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 2020
EVENT CANCELLED: Lunch Bite – The Female Review: or Memoirs of an American Young Lady
Due to the current public health emergency, this event has been cancelled. Join Research Services Librarian Rachel Nellis for a discussion of The Female Review: or Memoirs of an American Young Lady by Herman Mann. In this 1797 biography, Mann explored the life of Deborah Sampson, a soldier in the Massachusetts Line and one of the first female pensioners of the American Revolution. Mixing fact with romantic inventions, this imaginative account of Sampson’s wartime service was published to support her case for a…
Find out more »August 2020
Video Lunch Bite – Mapping Revolutionary New York
Join historian Kieran O’Keefe for a discussion of eighteenth-century mapmaking, focusing on a 1775 map of New York. Based on a survey by British military engineer John Montresor, the map depicts New York and parts of neighboring colonies, and includes the topography of the Hudson highlands and the Hudson-Lake Champlain corridor, a region heavily contested during the Revolutionary War. https://youtu.be/0x7MgukEDmQ
Find out more »January 2022
Virtual Lunch Bite – Portrait of General Sir William Green
Join Museum Collections and Operations Manager Paul Newman as he discusses a portrait of General Sir William Green, Baronet (1725-1811), by George Carter (1737-1794), ca 1784. As the chief engineer for Gibraltar prior to and during the Franco-Spanish siege of the British territory, it was Green who designed, lobbied for and oversaw the construction of greater defenses of the Rock. This Lunch Bite will focus on why one of the Revolutionary War's greatest sieges was fought on the doorstep to…
Find out more »February 2022
Virtual Lunch Bite – A German Military Jaeger Rifle
Join Historical Programs Manager Andrew Outten for a discussion of a German military jaeger rifle. The soldiers who comprised the German auxiliary forces that supported Great Britain during the Revolutionary War were a formidable foe. They were well trained and highly disciplined. Among these German auxiliaries were specialized corps of light infantry soldiers known as jaegers. With backgrounds as huntsmen, foresters, and trackers in the German wilderness prior to arriving in North America, men who made up the various jaeger…
Find out more »March 2022
Virtual Lunch Bite – Mercy Otis Warren’s Poems, Dramatic and Miscellaneous
Join Research Services Librarian Rachel Nellis for a discussion of Mercy Otis Warren's Poems, Dramatic and Miscellaneous, published in 1790, that contains two plays and several allegorical or satirical poems on the Revolution that were dedicated to George Washington and praised by Alexander Hamilton. The presentation will last approximately 30 minutes on Zoom. Registration is required to access the Lunch Bite.
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