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At its Dec. 13 meeting, the Board of Directors of the Museum of the American Revolution elected Stephen Schwab as its newest member. A partner in the Chicago office of the global law firm of DLA Piper LLP (US), Schwab concentrates much of his international commerce practice in the areas of insurance and reinsurance regulation, transactions, dispute resolution and receiverships. He will complete the term of Carl Buchholz, Vice-Chairman of the Museum’s Board and a partner with DLA Piper, who passed away earlier this year.

The Museum announced the hiring of Maureen O’Ryan as Director of Finance. O’Ryan brings more than 30 years of experience in financial services.

In this free workshop, teachers can discover the Museum's new When Women Lost the Vote virtual exhibit and explore the resources and opportunities for using it in the classroom.

In this free teacher workshop, join exhibit co-curator Dr. Marcela Micucci to use the Museum's When Women Lost the Vote virtual exhibit to analyze primary sources documenting a moment from 1776-1807 when women and people of color were able to vote in New Jersey.

Read a selection of excerpts from books written by 2022 Conference on Collecting the American Revolution presenters.

Author and historian Colin G. Calloway will discuss his new book The Indian World of George Washington: The First President, the First Americans, and the Birth of the Nation (2018), which was recently announced as a finalist for the 2018 National Book Awards, at the Museum of the American Revolution on Thursday, November 29, 2018, at 6 p.m. The event is part of the Museum’s popular Read the Revolution Speaker Series.

Join the Museum over Memorial Day Weekend to pay tribute on-site and online to the men and women who lost their lives in service to their country during the Revolutionary War.

This excerpt from Gerald Horne demonstrates how the Revolution reinvigorated the slave trade and subsequently bore a counter-revolution of slavery.

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

This excerpt from Robert Patton presents the story of America's seaborne insurgency against British merchant ships and Navy.