Speaker: Phoebe Sargeant, Freedom Trail Guide

“Follow the red brick road!" These iconic lines are a staple on Boston's Freedom Trail that connects the city's Revolutionary sites in a 2.5 mile trail. Also iconic are those who interpret Boston's Revolutionary past, especially when wearing period accurate clothes! Join Phoebe Sargeant, a history teacher at Medford High School and seasoned Freedom Trail Tour Guide who has led tour groups through Boston's most historic locations since 2018. Her illustrated talk will virtually guide you through some of Boston's most famous sites, including Boston Common, Park Street Church, The Granary Burial Ground and The Old Massachusetts State House, as she explains the harrowing events of the American Revolution and some peculiar details about our nation's founding (who knew Samuel Adams never changed his suit!). You'll even get to meet Margaret Kemble Gage, the real-life wife of General Thomas Gage, Phoebe's character on the trail, and how she may or may not have caused the American Revolution. Want to know more about Boston's role in the nation's founding, or want to know more about what it's like to interpret these stories while wearing period costumes on a hot August day? Join us for "Follow the Red Brick Road: Interpreting the Freedom Trail.”