m in Boston, Massachusetts, with Elizabeth Adams, the wife of …

Experience the American dream with today’s Patriots of the Past interview. I’m your host, John Gillespie. It’s June 18, 1775. I’m at the home of John Adams. I’m visiting with …

Experience the American dream with today’s Patriots of the Past interview. I’m your host, John Gillespie. It’s June 18, 1775. I’m at John and Abigail Adams’ farm in Braintree, Massachusetts. …

Experience the American dream with today’s Patriots of the Past interview. I’m your host, John Gillespie. It’s June 17, 1775. I’m at the Battle of Bunker Hill with Peter Salem. …

Experience the American dream with today’s Patriots of the Past interview. I’m your host, John Gillespie. It’s June 17, 1775. I’m at the Battle of Bunker Hill with Joseph Warren, …

Experience the American dream with today’s Patriots of the Past interview. I’m your host, John Gillespie. It’s June 16, 1775. I’m with British General William Howe, who has just finished …

Experience the American dream with today’s Patriots of the Past interview. I’m your host, John Gillespie. It’s June 16, 1775. I’m sitting on the roof of a Boston home watching …

Experience the American dream with today’s Patriots of the Past interview. I’m your host, John Gillespie. It’s May 21, 1775. I’m with Abigail Adams. We are watching several boatloads of …

Experience the American dream with today’s Patriots of the Past interview. I’m your host, John Gillespie. It’s May 10, 1775, over a year before the Declaration of Independence. A dedicated …

Experience the American dream with today’s Patriots of the Past interview. I’m your host, John Gillespie. It’s May 10, 1775. I’m at Fort Ticonderoga in upstate New York. The British …

Experience the American dream with today’s Patriots of the Past interview. I’m your host, John Gillespie. It’s April 20, 1775. I’m at the home of 19-year-old Billy Diamond, the drummer …

Experience the American dream with today’s Patriots of the Past interview. I’m your host, John Gillespie. It’s April 20, 1775. I’m in Lexington, Massachusetts, at the home of Billy Diamond, …

Experience the American dream with today’s Patriots of the Past interview. I’m your host, John Gillespie. It’s April 19, 1775. I’m with Prudence Wright, whose husband has just left with …

Experience the American dream with today’s Patriots of the Past interview. I’m your host, John Gillespie. It’s April 19, 1775. I’m at the Concord Green with militia leader Colonel Barrett. …

Experience the American dream with today’s Patriots of the Past interview. I’m your host, John Gillespie. It’s April 19, 1775. I’m at the Battle of Lexington with Captain John Parker. …