Patriots of the Past

Experience the American dream with today’s Patriots of the Past interview. I’m your host, John Gillespie. It’s July 1, 1776. I’m in the home of John Adams, visiting with his …

Experience the American dream with today’s Patriots of the Past interview. I’m your host, John Gillespie. It’s June 17, 1776. I’m with Patriot Daniel McCurtin, who lives near the New …

Experience the American dream with today’s Patriots of the Past interview. I’m your host, John Gillespie. It’s June 7, 1776. I’m in Philadelphia and the Continental Congress is preparing to …

Experience the American dream with today’s Patriots of the Past interview. I’m your host, John Gillespie. It’s May 17, 1776. I’m at Princeton University Chapel listening to Reverend John Witherspoon’s …

Experience the American dream with today’s Patriots of the Past interview. I’m your host, John Gillespie. It’s May 17, 1776. I’m at Princeton University. Its president, John Witherspoon, has just …

Experience the American dream with today’s Patriots of the Past interview. I’m your host, John Gillespie. It’s May 16, 1776. I’m with Princeton President John Witherspoon. JG: “Reverend Witherspoon, British …

Experience the American dream with today’s Patriots of the Past interview. I’m your host, John Gillespie. It’s May 8, 1776. We have a battle going on in Congress over independency. …

Experience the American dream with today’s Patriots of the Past interview. I’m your host, John Gillespie. It’s April 7, 1776. I’m with Commander John Barry on the deck of the …

Experience the American dream with today’s Patriots of the Past interview. I’m your host, John Gillespie. It’s March 31, 1776. I’ve just stopped at the home of John and Abigail …

Experience the American dream with today’s Patriots of the Past interview. I’m your host, John Gillespie. It’s March 17, 1776. I’m in Boston with George Washington. JG: “General Washington, is …

Experience the American dream with today’s Patriots of the Past interview. I’m your host, John Gillespie. It’s February 27, 1776. I’m with Scottish Tory General Donald MacDonald at Morris Creek …

Experience the American dream with today’s Patriots of the Past interview. I’m your host, John Gillespie. It’s February 17, 1776. I’m in the Bahamas with the commander of the first …

Experience the American dream with today’s Patriots of the Past interview. I’m your host, John Gillespie. It’s January 29, 1776. I’m with Englishman-turned-Patriot Thomas Paine. JG: “Mr. Paine, what is …

Experience the American dream with today’s Patriots of the Past interview. I’m your host, John Gillespie. It’s January 21, 1776. I’m with Patriot writer Thomas Paine. His pamphlet, Common Sense, …

Experience the American dream with today’s Patriots of the Past interview. I’m your host, John Gillespie. It’s January 10, 1776. I’m with Thomas Paine, writer of the Revolutionary pamphlet, Common …

Experience the American dream with today’s Patriots of the Past interview. I’m your host, John Gillespie. It’s December 23, 1775. I’m in Virginia at the church of Reverend Peter Muhlenberg …

Experience the American dream with today’s Patriots of the Past interview. I’m your host, John Gillespie. It’s December 19, 1775. I’m in the Presbyterian church in Newburyport, Massachusetts. It houses …

Experience the American dream with today’s Patriots of the Past interview. I’m your host, John Gillespie. It’s December 9, 1775. I’m in upper New York State at Fort Ticonderoga with …

Experience the American dream with today’s Patriots of the Past interview. I’m your host, John Gillespie. It’s December 6, 1775. I’m in London at the court of King George III. …

Experience the American dream with today’s Patriots of the Past interview. I’m your host, John Gillespie. It’s November 10, 1775. I’m in the historic Tun Tavern on King Street, in …