One April in Boston
Audiobook Left at Marker Leads to Treasured Photo
Author Ben L. Edwards placed a copy of the One April in Boston audiobook at the marker for Philip Edwards in Grove Cemetery, Naugatuck, Connecticut in late 2002 or early 2003. It stayed there undisturbed for 3 years until someone spotted it on June 1, 2006. The next day Ben received a remarkable email regarding its discovery. To hear that email and learn the story of Michael Anderson, his grandmother Augusta Ericson Anderson, and the photo she took of Philip Edwards and Ella Wininger in 1916, play the audio below. Beneath that link, you can view the original photograph.
The greatest gift in Ben’s journey of discovery about his family
Augusta Ericson at age 18 in 1916
Augusta Ericson’s Kodak camera
Pvt. Philip Edwards and his best friend Pvt. John Simmons in 1917
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Phil delivering groceries by horse-drawn wagon in his hometown in 1915
Phil and the neighborhood children before he left for France in 1917
Phil’s final mission – July 21, 1918
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One April in Boston begins with the story of Paul Revere’s Midnight Ride and journeys into the future with connections to Abraham Lincoln, the Civil War, and World War I. It is illustrated in pen and ink by Cortney Skinner, contains 256 pages, and retails for $15. Free audiobook access is included.
Ben donates books to the Paul Revere House and one hundred percent of the proceeds from each sale support their educational programs for children.