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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February 2025

Author’s Talk—From Trenton to Yorktown: Turning Points of the Revolutionary War

February 11, 2025 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Anderson House, 2118 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20008 United States
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For eight grueling years, American and British military forces struggled in a bloody war over colonial independence. This conflict also ensnared Native American warriors and the armies and navies of France, Spain, the Dutch Republic and several German principalities. From frozen Canada to tropical Florida and as far west as the Mississippi River, the Revolutionary War included hundreds of campaigns, battles and skirmishes on land and sea in which soldiers and sailors fought and died for causes, crowns and comrades.…

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From the Vault—Celebrating George Washington’s Birthday

February 18, 2025 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Anderson House, 2118 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20008 United States
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In commemoration of George Washington’s birthday, join our library staff, along with former research fellow and historian Craig Bruce Smith, for a special program exploring treasures from our library collections relating to the first American commander-in-chief and the first president general of the Society of the Cincinnati. This special public viewing in the research library will allow guests to view the items up close, while reflecting on their meaning nearly 250 years later. The evening will conclude with a silent…

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Lunch Bite—The Orderly Book of Edmund Bancroft from September-December 1775

February 21, 2025 @ 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
Anderson House, 2118 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20008 United States
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The Institute’s library director, Thomas Lannon, discusses the orderly book of Edmund Bancroft—the first orderly book acquired by the Institute for its library collections. Initially a non-commissioned officer in Col. William Prescott’s Regiment from May-December 1775, Edmund Bancroft was likely a participant at the Battle of Bunker Hill before becoming an ensign in the Seventh Continental Infantry in 1776, and eventually became a first lieutenant in the Fifteenth Massachusetts Regiment before he died in service. Although his orderly book was…

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March 2025

Author’s Talk—Threshold to Valley Forge: The Six Days of the Gulph Mills Encampment

March 4, 2025 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Anderson House, 2118 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20008 United States
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Between December 12–19, 1777, Gen. George Washington and his Continental Army encamped in the towering hills of Gulph Mills, Pennsylvania, fifteen miles from Philadelphia. Known as the threshold to Valley Forge, the Gulph Mills Encampment is often forgotten or minimized, falling between the more famous military engagements of the Philadelphia Campaign and the well-known experience of the army at Valley Forge. Yet, the Gulph Mills Encampment was a pivotal microcosm of the Revolutionary War and the issues that confronted the…

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Special Opening Reception — Revolutionary Beginnings: War and Remembrance in the First Year of America’s Fight for Independence

March 6, 2025 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Anderson House, 2118 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20008 United States
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Join us for a reception celebrating the opening our new exhibition, Revolutionary Beginnings: War and Remembrance in the First Year of America's Fight for Independence. The War for American Independence began on April 19, 1775 — 250 years ago this spring — with the Battles of Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts. These initial engagements gave way to the Patriots’ Siege of Boston, a nearly year-long effort to drive the British from the city. But the fighting during the first year…

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