Lectures
Events
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CANCELED: Lecture on “The Property of the Nation”
1112 River Road, Washington Crossing, PA, 18977, United States 1112 River Rd, United StatesAmid concerns about the potential spread of COVID-19, all public events, programs and tours at Washington Crossing Historic Park and all other Pennsylvania state parks have been canceled, effective immediately and lasting through April 30. — Dr. Matthew Costello, senior historian of the White House Historical Association, will visit Washington Crossing Historic Park (PA). The…
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CANCELED: Curator Tour of “A Glorious Enterprise”
1112 River Road, Washington Crossing, PA, 18977, United States 1112 River Rd, United StatesThis event has been canceled and will not be rescheduled. Join Washington Crossing Historic Park curator Kimberly McCarty for a free gallery tour of the Visitor Center exhibit, A Glorious Enterprise: Washington’s Crossing of the Delaware. The long-term exhibit explores the Christmas night crossing in 1776 and the Continental Army’s encampment at the Thompson-Neely…
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CANCELED: Lecture and Garden Tour: Fever and Sickness in the Continental Army
1112 River Road, Washington Crossing, PA, 18977, United States 1112 River Rd, United StatesThis event has been canceled. Historian Kim Burdick will present a free lecture discussing the dangers of the rampant spread of disease in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. The most dangerous place for a soldier during the war was not the battlefield. Living in close quarters with hundreds of other soldiers, the…
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CANCELED: Curator Tour on “Soldier Health in Revolutionary PA”
1112 River Road, Washington Crossing, PA, 18977, United States 1112 River Rd, United StatesThis event has been canceled. Join Washington Crossing Historic Park curator Kimberly McCarty for a free gallery tour of the Visitor Center exhibit, Soldier Health in Revolutionary Pennsylvania. The exhibit illustrates the greatest danger that soldiers faced during the Revolutionary War: disease. In the 18th century, very little was known about preventing the spread of…
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Virtual Lecture: Fever and Sickness in the Continental Army
Virtual PA, United StatesOn Sunday, September 12 at 1:30 PM, prominent Delaware historian Kim Burdick will discuss her research on fever and sickness in the Continental Army. During their December 1776 encampment in Bucks County, the beleaguered Continental Army was beset with illness and many soldiers were unfit for duty. While some used the time of the encampment…
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A Revolutionary Conversation: Whose history and whose freedom, anyway?
Trenton Free Public Library 120 Academy Street, Trenton, New Jersey, United StatesJoin us to hear stories of African Americans living during the Revolutionary War — as continental soldiers, loyalists, slaves, and citizens — and discuss how our community can interpret our shared history in ways that respect our shared ideals of equality. Students from Sprout U School of the Arts will present a “living museum” providing…
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In-Person Lecture – The Revolutionary World of a Free Black Man: Jacob Francis 1754-1836
Washington Crossing Historic Park – Visitor Center & Historic Village 1112 River Road, Washington Crossing, PA, United StatesOn Sunday, February 13 at 1:30 PM, author William L. Kidder will discuss his new book The Revolutionary World of a Free Black Man: Jacob Francis 1754-1836. Born in Amwell Township to a free Black mother, Jacob Francis lived his 82-year life in a world of revolutionary change. He became caught up in the rising…
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Lecture – “Surviving The Winters”
Washington Crossing Historic Park 1112 River Road, Washington Crossing, PA, United StatesOn Sunday, May 1 at 1:30 PM, join author Steven Elliott as he discusses his book Surviving the Winters: Housing Washington’s Army During the American Revolution. Washington’s troops spent only a few days a year in combat. The rest of the time, especially in the winter months, they were engaged in a different sort of…
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RESCHEDULED Lecture – ‘She Had a Husband in the Camp’: Following the Army during the War for Independence
Washington Crossing Historic Park 1112 River Road, Washington Crossing, PA, United StatesRESCHEDULED FROM MARCH 27. If you have already registered for the rescheduled lecture on May 22, you do not have to do so again. On Sunday, May 22 at 1:30 PM, join Carrie Fellows, Executive Director of the Hunterdon County (NJ) Cultural & Heritage Commission as she examines the life of the women who followed…
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The Brethren: A Story of Faith and Conspiracy in Revolutionary America, with Brendan McConville
Washington Crossing Historic Park 1112 River Road, Washington Crossing, PA, United StatesOn Tuesday, May 24 at 7 PM, author Brendan McConville will visit Washington Crossing Historic Park to discuss his book, The Brethren: A Story of Faith and Conspiracy in Revolutionary America. Less than a year into the American Revolution, a group of North Carolina farmers hatched a plot to assassinate the colony’s leading patriots, including…