BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//The American Revolution Institute - ECPv5.0.3.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:The American Revolution Institute X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.americanrevolutioninstitute.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for The American Revolution Institute BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260507T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260507T193000 DTSTAMP:20260506T142357 CREATED:20251223T143040Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260317T141903Z UID:30688-1778178600-1778182200@www.americanrevolutioninstitute.org SUMMARY:Author’s Talk—The Killing of Jane McCrea: An American Tragedy on the Revolutionary Frontier DESCRIPTION:Paul Staiti\, professor of fine arts at Mount Holyoke College\, discusses his new book that\, for the first time\, undertakes a comprehensive investigation into the life\, death\, and legacy of Jane McCrea\, who was killed by a Native American warrior serving alongside British general John Burgoyne’s 1777 expedition in New York. Using both visual arts and written records\, Professor Staiti reassembles the scattered fragments of McCrea’s story to illuminate a historical terrain long since shrouded in misinformation\, controversy\, and mythology. \nRegistration is requested. To attend the author’s talk in-person\, or to watch virtually\, please use the appropriate links below.  \n*Please note: This program was rescheduled from March 17 at 6:30 p.m. If you have already registered for the program\, there is no need to register again as all registations\, both in-person and virtual\, will be honored. If you registered to attend the program virtually\, please keep the information you received in your Zoom confirmation in a safe location as it will be required to access the program on the newly established date.\nRegister to Attend the Author’s Talk at Anderson House \nRegister to Attend the Author’s Talk Virtually \nAbout the Speaker\nPaul Staiti is the Alumnae Foundation Professor of Fine Arts at Mount Holyoke College. He is the author of books and essays on John Singleton Copley\, Gilbert Stuart\, Samuel F. B. Morse\, William Michael Harnett and Winslow Homer. Throughout his career\, he has lectured at the Louvre\, the Museum of Fine Arts Boston and the Metropolitan Museum of Art\, and has been the recipient of senior fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities three times. In 2009\, he was honored with Mount Holyoke’s Distinguished Teacher award. Currently he teaches courses on American art and architecture\, as well as American cinema. \n URL:https://www.americanrevolutioninstitute.org/event/authors-talk-the-killing-of-jane-mccrea-an-american-tragedy-on-the-revolutionary-frontier/ LOCATION:Anderson House\, 2118 Massachusetts Ave.\, NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20008\, United States CATEGORIES:Lectures and Author’s Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.americanrevolutioninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Staiti-Logo.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260509T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260509T160000 DTSTAMP:20260506T142357 CREATED:20260429T135739Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260429T135739Z UID:31477-1778320800-1778342400@www.americanrevolutioninstitute.org SUMMARY:Revolutionary War Family Day DESCRIPTION:Bring the family and kick off the 250th anniversary celebrations with a day of Revolutionary War activities—for free! Guests will be able to view a rare copy of the Declaration of Independence\, printed by John Dunlap in 1776; meet historic interpreters\, including Continental soldiers; participate in hands-on activities; sign our giant Declaration of Independence; view our current exhibition\, Voices of Revolution; and more. \nAdmission is free\, but registration is requested. Use the link below to get your tickets.  \n  \nGet Your Free Tickets \n URL:https://www.americanrevolutioninstitute.org/event/revolutionary-war-family-day/ LOCATION:Anderson House\, 2118 Massachusetts Ave.\, NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20008\, United States CATEGORIES:Special Tours and Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.americanrevolutioninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/family-main-image.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260520T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260520T193000 DTSTAMP:20260506T142357 CREATED:20260428T175814Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260429T133752Z UID:31397-1779301800-1779305400@www.americanrevolutioninstitute.org SUMMARY:Author’s Talk—The Cherokee War of 1776: Native Destruction at the Dawn of the American Independence DESCRIPTION:Historian Kevin Kokomoor of Coastal Carolina University discusses his new book that recasts America’s founding moment by tracing the importance of westward ambition and settler violence to the origins of the Revolutionary War and uncovers the rarely acknowledged war waged by the emerging United States against the Cherokee people just days after the Declaration of Independence was signed. Dr. Kokomoor foregrounds Cherokee voices\, motivations\, and resilience\, challenging the notion that they were merely pawns in a colonial struggle and forcing us to reckon with the real costs of independence and the long fight for Indigenous sovereignty. \nRegistration is requested. To attend the author’s talk in-person\, or to watch virtually\, please use the appropriate link below. \nRegister to Attend the Author's Talk at Anderson House \nRegister to Attend the Author's Talk Virtually \n  \n URL:https://www.americanrevolutioninstitute.org/event/authors-talk-the-cherokee-war-of-1776-native-destruction-at-the-dawn-of-the-american-independence/ LOCATION:Anderson House\, 2118 Massachusetts Ave.\, NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20008\, United States CATEGORIES:Lectures and Author’s Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.americanrevolutioninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Cherokee-War-Web.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260527T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260527T193000 DTSTAMP:20260506T142357 CREATED:20260428T175835Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260428T180020Z UID:31403-1779906600-1779910200@www.americanrevolutioninstitute.org SUMMARY:Author’s Talk—Washington’s One-Man Army: The Life\, Legends\, and Battles of Peter Francisco DESCRIPTION:Adm. John Palmer (Ret.)\, U.S. Navy\, discusses his new book that tells the riveting narrative of Peter Francisco\, who was born in the Portuguese Azores in 1760\, was kidnapped and brought to Virginia in 1765\, and joined the Continental Army’s Virginia Line at the outbreak of the American Revolution. Considered to be a larger-than-life soldier at 6 feet 6 inches tall\, he served in the Battles of Brandywine\, Germanton\, Monmouth\, Stony Point\, and Guilford Courthouse. Admiral Palmer tells the true story of this fascinating figure’s military service by separating fact from fiction and debunking the many myths and legends that have arisen about him over the last two centuries. \nRegistration is requested. To attend the author’s talk in-person\, or to watch virtually\, please use the appropriate link below. \nRegister to Attend the Author's Talk at Anderson House \nRegister to Attend the Author's Talk Virtually \n URL:https://www.americanrevolutioninstitute.org/event/authors-talk-washingtons-one-man-army-the-life-legends-and-battles-of-peter-francisco/ LOCATION:Anderson House\, 2118 Massachusetts Ave.\, NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20008\, United States CATEGORIES:Lectures and Author’s Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.americanrevolutioninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Francisco-Web.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260611T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260611T193000 DTSTAMP:20260506T142357 CREATED:20260429T134200Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260429T135318Z UID:31454-1781202600-1781206200@www.americanrevolutioninstitute.org SUMMARY:Lecture—Across the Ocean\, Into Battle: German Soldiers\, Families\, and Community in the American Revolutionary War DESCRIPTION:Historian Friederike Baer focuses our attention on the varied experiences of the German auxiliaries in the American Revolution. Between 1776 and 1783\, Great Britain hired more than thirty thousand German soldiers to fight in its war against the American rebels. Collectively known as Hessians and accompanied by many civilians\, including hundreds of women and children\, they spent extended periods in locations as far-flung and varied as Canada and West Florida. Drawing on extensive research in German-authored private papers and official records\, this talk examines the Hessians not merely as a fighting force but as a military community sustained through domestic labor\, familial ties\, and collective identity far from home. This program accompanies our current exhibition\, Voices of Revolution\, on view through January 10\, 2027. \nRegistration is requested. To attend the lecture in-person\, or to watch virtually\, please use the appropriate links below.  \n  \nRegister to Attend the Lecture at Anderson House \nRegister to Attend the Lecture Virtually \n URL:https://www.americanrevolutioninstitute.org/event/lecture-across-the-ocean-into-battle-german-soldiers-families-and-community-in-the-american-revolutionary-war/ LOCATION:Anderson House\, 2118 Massachusetts Ave.\, NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20008\, United States CATEGORIES:Lectures and Author’s Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.americanrevolutioninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Baer-web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260625T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260625T193000 DTSTAMP:20260506T142357 CREATED:20260428T175914Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260428T175948Z UID:31406-1782412200-1782415800@www.americanrevolutioninstitute.org SUMMARY:Author’s Talk—National Treasure: How the Declaration of Independence Made America DESCRIPTION:Award-winning historian Michael Auslin discusses his new book that demonstrates how Thomas Jefferson’s words in the Declaration of Independence have inspired implausibly varied causes\, from suffragists and civil rights leaders to groups waging war on the United States government. Auslin will address the lessons that should be taken from the document today and how the Declaration’s ideals can bring a disparate nation together. As we gather to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the founders’ bold experiment in democracy\, this talk will also remind us that the enduring document was not just a call for freedom and equality but an eloquent statement of the principles that bind us together. \nRegistration is requested. To attend the author’s talk in-person\, or to watch virtually\, please use the appropriate link below. \nRegister to Attend the Author's Talk at Anderson House \nRegister to Attend the Author's Talk Virtually \n URL:https://www.americanrevolutioninstitute.org/event/authors-talk-national-treasure-how-the-declaration-of-independence-made-america/ LOCATION:Anderson House\, 2118 Massachusetts Ave.\, NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20008\, United States CATEGORIES:Lectures and Author’s Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.americanrevolutioninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Auslin-Web.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260701T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260701T193000 DTSTAMP:20260506T142357 CREATED:20260429T134424Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260429T134433Z UID:31458-1782930600-1782934200@www.americanrevolutioninstitute.org SUMMARY:Lecture – Palmetto Parapets: The Battle of Sullivan's Island\, June 28\, 1776 DESCRIPTION:Independent historian Chip Bragg commemorates the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Sullivan’s Island\, where Maj. Gen. William Moultrie commanded a valiant defended an unfinished log fort on Sullivan’s Island\, located at the entrance of Charleston harbor in South Carolina\, against a determined British naval attack. Drawing from his extensive research\, Dr. Bragg gives an in-depth overview of the iconic battle—which occurred while the Continental Congress in Philadelphia considered a draft of the Declaration of Independence—and demonstrates how a garrison of South Carolinians proved that untested\, but courageous\, American soldiers could stand firm and prevail against British might at the outset of the American Revolution. \nRegistration is requested. To attend the lecture in-person\, or to watch virtually\, please use the appropriate links below.  \n  \nRegister to Attend the Lecture at Anderson House \nRegister to Attend the Lecture Virtually \n URL:https://www.americanrevolutioninstitute.org/event/lecture-palmetto-parapets-the-battle-of-sullivans-island-june-28-1776/ LOCATION:Anderson House\, 2118 Massachusetts Ave.\, NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20008\, United States CATEGORIES:Lectures and Author’s Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.americanrevolutioninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/chip-web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260707T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260707T193000 DTSTAMP:20260506T142357 CREATED:20260429T134803Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260429T135252Z UID:31463-1783449000-1783452600@www.americanrevolutioninstitute.org SUMMARY:Author’s Talk – Suffering for the Crown: The Hudson Valley Loyalists and the Violence of Revolution DESCRIPTION:Kieran O’Keefe of Lyon College discusses his new book that focuses our attention on Loyalists living in New York’s Hudson Valley during the Revolution\, an epicenter where neighbor fought neighbor\, brother fought brother\, and fathers fought sons. Through an analysis of the effects of violence on Loyalist communities—which included white\, Black\, and Native peoples—this talk reveals the brutal reality of war by examining its enduring psychological and social legacies\,  providing a nuanced understanding of the Revolution’s human cost and how suffering became central to how Loyalists came to define themselves and their ordeal. This program accompanies our current exhibition\, Voices of Revolution\, on view through January 10\, 2027. \nRegistration is requested. To attend the author’s talk in-person\, or to watch virtually\, please use the appropriate links below.  \n  \nRegister to Attend the Author’s Talk at Anderson House \nRegister to Attend the Author’s Talk Virtually \n URL:https://www.americanrevolutioninstitute.org/event/authors-talk-suffering-for-the-crown-the-hudson-valley-loyalists-and-the-violence-of-revolution/ LOCATION:Anderson House\, 2118 Massachusetts Ave.\, NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20008\, United States CATEGORIES:Lectures and Author’s Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.americanrevolutioninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/okeefe-web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260715T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260715T193000 DTSTAMP:20260506T142357 CREATED:20260429T140004Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260429T142504Z UID:31480-1784140200-1784143800@www.americanrevolutioninstitute.org SUMMARY:Music of the American Revolution - America’s 250th DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special concert featuring David and Ginger Hildebrand to celebrate the 250th anniversary of American independence. Donned in period attire\, the Hildebrands will perform patriotic songs\, ballads\, dance tunes\, and theater songs known by George Washington\, Thomas Jefferson\, Benjamin Franklin\, and others. Guests will also learn about the various instruments being used in the performance\, including the hammered dulcimer\, violin\, and Spanish and English guitars. This performance interprets musical traditions\, featuring both the formal and less refined aspects of music in early America. \nThis program will only be held in-person at Anderson House. Admission is free and registration is requested. Use the link below to register for the concert.  \n  \nRegister to Attend the Program at Anderson House \n  \n URL:https://www.americanrevolutioninstitute.org/event/music-of-the-american-revolution-americas-250th/ LOCATION:Anderson House\, 2118 Massachusetts Ave.\, NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20008\, United States CATEGORIES:Concerts,Special Tours and Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.americanrevolutioninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/holde-web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260813T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260813T193000 DTSTAMP:20260506T142357 CREATED:20260429T134958Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260429T135233Z UID:31466-1786645800-1786649400@www.americanrevolutioninstitute.org SUMMARY:Lecture—Entangled Alliances: The Soldiers of Saint-Domingue During the American Revolution DESCRIPTION:Historian Ronald Angelo Johnson of Baylor University brings to light the fascinating story of American patriots and rebels from Saint-Domingue (later Haiti) allying against European tyranny. While modern understandings of freedom are often linked to the U.S. Declaration of Independence\, Johnson argues that the desire of Black Atlantic inhabitants for liberty and their will to resist slavery predated the fateful standoff between minutemen and redcoats at Lexington and Concord. Drawing from original multilingual sources to offer a fresh perspective\, this lecture fuses the search for freedom by Black and white founders in the United States and Saint-Domingue into a coherent story of collective resistance during the most explosive twenty-year period of the eighteenth century. This program accompanies our current exhibition\, Voices of Revolution\, on view through January 10\, 2027. \nRegistration is requested. To attend the lecture in-person\, or to watch virtually\, please use the appropriate links below.  \n  \nRegister to Attend the Lecture at Anderson House \nRegister to Attend the Lecture Virtually \n URL:https://www.americanrevolutioninstitute.org/event/lecture-entangled-alliances-the-soldiers-of-saint-domingue-during-the-american-revolution/ LOCATION:Anderson House\, 2118 Massachusetts Ave.\, NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20008\, United States CATEGORIES:Lectures and Author’s Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.americanrevolutioninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/johson-web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260826T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260826T193000 DTSTAMP:20260506T142357 CREATED:20260429T135204Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260429T135204Z UID:31469-1787769000-1787772600@www.americanrevolutioninstitute.org SUMMARY:Lecture—Washington’s Immortals: The Maryland 400 and the Battle of Long Island DESCRIPTION:Award-winning author and historian Patrick K. O’Donnell commemorates the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Long Island that occurred on August 27\, 1776. Gen. George Washington found his troops outmanned and outmaneuvered at the Battle of Long Island\, but thanks to a series of desperate charges by a single heroic regiment\, the First Maryland Regiment—famously known as the Maryland 400—Washington was able to evacuate his men and the nascent Continental Army lived to fight another day. In this talk\, O’Donnell brings to life the remarkable men of this elite unit by discussing their role at the Battle of Long Island and other major engagements of the American Revolution. \nRegistration is requested. To attend the lecture in-person\, or to watch virtually\, please use the appropriate links below.  \n  \nRegister to Attend the Lecture at Anderson House \nRegister to Attend the Lecture Virtually \n URL:https://www.americanrevolutioninstitute.org/event/lecture-washingtons-immortals-the-maryland-400-and-the-battle-of-long-island/ LOCATION:Anderson House\, 2118 Massachusetts Ave.\, NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20008\, United States CATEGORIES:Lectures and Author’s Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.americanrevolutioninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/odonell-web.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR