Nathan Hale Homestead Docent Talks About July 4

The revolutionary origins of July 4 are easy to forget amid the relaxed barbecues and programmed fireworks of modern Independence Day celebrations. But Revolutionary War re-enactors - who dress in period clothing to re-enact battles, perform with historically accurate instruments and do period crafts - remember the holiday's roots. Linda Pagliuco is a docent at the Nathan Hale Homestead in Coventry. She is a former re-enactor and fife player with the Nathan Hale Ancient Fifes and Drums, with whom she had to portray a man because there were no female fife players in the actual unit. She shares her views of July 4, re-enacting and history education.