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.
April 2019
Concert – Guitar
In this third date in the American Music Series, Zachary Grim performs a range of guitar music, from the Sousa-esque compositions of William Foden to the Appalachian-inspired compositions of Robert Beaser, as well as modern compositions commissioned by the artist. As a concert guitarist and lutenist, Zachary Grim is an innovative performer who incorporates modern approaches into traditional music. The concert will last approximately one hour. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Find out more »Revolutionary Choices Game Launch
Join us for a reception and an evening of play as we celebrate the world-wide launch of Revolutionary Choices, a video game created by the American Revolution Institute to make the Revolution fun—and to let players experience how hard it was to achieve independence while ensuring liberty and union. A more perfect union is possible—play to find out if you can beat the founders or devolve into tyranny. We promise an evening of fun: an opportunity to play, socialize, and…
Find out more »Lunch Bite – The Loyalist Prisoner Experience
Library Assistant Kieran O’Keefe discusses the loyalist prisoner experience during the Revolutionary War featuring an engraving of the notorious underground prison at Simsbury Mines in Connecticut, published in 1781 in a London periodical. While revolutionaries in New York contended with British forces based in New York City and Canada, they also faced an internal threat from the state's loyalist inhabitants. Fearing that loyalists might undermine the Revolution through insurrection or by aiding the British army, patriot leaders chose to arrest…
Find out more »May 2019
Author’s Talk—Daniel Morgan: A Revolutionary Life
Historian Albert Louis Zambone discusses and signs copies of his biography of Daniel Morgan, a homeless, illiterate teenage laborer who, with ambition, determination and a great deal of luck, became a landowner, congressman and one of America’s greatest battlefield commanders. The talk will last approximately 45 minutes, followed by a book signing and refreshments. Copies of the book will be available to purchase at the event. About the Speaker Albert Louis Zambone earned his doctorate in American history from…
Find out more »Lunch Bite – The First Society of the Cincinnati Eagle Insignias
The first examples of the iconic Society of the Cincinnati insignia, known as the Eagle, were made in Paris in January 1784 for French members of the Society, who had served the American cause as either soldiers of their king or volunteers commissioned in the Continental forces. Popular among French officers and admired by their countrymen, the Society Eagle symbolized their service to their king and association with the American war and its revered leader, George Washington, who was the…
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