Events · A 250th anniversary evening program
Special Event
“Abigail Adams”
A living-history evening with Abigail Adams — the revolution, the letters, and the early days of an unfinished Washington, D.C. Free to attend.
A first-person living-history evening for the society’s 250 Years of Freedom in America season, in the sanctuary of Trinity Lutheran Church of Freistadt.
Abigail looks back to the days of her early marriage as the young wife and mother. Referring to the many letters written between the Adamses, she recalls the days of revolution and uncertainty. She reminisces about the friendships forged in Europe as a diplomat’s wife, and brings to life the early days of Washington, D.C. as seen from the windows of an unfinished White House.
If you’re coming
- Monday, November 16, 2026, at 7:00 p.m.
- Trinity Lutheran Church of Freistadt, 10729 W. Freistadt Rd., Mequon
- Free to attend — no ticket or reservation needed. Light refreshments follow, and donations to the society are always welcome.
This is a one-time program, not one of the society’s annual events. It belongs to the same tradition as the society’s other living-history evenings — Helen Keller, Katharine Wright, Martin Luther, and the settlers’ own Heinrich von Rohr among them — where a professional reenactor takes the part of a historical figure in period dress and tells the story in the first person.
Portrait: Gilbert Stuart, “Abigail Smith Adams (Mrs. John Adams),” about 1810–1815, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. (public domain).