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History Explorer Meet-Up: Privateer Adventure
April 8, 2023 from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.Join us for an interactive History Explorer Meet-Up to learn that life as a privateer, or legal pirate, was as much about luck as it was about skill.
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SOLD OUT | Artisan Workshop: Make a Sampler
March 8, 15, 22, 2023 (3 weeks) from 7-8:30 p.m.Join us for this three-part virtual workshop to learn about 18th-century sewing and how to make your own embroidered sampler based on original examples on display in our special exhibit, Black Founders: The Forten Family of Philadelphia.
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First Oval Office Project in Newport, Rhode Island
September 11 & 12, 2021 from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.Join Museum staff for a weekend of living history in Newport, Rhode Island, as part of the Newport Historical Society's "The French in 1780 Newport” event on Sept. 11-12.
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History Explorers Club: Unboxing the Hessians
December 18, 2021 from 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.Learn who the Hessians were and what role these German soldiers played in the Revolutionary War and during the 10 Crucial Days at our family-friendly December History Explorers Club.
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A British-Occupied Members Teatime
November 6, 2022 from 1-2:30 p.m.Join your fellow Museum Members for a spot of afternoon tea and activities for History Explorers with costumed British soldiers and civilians in Liberty Hall as part of Occupied Philadelphia.
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First Oval Office Project at Mount Vernon's Revolutionary War Weekend
May 6-7, 2023 from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.Join the Museum at George Washington’s Mount Vernon, outside Washington, D.C., for their Revolutionary War Weekend living history event where we will set up our First Oval Office Project tents.
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Abolition in Forten’s Age of Revolution and Antebellum
January 19, 2023 from 7-8:30 p.m.Educators are invited to join this free virtual workshop as we welcome Julie Winch, acclaimed author of A Gentleman of Color, to explore the roots of the American abolition movement through the lens of Black Revolutionary James Forten and his family.
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Member Preview of Black Founders: The Forten Family of Philadelphia Special Exhibit
February 10, 2022 from 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.Join us for the Members-only preview of our new exhibition Black Founders: The Forten Family of Philadelphia. Members will enjoy refreshments in our member lounge as well as timed access to the exhibition before it opens to the public.
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AmRev Presents: A Black Founders Musical Experience with The Jeremy Winston Chorale
May 12, 2023 from 6:30-8 p.m.The Jeremy Winston Chorale will join the Museum on Friday, May 12, to present a concert inspired by the world of our special exhibition, Black Founders: The Forten Family of Philadelphia, including the world premiere of a new choral work.
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AmRev360: Betsy Ross: A Life Sewn in Myth with Marla Miller
Dr. Marla R. Miller, Director of the Public History Program at University of Massachusetts Amherst and author of Betsy Ross and the Making of America, joined the latest episode of the Museum's AmRev360 series, hosted by President & CEO Dr. R. Scott Stephenson.
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