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History Explorers Club: Mountains of Ice and Snow (Virtual)
December 16, 2020 from 3:30-4:30 p.m.Join Museum staff as we recount the story of Henry Knox's December 1775 journey to Fort Ticonderoga in New York to bring cannons back to Boston.
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CANCELLED | Artisan Workshop: Make a Haversack
December 28, 2022 from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.Join us for this in-person, beginner-level Artisan Workshop to learn “plain sewing” and create a Revolutionary soldier’s linen haversack, like a modern shoulder bag.
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AmRev Presents: Betsy Ross Beyond the Flag with American Repertory Theater
March 16, 2022 from 6:30-7:30 p.m.Join A.R.T. and the Museum for a virtual conversation on the life, legacy, and myths of Betsy Ross with author and historian Dr. Marla Miller and actor Lenne Klingaman (Waitress National Tour).
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Feeding Washington's Army
Read an excerpt from Ricardo A. Herrera's book, Feeding Washington's Army: Surviving the Valley Forge Winter of 1778.
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Presidents Day Weekend at the Museum
February 19-21, 2022Join us at the Museum to explore the life, leadership, and legacy of the nation’s first president, George Washington, and the diverse range of people who made it possible over Presidents Day Weekend.
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History Explorers Club: It's Our Birthday!
April 17, 2021 from 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.Join in our family-friendly virtual birthday party for the Museum as we celebrate our fourth birthday and learn about our most famous object, General George Washington’s Headquarters Tent.
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SOLD OUT | 2022 Lenfest Spirit of the American Revolution Award Gala
June 9, 2022 from 6-10 p.m.This Museum is pleased to honor award-winning filmmaker, literary scholar, and journalist Henry Louis Gates Jr. as the 2022 recipient of the Lenfest Spirit of the American Revolution Award as well as Governor Edward G. Rendell as the inaugural Chairman's Award recipient.
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"Meet Rebecca VanDike" Performance
Watch the original first-person theatrical performance portraying Rebecca VanDike, an early woman voter in New Jersey, produced in conjunction with our 2020-21 past special exhibit, When Women Lost the Vote.
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Andrew Roberts on The Last King of America
Historian and New York Times bestselling author Dr. Andrew Roberts joined the Museum of the American Revolution in February 2022 for a talk on his latest book, The Last King of America: The Misunderstood Reign of George III.
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Meet the Revolution: Kalela Williams
Historical interpreter Kalela Williams discusses the character she portrays – an African American teacher in Philadelphia in the 1790s.
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