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Picturing Washington's Army
A Women’s War: Teaching the Role of Women in the Revolutionary War
March 30, 2022 from 7-8:30 p.m.
Making the Museum: Washington's War Tent
Black Founders Educator Deep-Dive
May 17, 2023 from 7-8:30 p.m.When Women Lost the Vote: A Revolutionary Story
Finding Freedom: Andrew - Additional Revolutionary War Pension Deposition
One year after he initially applied for a Revolutionary War pension from the United States Government, Andrew Ferguson returned to the courthouse in Monroe County, Indiana, to share more details about his military service during the war. This document records his additional testimony. Ferguson declared that he had hoped to apply for a pension 17 years earlier in response to Congress’s 1818 law that allowed impoverished Revolutionary War veterans to apply for financial support from the United States Government. However, at the time, Ferguson was told that “a Colored man could not get a pension.” Many veterans of African descent applied for and received pensions according to the 1818 legislation, but they encountered racial discrimination and intimidation during the application process.
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Museum Tickets Go on Sale Feb. 22, George Washington’s 285th Birthday
Liberty Virtual Tour and Resources Orientation
March 8, 2022 from 7-8:30 p.m.
AmRev Presents: Betsy Ross Beyond the Flag with American Repertory Theater
March 16, 2022 from 6:30-7:30 p.m.