Explore the complex and compelling stories of numerous individuals who participated in the Revolutionary War in different ways and on different sides of the conflict through these lectures and other historical programs, which accompany the exhibition Voices of Revolution. Click on the links below to learn more about each program and, if the event has already taken place, to watch a video of the presentation.
British Officer Thomas Musgrave’s Account of the American Revolution
February 13, 2026
The Institute’s museum collections and operations manager, Paul Newman, for a discussion of a 1780s manuscript account of the American Revolution by Lt. Col. (later made a General and Baronet) Thomas Musgrave, a British officer who served extensively throughout the war.
A recording of this program is forthcoming and will be made available soon.
Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution
March 10, 2026
In this lecture, independent historian Eric Jay Dolin explores American privateers in the Revolutionary War and discusses their critical impact on the war’s outcome.
“Destruction and Wanton Waste”: The Impact of War on a Peaceful Valley
April 9, 2026
Andrew Outten, the Institute’s senior manager of historical programs and marketing, reexamines the Battle of Brandywine from the perspective of the civilian population that experienced the engagement, especially the predominant Quaker community.
When the Declaration of Independence Was News
April 21, 2026
Emily Sneff, Ph.D. discusses her new book that reveals the stories of how the Declaration of Independence was communicated in the United States and around the Atlantic World.