Calendar of Historical Programs

Supporting scholarship and promoting popular understanding of the American Revolution is central to the work of the American Revolution Institute. The Institute welcomes distinguished scholars and authors to share their insights and discuss their latest research with the public at Anderson House through lectures, author's talks and panel discussions. The Institute also hosts a variety of other historical programs throughout the year, including our Lunch Bite object talks, battlefield tours, special Anderson House tour programs and other events. Many of the events we offer are free.

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October 2025

The 2025 Society of the Cincinnati Prize Presentation & Reception

October 8, 2025 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Anderson House, 2118 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20008 United States
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The 2025 Society of the Cincinnati Prize honors Vaughn Scribner, Ph.D., for his book Under Alien Skies: Environment, Suffering, and the Defeat of the British Military in Revolutionary America (University of North Carolina Press, 2024), which illustrates how foreign soldiers’ perceptions of the American environment during the Revolution merged with harsh wartime realities to elicit considerable physical, mental, and emotional anguish. The Revolutionary War is often celebrated as marking the birth of American republicanism, liberty and representative democracy, yet for…

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November 2025

From The Vault—Military Training in the 18th Century

November 18, 2025 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Anderson House, 2118 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20008 United States
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Join library staff, along with historian Steven Elliot, Ph.D., for a special program exploring selections from our library collections relating to military training during the American Revolution and the long eighteenth century. This special viewing will allow guests to explore rare items—including military treatises, orderly books and training manuals—up close while learning about the various tactics and practices used to train soldiers in eighteenth-century armies. This program will be held in-person only. Registration is limited and will be honored on…

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December 2025

Battlefield Tour—Revolutionary Charleston

December 5, 2025 @ 5:30 pm - December 6, 2025 @ 5:00 pm
Charleston, SC Charleston, SC United States + Google Map

Join us in Charleston, S.C., as we explore two important events of the American Revolution: the Battle of Sullivan’s Island and the Siege of Charleston. This two-day experience will include a Friday evening dinner and lecture given by independent historian Cordell Bragg discussing Gen. William Moultrie and the Battle of Sullivan’s Island, fought on June 28, 1776. The following day, a day-long guided tour will explore the various locations that encompassed the 1776 battle and the 1780 siege, including Fort…

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