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A visitor looks at a tableau scene depicting George Washington breaking up a fight among his troops in Harvard Yard.

Winter Break at the Museum

December 26, 2021 to January 2, 2022
Throughout Winter Break, join us at the Museum to explore our new special exhibition, Liberty, walk through a wintery scene in Revolution Place, and much more for the whole family.
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Canada and the American Revolution

Duquesne University historian Dr. Holly A. Mayer gives a glimpse into the role Canada played in the American Revolution.
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Dr. Gordon Wood in conversation with Dr. Philip Mead as part of the Museum's Read the Revolution Speaker Series.

WATCH: Read the Revolution with Gordon Wood

Watch Dr. Gordon S. Wood's October 2021 discussion on his book, Power and Liberty: Constitutionalism in the American Revolution.
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Living History Demonstrations

Dive deeper into Revolutionary era living history with Artisan Field Trips, Meet the Revolution interviews, cooking demos, and more.
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This image shows the book cover of Revolutionary Mothers: Women is the Struggle for America’s Independence by Carol Berkin. Carol’s name is written with a red background on the bottom. Revolutionary Mother’s is written in blue against a mustard yellow background. And the top of the image is a painting of a woman in a dark red and gold dress holding a rifle and peering out a front door to a Revolutionary battle. There is a white house on fire and Redcoats on horseback.

Revolutionary Mothers

This excerpt from Carol Berkin shows that while women different experiences of the American Revolution, they each played a unique role in its efforts.
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Memoir of a Revolutionary Soldier

Read an excerpt from Joseph Plumb Martins memoir describing leaving the safety of home for his first deployment for the American Revolution in 1776.
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The image depicts the book cover of The American Revolution a Historical Guidebook. Frances H. Kennedy is the editor of the book. The book cover is a photograph of the Liberty Bell. The background is dark, but there is a stream of line illuminating some of the text written at the top of the bell. The crack of the bell is on the left side and is visible in the stream of light.

The American Revolution: A Historical Guidebook

This excerpt from Frances H. Kennedy describes more than 100 landmarks from the American Revolution in the chronology of their importance to the war.
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History Explorers Club: Meet the Makers

May 22, 2021 from 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Meet the tradespeople who made objects for the Continental Army and everyday citizens during the American Revolution as they share how they created and sold their goods in the 18th century.
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This image depicts the book cover for Sex Among the Rabble by Clare Lyons. There is a portrait of four Revolutionary men and one woman. They are on the cobblestone streets of Philadelphia at night. The woman is in the middle and there are two men on either side of her. She is also holding a candle.

Sex Among the Rabble

Read an excerpt from Clare A. Lyons' book, Sex Among the Rabble: An Intimate History of Gender & Power in the Age Revolution, Philadelphia, 1730-1830.
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France and the American Revolution

Examine the role France played in the American Revolution, who France's major players were, and additional resources to continue learning more.
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