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.
September 2023
Dinner and Lecture – The Prelude to Monmouth
This dinner and lecture at the Hyatt Regency Morristown kicks off the Institute’s next two-day battlefield tour experience exploring a significant turning point of the American Revolution: the Battle of Monmouth. The evening begins at 5 p.m. with cocktails will be available through a cash bar, followed by a buffet style dinner. Following dinner, a lecture featuring award-winning historian Ricardo A. Herrera, Ph.D., of the U.S. Army War College discussing the events that led to the Battle of Monmouth. The…
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Join us as we explore the the Battle of Monmouth. Using Morristown, N.J., as our base of operations, this experience will include a Friday evening dinner and lecture given by award-winning historian Ricardo A. Herrera, Ph.D., of the U.S. Army War College discussing the events that led to the battle. Accompanying the dinner and lecture, a guided bus tour of Monmouth Battlefield the following day will closely examine the events that transpired during the siege and explore various key locations…
Find out more »March 2024
Art in Bloom DC 2024
Art in Bloom DC returns to Anderson House for a fourth time on March 14-17! This popular event fills our historic headquarters with dozens of floral arrangements inspired by the art and architecture of Anderson House. Art in Bloom provides a unique opportunity in the nation’s capital to stroll through the museum at your own pace, viewing interpretations of specific artworks, furnishings and architectural details rendered in a floral medium by some of Washington’s most creative and innovative floral designs.…
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Dinner and Lecture – “The Fortunes of War Have Made Me Your Prisoner”: British Blunders and the Prelude to Saratoga
This dinner and lecture at the Inn at Saratoga, in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., kicks off the Institute’s next two-day battlefield tour experience exploring a significant turning point of the American Revolution: the Battle of Saratoga. The evening begins at 5 p.m. with cocktails that will be available through a cash bar, followed by a buffet style dinner. Following the evening's meal, a lecture given by the Institute’s historical programs manager, Andrew Outten, will discuss the campaigns of 1777, political and…
Find out more »Battlefield Tour – The Battle of Saratoga
Registration for Saturday's day-long guided bus tour is currently sold out. Tickets for the Friday evening dinner and lecture are still available. To be placed on our waiting list for Saturday's battlefield tour, please email the Institute's historical programs manager, Andrew Outten (aoutten@societyofthecincinnati.org), to be notified of any open spots that become available. The waiting list will be honored on a first-come, first-served basis. Join us in New York as we explore a critical turning point of the American Revolution:…
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