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New Video Series Launched to Commemorate the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolutionary War
April 18, 2025
The American Revolution Institute announces the launch of a new short-format video series titled Year in Revolution, exploring each year of the Revolutionary War through six animated videos.
The American Revolution Institute Research Fellowships Awarded for 2025
March 10, 2025
The American Revolution Institute has awarded short-term library research fellowships to thirteen scholars who will receive support to explore the library and museum collections related to their project.
Christine DeLucia Awarded the Thomas Jay McCahill III Fellowship
January 27, 2025
The American Revolution Institute has awarded the Thomas Jay McCahill Fellowship for the academic year 2025-2026 to Christine DeLucia, PhD, for her research on eighteenth-century communities across the northeast in the American revolutionary era.
Eli Merritt Wins the 2024 Society of the Cincinnati Prize for Disunion Among Ourselves
May 2, 2024
The American Revolution Institute honors an important new book on the political divisions that assailed the Continental Congress and the regional forces that threatened to break apart the United States’ first government.
4th Annual Art in Bloom DC to be Held at Anderson House
February 21, 2024
Art in Bloom DC returns for its fourth annual exhibition at Anderson House this spring, celebrating both fine art and fine floral design through the display of flower arrangements as interpretations of artwork at historic Anderson House.
America’s First Veterans
November 11, 2020
The American Revolution Institute is pleased to announce the publication of America’s First Veterans written by Executive Director Jack D. Warren, Jr.
A Museum that Never Closes
June 11, 2020
The American Revolution Institute announces the launch of its museum collections database online, providing access to some of its most important and iconic objects.
John Buchanan Wins the Society of the Cincinnati Prize for The Road to Charleston
April 4, 2020
The American Revolution Institute honors an important new book on the decisive campaign that won the American Revolution in the Carolinas and Georgia.
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie Praises Our Work Promoting the Memory of America’s First Veterans
January 17, 2020
The work of the Institute is attracting the attention of leaders who care about our history and recognize the importance of understanding the past.
The American Revolution Institute Acquires Samuel F. B. Morse’s Thomas Pinckney Portrait
December 2, 2019
The Institute is proud to announce the recent acquisition of Samuel F. B. Morse’s ca. 1818 portrait of Major General Thomas Pinckney of South Carolina (1750-1828).
The Improbable Victory that Made Us a Nation
June 28, 2019
American Revolution Institute Executive Director Jack D. Warren, Jr., addressed a crowd gathered near the Sergeant Jasper statue at White Point Garden in Charleston, South Carolina, to commemorate Carolina Day, the anniversary of the American victory at Sullivan’s Island in 1776—an improbable victory that inspired a nation.
Revolutionary Reflections: French Memories of the War for America
March 18, 2019
The special exhibition, Revolutionary Reflections: French Memories of the War for America, on view from April 5 through October 27, 2019, explores how the king’s officers understood and remembered the American Revolution and their role in the achievement of American independence.
Eric Hinderaker Wins the Society of the Cincinnati Prize for Boston’s Massacre
December 5, 2018
The Institute honors the author of a new book that changes the way we think about one of the iconic events of the American Revolution.
The Promise of Yorktown
October 19, 2018
Society of the Cincinnati President General Jonathan Woods addressed a large crowd in Yorktown, Virginia, to commemorate the 237th anniversary of the allied victory that secured American independence. “What about the millions of Americans,” he asked, “who don’t understand and appreciate the American Revolution and the brave men who won our independence?”
Original Alexander Hamilton Artifacts and Documents Featured in a New Exhibition
March 2, 2018
Rare original artifacts and documents from the life of Alexander Hamilton, one of the most important—and now perhaps the most popular—of America’s founding fathers, will be on display in a new exhibition in Washington, D.C.
Lost Portrait of a French—and Spanish—Hero of the American Revolution Rediscovered and on Display in the United States for the First Time
January 26, 2018
The American Revolution Institute of the Society of the Cincinnati is pleased to announce the discovery of a unique portrait of a French general—Claude-Anne de Rouvroy, marquis de Saint-Simon-Montbléru—who was instrumental in winning the final great battle of the Revolutionary War.
Why We Honor George Washington
September 27, 2017
At a moment when many Americans are asking why we honor historical figures with monuments and memorials, we remind our fellow citizens why George Washington is worthy of everlasting remembrance.
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