Museum of the American Revolution

The Museum's first oval office project set up at Newport Historical Society with four costumed living history interpreters and one Museum staff member in a navy blue museum polo.

First Oval Office Project at Valley Forge National Historical Park's Homeschool Day 2023

October 24, 2023, from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Join the Museum at Valley Forge National Historical Park for Homeschool Day where we will set up our First Oval Office Project, a recreated Revolutionary War encampment.

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Living History Demonstrations First Oval Office Project

The Museum's replicas of George Washington's tents set up at Morristown National Historical Park in New Jersey.

First Oval Office Project at Fort Pitt Museum's 2024 Fourth at the Fort

July 4, 2024, from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Join the Museum at the Fort Pitt Museum in Pittsburgh, Pa., on Thursday, July 4, for their Fourth at the Fort event, where we will set up our First Oval Office Project

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Read the Revolution

Liberty's Daughters

Read an excerpt from Mary Beth Norton's book, Liberty's Daughters: The Revolutionary Experience of American Women, 1750-1800.

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The King's Three Faces

This excerpt from Brendan McConville discusses the physical and symbolic destruction of objects associated with the British Monarchy.

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Financial Founding Fathers

This excerpt by authors Robert Wright and David Cowen reveals how Robert Morris brought order to the early American economy and created the first national bank.

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