News

Year in Revolution Video Series Now Available

To commemorate the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, the American Revolution Institute of the Society of the Cincinnati is proud to announce the launch of its new short-form video series titled Year in Revolution. Designed for classroom use, students and lifelong learners alike will learn about each year of the Revolution through a comprehensive overview video and five “who, what, where, when and how” videos. The videos for the years 1775 and 1776 are now available.

 

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Events

Upcoming Lecture — The Whites of Their Eyes: Bunker Hill, the First American Army, and the Emergence of George Washington

Join us on Tuesday, June 17 at 6:30 p.m., for a lecture featuring historian Paul Lockhart discussing and commemorating the Battle of Bunker Hill on the 250th anniversary of the battle.

Exhibitions

Revolutionary Beginnings

Revolutionary Beginnings kicks off our commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the Revolutionary War with an examination of three critical and underappreciated battles—at Bunker Hill, Quebec and Sullivan’s Island—that demonstrate how widespread the rebellion was prior to the Declaration of Independence.

New Online

Historiscope Toy Interactive

A mid-nineteenth century educational toy made by Milton Bradley & Co. and preserved in our collections displays twelve scenes of the Revolution considered to be the most important events for children to know about the founding of their country. Explore the Historiscope through a new digital interactive experience.