Please submit items to post upcoming Southern Campaigns programs and events of interest to Revolutionary War researchers and history buffs. Before you go, always call ahead to confirm events and admission policies. SCAR does not endorse or recommend these events.
May 25, 2013 – Greensboro, NC – Guilford Courthouse National Military Park - author William R. Reynolds, Jr. will give a presentation on his new book, Andrew Pickens: South Carolina Patriot in the Revolutionary War followed by a book signing at 2:00 p.m. The event is free and the public is invited.
May 25, 2013 – east of Lancaster, SC, Buford’s Crossroads - The 233rd Anniversary commemorative ceremony honoring Buford’s Massacre will be held beginning at 10:30 am at the Battle of the Waxhaws site. SAR, DAR, CAR, and SR, societies and chapters are invited to participate in a wreath laying ceremony at the park’s US Monument beginning at 10:30 am. Participants desiring to present a wreath must deliver it to the park no later than 10:00 am to label and arrange them. All compatriots are encouraged to wear period dress (Continental or Militia). For more information, or to RSVP to present a wreath, please print the RSVP form and fax it to 843-479-7195 or mail it to Greg Ohanesian, SCSSAR, P.O. Box 1373, Bennettsville, SC 29512. You can call Greg at 843-479-7193.
May 26, 2013 – Chesney, SC – Cowpens National Battlefield presents its scholar series: author William R. Reynolds, Jr. will give a presentation on his new book, Andrew Pickens: South Carolina Patriot in the Revolutionary War followed by a book signing at 2:30 pm in the Visitor Center auditorium. The event is free and the public is invited.
May 30 – June 1, 2013 – Philadelphia, Pa. – The Museum of the American Revolution, Frank Fox, the American Philosophical Society, the David Library of the American Revolution, and the McNeil Center for Early American Studies sponsor The American Revolution Reborn: New Perspectives for the Twenty-First Century. This international conference has received additional support from the Library Company of Philadelphia, the University of Pennsylvania, and Williams College. The conference is free and open to the public. http://www.americanrevolutioncenter.org/press-releases/american-revolution-reborn-new-perspectives-twenty-first-century
June 1 - 2, 2013 – River Edge, NJ – King George III Birthday Celebration. Prior to the American Revolution, feasts, fireworks, music, and illuminations honored His Majesty King George III on his natal day in June. The Bergen County Historical Society will celebrate its Revolutionary War Loyalist heritage with the second annual celebration of the King’s Birthday at Historic New Bridge Landing. Bergen’s population, which included many Loyalists during the war, certainly would have partaken in such activities. This year, members of the 4th Battalion, New Jersey Volunteers, the Loyalist corps raised in Bergen County by Lt. Col. Abraham Van Buskirk, of New Bridge, will be on hand from to give demonstrations of musketry, cooking, and drill. Visitors can try their hand with quill and ink to sign oaths of loyalist to the king! The program runs 1:00 pm to 4:30 each day. HNBL, all 3 houses open, exhibits, tavern, gift shop & outkitchen. By donation: $7 adult, $5 children, Bergen County Historical Society members free. Lectures will be each day at 2:00 pm. For further information, please visit: www.bergencountyhistory.org. Visit the Revolutionary War battleground at “The Bridge That Saved A Nation” and tour the Zabriskie-Steuben House, Demarest House, Campbell-Christie House and Jersey Dutch Out Kitchen.
June 3, 2013 – Chesney, SC – Cowpens National Battlefield presents its scholar series: author Carl Borick will give a talk about prisoners of war in the American Revolution. 5:30 pm in the Visitor Center auditorium.
June 4, 2013 – New York – The New York American Revolution Round Table – Program by Kevin Phillips on 1775: A Good Year for Revolution. In his review of 1775 in the December 7, 2012 New York Times, Joseph J. Ellis notes: Kevin Phillips “argues that the determining events of the American Revolution occurred a year earlier than most people realize. In effect, the lightning struck several months before American independence was officially declared in July of 1776, which was really just a thunderous epilogue.” Meet at The Coffee House Club, at 20 West 44th Street, the Sixth Floor, at 6:00 pm. We would like your reservations in advance and mailed to our treasurer, Mr. Jon Carriel. You may email Jon at joncarriel@nyc.rr.com or call him at 212-874-5121. http://www.arrt-ny.org/meeting
June 5-8, 2013 – West Chester, Pa. – bus tour on Religion, Rebellion and the Founding Fathers: Philadelphia, Greenwich and New Castle – with historian John Fea. To register, for the schedule and for fees see www.americashistoryllc.com.
