Lectures
Events
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How Washington Taught Himself To Be a General
1112 River Road, Washington Crossing, PA, 18977, United States 1112 River Rd, United StatesJoin Adrienne Harrison, PhD for a free lecture on how George Washington educated himself in the art of being a general…and then ignored the traditional rules of warfare in the attacks on Trenton and Princeton. This lecture will be accompanied by the first-time exhibition of a copy of one of the military manuals in Washington’s personal…
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Bucks County During the Revolution
1112 River Road, Washington Crossing, PA, 18977, United States 1112 River Rd, United StatesJoin historian and author Owen S. Ireland for a free lecture on how the American Revolution impacted the lives and politics of Bucks County in the 18th century. This lecture will be held on Sunday, October 13 at 2 PM in the Washington Crossing Historic Park Visitor Center. Registration opens September 1. Please call the…
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Evening with the Curator: Jane Neely and Women’s Education in the 18th Century
1112 River Road, Washington Crossing, PA, 18977, United States 1112 River Rd, United StatesWashington Crossing Historic Park’s Evening with the Curator series continues on Sunday, October 27 at 7 PM with a free lecture on Jane Neely and women’s education in the 18th century. Registration opens September 1. To register, please call the Visitor Center at 215-493-4076. Jane Neely was nine years old when the Continental Army camped on…
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Evening with the Curator: Who was here in December 1776?
1112 River Road, Washington Crossing, PA, 18977, United States 1112 River Rd, United StatesWashington Crossing Historic Park’s Evening with the Curator series concludes for the year on Sunday, December 1 at 7 PM with a free lecture on some of the people who contributed to the Ten Crucial Days surrounding the crossing. The lecture will be held in the Visitor Center auditorium. Registration opens October 14. To register,…
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Rescheduled: Lecture on “Who was here in December 1776?”
1112 River Road, Washington Crossing, PA, 18977, United States 1112 River Rd, United StatesWashington Crossing Historic Park’s Evening with the Curator series concludes for the year with a free public lecture on some of the people who contributed to the Ten Crucial Days surrounding the crossing. The lecture, rescheduled from December 1, will be held in the Visitor Center auditorium on two dates: Sunday, December 8 at 11…
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Rescheduled: Lecture on “Who was here in 1776?”
1112 River Road, Washington Crossing, PA, 18977, United States 1112 River Rd, United StatesWashington Crossing Historic Park’s Evening with the Curator series concludes for the year with a free public lecture on some of the people who contributed to the Ten Crucial Days surrounding the crossing. The lecture, rescheduled from December 1, will be held in the Visitor Center auditorium on two dates: Sunday, December 8 at 11…
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‘They Were Good Soldiers’: African–Americans Serving in the Continental Army, 1775-1783
Old Barracks Museum,101 Barrack St, Trenton, NJ 08608, USA 2 Barrack St, United StatesThe role of African-Americans, most free but some enslaved, in the regiments of the Continental Army is not well-known; neither is the fact that relatively large numbers served in southern regiments and that the greatest number served alongside their white comrades in integrated units. John Rees will discuss black soldiers’ acceptance, service, and experiences during and after the War for…
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George Washington Birthday Educational Forum Featuring David O Stewart
Mercer County Community College’s Conference Center 1200 Old Trenton Rd, Princeton Junction, NJ, United StatesHistorian and author, David O. Stewart, will be our featured speaker at our February 21 Washington Birthday Educational Forum at the Mercer County Community College’s Conference Center. The program will start at 6:30 pm and will end with a birthday cake and a “Happy Birthday to You” to George Washington. (Information and details will appear…