News

Iris de Rode Awarded the 2026-2027 Thomas Jay McCahill III Fellowship

We are pleased to announce that the 2026-2027 Thomas Jay McCahill III Fellowship has been awarded to Iris de Rode, Ph.D. The fellowship supports Dr. de Rode’s research on the Franco-American alliance during the American Revolution. Her project demonstrates the alliance’s success as a result of a small circle of Franco-American officers who, by 1780, had learned to think and plan together in ways that made coalition warfare workable.

 

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Events

Upcoming Virtual Lecture—Loyalists & Liberty: Savannah in the American Revolution

Join us on Tuesday, March 3 at 6:30 p.m. for a virtual lecture featuring historian Nora Fleming Lee discussing the unexpected discovery of nineteen Revolutionary War cannons found in the Savannah River, research surrounding the artifacts and where they’ll end up next.

Exhibitions

Voices of Revolution

As we mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the exhibition Voices of Revolution explores the variety of people who participated in the Revolutionary War and some of the battlefields where their paths crossed, underscoring the scale and importance of this event at the heart of our national identity.

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Year in Revolution Videos

Our short-form video series Year in Revolution tells the story of each year of the war using archival animation that brings to life the Institute’s museum and library collections. Each year is explored through one comprehensive overview video and five “who, what, when, where and how” videos. The videos for 1775-1778 are available now, with more to come.