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A searing rebuke of slavery and a soaring defense of human equality, a 1774 newspaper printing of a letter written by African American poet Phillis Wheatley is now part of the Museum's collection.

We join with so many in the history community to remember Dr. Gary Nash, a founding member of the Museum’s board of scholars during the early planning phase of the project.

Look back at featured news clips from the donation — and subsequent family reunion — of the Revolutionary War diary of John Claypoole, which documents his experiences as a prisoner of war, to the Museum.

We mourn the loss of Pulitzer-Prize winning author David McCullough.

Take a closer look at objects related to the legacies of Elizabeth Griscom Ross Ashburn Claypoole, popularly known as Betsy Ross, and James Forten that are now on display in the final gallery of the Museum's core exhibition.

We join with so many in the history community in mourning the loss of Linda Eaton.

Learn more about the first-ever graduating class of the Museum's inaugural Living History Youth Summer Institute.

Take a closer look at a number of Revolutionary era objects acquired and collected by the Museum through our first five years.

Learn more about artifacts on view at the Museum in a new display about the story of General George Washington's prayer at Valley Forge.

Take a closer look at art and artifacts on display that show artist William B. T. Trego's vision of Valley Forge during the Revolutionary War.