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Observe Presidents Day Weekend onsite or online with family-friendly tours, talks, crafts, and more exploring the nation’s first president, George Washington, and the diverse range of people he would have interacted with.

Cash Pallentine, who served in the Continental Army from 1777 through the end of the war, was among hundreds of African Americans who served in Connecticut regiments during the Revolution.

A panel of five Philadelphia-based Black business leaders will join the Museum of the American Revolution on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023, from 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. for “AmRev Presents: A Black Founders Legacy of Entrepreneurship,” a panel discussion on the history of Black entrepreneurship in Philadelphia. Panelists will explore the experiences of contemporary Black business owners and draw connections to those of James Forten, a successful Black sailmaker and entrepreneur whose life and legacy is chronicled in the Museum’s special exhibit Black Founders: The Forten Family of Philadelphia.

View the companion teacher guide for the Museum's Timeline of the American Revolution that features a variety of activities to help students learn about the Revolutionary era and the ongoing Revolution.

Teachers participating in this free workshop will explore the lives of the people of African descent in British North America on the eve of the American Revolution.

Learn more about the Museum of the American Revolution in historic Philadelphia.

Learn how to troubleshoot the offline Timeline of the American Revolution App.

German-American Brigadier General Muhlenberg (1746-1807) carried these English holster pistols during the American Revolution.

Join Peale's Company of the Philadelphia Associators at the Museum as they muster to defend the Revolution in its darkest hour.