Transcribe-A-Thon: The Revolution In Their Own Words
Experience history at the library by participating in a transcription event highlighting 250 years of independence! Dive into the words of the everyday people of the revolution and help make […]
Experience history at the library by participating in a transcription event highlighting 250 years of independence! Dive into the words of the everyday people of the revolution and help make […]
On July 4th, 2026, the Declaration of Independence will celebrate 250 years! But what exactly is this special document that we honor each year on its birthday? Come along with a museum educator to discover what the Declaration is, why it was created, and why the important ideas inside it mattered in 1776—and still do […]
Climb aboard as we learn about life on a privateer ship, including what, as a sailor, you might have eaten, what your job might have been, and how you would have passed the time. Meet some of the Revolution’s most famous sailors, like Philadelphian James Forten, learn how to fire a cannon while fighting off […]
After a glorious summer's afternoon in Cape May, come join us at the Inn of Cape May right along the beach for some fine dining, good drink, wonderful song and […]
Eighteenth-century Philadelphia was a complex place where global trade brought new goods and new ideas to the people who became revolutionaries. Follow one artifact — a punchbowl uncovered in an archaeological dig on site of the Museum of the American Revolution — on a virtual tour of the city, and find yourself in market stalls, […]