News

Year in Revolution Video Series Now Available

To commemorate the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, the American Revolution Institute of the Society of the Cincinnati is proud to announce the launch of its new short-form video series titled Year in Revolution. Designed for classroom use, students and lifelong learners alike will learn about each year of the Revolution through a comprehensive overview video and five “who, what, where, when and how” videos. The videos for the year 1775 are now available, with those for 1776 to launch later this year.

 

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Events

Panel Discussion—The Battles of Lexington and Concord

Join us on Tuesday, April 29 at 6:30 p.m. for a panel discussion commemorating the 250th anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord. Panelists will discuss the prelude of the two events, the engagements through the perspectives of the battles’ participants and civilian eyewitnesses and recent archaeological studies and findings and how they have impacted or enhanced the interpretation of the battles.

Exhibitions

Revolutionary Beginnings

Revolutionary Beginnings kicks off our commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the Revolutionary War with an examination of three critical and underappreciated battles—at Bunker Hill, Quebec and Sullivan’s Island—that demonstrate how widespread the rebellion was prior to the Declaration of Independence.

New Online

Historiscope Toy Interactive

A mid-nineteenth century educational toy made by Milton Bradley & Co. and preserved in our collections displays twelve scenes of the Revolution considered to be the most important events for children to know about the founding of their country. Explore the Historiscope through a new digital interactive experience.