June 9, 2013 – Newark, Del. – American Revolution Round Table of Northern Delaware – 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm – the public is invited to attend author Stephen Case‘s talk on “Treacherous Beauty: Peggy Shippen.” Case’s books will be available for sale and autographing. $5 at the door includes coffee & dessert. Hale Byrnes House, 606 Stanton-Christiana Road. www.halebyrnes.org
June 13, 2013 – Morristown, NJ – The North Jersey American Revolution Round Table presents historian and author Lance Ashworth on The Fishkill NY Supply Depot. The program begins at 7:14 pm at the Museum Auditorium at Washington’s Headquarters. First time guests are welcome and free. Students are free. All others – $5.00. http://www.njhistoryroundtables.org/NJARRT/Welcome.html
June 15-16, 2013 – Monmouth, NJ – reenactment
June 22, 2013 - Piscataway Township, NJ – The Cockpit of the American Revolution: A Field and Walking Tour of Sites in North and Central New Jersey. This tour will be lead by historian and guide William M. “Bill” Welsch who has intimate knowledge of the battlefields and other historic sites of the American Revolutionary War. Bill is the founding and current president of the American Revolution Round Table of Richmond, Virginia. New Jersey has been identified as the Cockpit of the Revolution, with more battles and encampments occurring there than in any other state except South Carolina. Trenton, Princeton, Monmouth, and Morristown are familiar names to all. Our one day tour will provide an opportunity to visit some other important sites in this much fought over state. This is not a campaign tour as such, but rather a survey of other key places and critical events that impacted upon both the state and the revolution. During the course of the day, we’ll also discuss other personalities and actions in the area. Please join us to explore these lesser known, but still important, historic places in New Jersey. For more information and to register, contact the Civil War Education Association. http://cwea.net/programs/1306-cockpit-american-revolution-field-and-walking-tour-sites-north-and-central-new-jersey-
June 26, 2013 – Philadelphia, Pa. – American Revolution Round Table of Philadelphia – 7:30 pm – Steve Gulick will performing as pamphleteer Thomas Paine. Meetings are free and open to the public. Saint Peter’s Lutheran Church, 3025 Church Road, Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania. There is a large parking lot across the street. If you have any questions, please contact Robert Heffner, President at phillybob1776@yahoo.com. www.arrtop.com
July 13 and 14, 2013 – McConnells, SC – The Battle of Huck’s Defeat reenactment, from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. This Revolutionary War battle that took place on July 12, 1780 will be reenacted along with other Revolutionary War battles. Reenactors will be on site to depict the various aspects of camp life. Historic Brattonsville, 1444 Brattonsville Rd., (803) 684 2327 http://www.chmuseums.org/brattonsville
July 17, 2013 – Richmond, Va. – American Revolution Round Table – Richmond presents a program by SCAR Fellow David P. Reuwer, “The Gamecock: Thomas Sumter, South Carolina’s Other Revolutionary War Hero” in the Westhampton Room in the University of Richmond’s Heilman Dining Center. Dinner will be available from 5:30 – 6:30 pm and will be followed by the meeting at 6:30 pm. For additional information contact Bill Welsch at (804) 755-1809, president@arrt-richmond.org. http://www.arrt-richmond.org
August 11, 2013 – Newark, Del. – American Revolution Round Table of Northern Delaware – 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – the public is invited to attend author Bert Dunkerly’s talk on “George Washington’s Early Military Career.” Bert’s books will be available for sale and autographing. $5 at the door includes coffee & dessert. Hale Byrnes House 606 Stanton-Christiana Road. www.halebyrnes.org
August 22-24, 2013 – Newburgh, NY – bus tour Defending the Highlands: the Hudson Valley in the Revolutionary War – with guides Bill Welsch and Bruce Venter. To register, for the schedule and for fees see www.americashistoryllc.com.
September 4, 2013 – Arlington, Va. – American Revolution Round Table of the District of Columbia – Program TBA. The program will be held at the Fort Myer Officers’ Club, Arlington, Virginia. From 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm will be a social hour as members and guests gather in the Campaign Room, this will be followed by fixed price, sit-down dinner at 7:00 pm. A cash bar is available until dinner starts. Following dinner, there will be brief announcements and a possible brief membership business discussion. The speaking presentation is open to any interested persons, and will begin about 8:00 pm. The program and should end about 9:00 pm. ARRT-DC meetings are open to the public; non-members are welcomed to sign up for the dinner and speaking presentation. Dinner reservations are required to attend the full dinner and speaking presentation. Contact Information is at the main American Revolution Round Table web page. The ARRT-DC program meetings also allow, on a space available basis, attendance at the speaking program only without attending, but following the dinner. There is a charge of $10 to be paid at the entrance by post-dinner attendees, who need to be in the ante-room of where the program is being conducted at the Fort Myer’s Officers’ Club at 7:45 pm, prior to break between the dinner and the start of the speaking presentation at 8:00 pm. For more information: http://xenophongroup.com/patriot/arrt/arrtprgm.htm
September 7, 2013 – Newark, Del. – American Revolution Round Table of Northern Delaware – 5:00 pm – join us for Lafayette’s Birthday Party. Diane Shaw, Curator of Lafayette Collection at Lafayette College will speak. Please bring a dish to pass. The public is invited. $5 at the door includes coffee & dessert. Hale Byrnes House 606 Stanton-Christiana Road. www.halebyrnes.org
September 11-14, 2013 – Hopwood, Pa. – bus tour on the F & I War: George Washington and Braddock’s Campaign to Fort Duquesne – with author and guide Doug Cubbison. To register, for the schedule and for fees see www.americashistoryllc.com.
September 14 to September 21, 2013 – New York – Sail from New York Harbor on September 14, 2013 on the Carnival Glory for 7 days with guest host, author and historian John Nagy. The itinerary will take you to interesting ports of call, where John will be your guide on custom designed excursions for our group. Be awed as we pull into Boston Harbor, scene of the famous Tea Party protest by the Sons of Liberty! See amazing sights in St. John’s Port with it’s natural wonder – Bay of Fundy! All this and more await our guests as we explore the coast of beautiful New England and Canada. We have a great cruise to great ports with a great speaker and for a great cause – Fraunces Tavern® Museum. See www.1776historycruise.com. Contact Carol Cipriano at carolstraveltime@gmail.com for additional information.
September 18, 2013 – Richmond, Va. – American Revolution Round Table – Richmond presents a program by Sean Heuvel, “The Revolutionary War Leadership of Maj. Gen. William Heath: A Reassessment” in the Westhampton Room in the University of Richmond’s Heilman Dining Center. Dinner will be available from 5:30 – 6:30 pm and will be followed by the meeting at 6:30 pm. For additional information contact Bill Welsch at (804) 755-1809, president@arrt-richmond.org. http://www.arrt-richmond.org
September 19, 2013 – Beaufort and Hilton Head Island, SC – American Revolution Round Table – SC. Luncheon meeting at Berkeley Hall Country Club. Program TBA. For information or to be added to our mailing list, at no obligation, either e-mail ARRT – SC at ARRT-SC@hotmail.com or contact Carl Bergmann, Program Chair, 834-705-9089. With advanced paid reservations guests are welcomed.
September 20, 2013 – Fort Ticonderoga, NY – bus tour of Burgoyne’s Campaign of 1777: the Early Stages – with author and guide Doug Cubbison. To register, for the schedule and for fees see www.americashistoryllc.com.
September 20-22, 2013 – Fort Ticonderoga, NY – Tenth Annual Seminar on the American Revolution.
September 25, 2013 – Philadelphia, Pa. – American Revolution Round Table of Philadelphia – 7:30 pm – Program Aaron Sullivan on the British Occupation of Philadelphia. Meetings are free and open to the public. Location TBA. If you want to attend please contact Robert Heffner, President at phillybob1776@yahoo.com. www.arrtop.com
October 1, 2013 – New York – The New York American Revolution Round Table – Program TBA. Meet at The Coffee House Club, at 20 West 44th Street, the Sixth Floor, at 6:00 pm. We would like your reservations in advance and mailed to our treasurer, Mr. Jon Carriel. You may email Jon at joncarriel@nyc.rr.com or call him at 212-874-5121. http://www.arrt-ny.org/meeting
October 12, 2013 – Newark, Del. – American Revolution Round Table of Northern Delaware – 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – the public is invited to attend Professor Jane Calvert’s talk on “America’s Forgotten Founder: John Dickinson.” Calvert is Director and Chief Editor of the John Dickinson Writings Project. For more information about the John Dickinson Writing Project please visit: http://history.as.uky.edu/users/jecalv2. $5 at the door includes coffee & dessert. Hale Byrnes House 606 Stanton-Christiana Road. www.halebyrnes.org
October 18-19, 2013 – Manning, SC – 11th Annual Francis Marion Symposium Explore the Southern Campaign with General Francis Marion and commemorates the 233rd anniversary of the vital South Carolina campaigns led by General Francis Marion (“The Swamp Fox”) and other Revolutionary War heroes. The Swamp Fox Murals Society will host the two-day gathering of Marion enthusiasts. Historical presentations and discussions are on Friday afternoon and Saturday morning & afternoon, plus a Friday evening reception dinner and a Saturday “Evening in History” dinner theater. The site for the Symposium is the DuBose Campus, CCT College, US 521, Manning, SC. (located just off I-95 (Exit 122) on US 521). Registration will be at 2:00 pm on Friday, October 18, and the registration fee includes all lectures and discussions, reception dinner, coffee and breakfast snacks & lunch on Saturday and the Evening in History dinner finale. Swamp Fox Murals Trail Society, PO Box 667, Manning, SC 29102. 803-478-2645 Details will appear at: http://www.francismarionsymposium.com
October 19-20, 2013 – Gloucester, VA – Return to the Hook reenactment event “Battle of the Hook.” Sponsored by the Continental Line, British Brigade, and Brigade of the American Revolution. Over 1,000 reenactors participating in one of America’s largest Revolutionary War reenactments will be held on the historic grounds of the Inn at Warner Hall of the 1781 Yorktown Campaign, celebrating General Washington’s victory over the British Army. Recreated military units from across the country will encamp near the actual battlefields where the American Revolution was won after 6 long years of fighting. No admission fee. No parking fee. An educational and fun event for the entire family. The event website is now on line at www.battleofthehook.org and there is also a Facebook page at www.facebook.com/BattleOfTheHook.
October 21, 2013 – Spartanburg, SC – Revolutionary War Roundtable of the Backcountry – The program will feature The Murder of Jane McCrae or How I Lost the War in America – General John “Gentleman Johnny” Burgoyne, presented by Dr. Bruce M. Venter, historian and CEO, America’s History, LLC. The meeting will take place in the Montgomery Room of the Burwell Building at Wofford College. You may choose to join us dinner and the program, or for the program only. The charge for the dinner and program is $23 per person while the cost for those attending the program only is $5. The complete schedule is as follows: social time 6-6:30 pm; dinner 6:30-7:15 pm; program 7:15-8:15 pm. Please reply by April 19th. Make checks payable to American Revolution Roundtable – Backcountry & return to: Juanita Pesaro, Continuing Education, Wofford College, 429 N. Church Street, Spartanburg, SC .
October 30, 2013 – Philadelphia, Pa. – American Revolution Round Table of Philadelphia – 7:30 pm – historian, author and SCAR Fellow Dr. Jim Piecuch will speak on Cavalry of the American Revolution. Meetings are free and open to the public. Location TBA. If you have any questions, please contact Robert Heffner, President at phillybob1776@yahoo.com. www.arrtop.com
November 2, 2013 – Newark, Del. – American Revolution Round Table of Northern Delaware – 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – the public is invited to attend Wade Catt’s talk on “An Opportunity of Annoying Them Greatly” – The Battle of Cooch’s Bridge. $5 at the door includes coffee & dessert. Hale Byrnes House 606 Stanton-Christiana Road. www.halebyrnes.org
November 6, 2013 – Arlington, Va. – American Revolution Round Table of the District of Columbia – Program TBA. The program will be held at the Fort Myer Officers’ Club, Arlington, Virginia. From 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm will be a social hour as members and guests gather in the Campaign Room, this will be followed by fixed price, sit-down dinner at 7:00 pm. A cash bar is available until dinner starts. Following dinner, there will be brief announcements and a possible brief membership business discussion. The speaking presentation is open to any interested persons, and will begin about 8:00 pm. The program and should end about 9:00 pm. ARRT-DC meetings are open to the public; non-members are welcomed to sign up for the dinner and speaking presentation. Dinner reservations are required to attend the full dinner and speaking presentation. Contact Information is at the main American Revolution Round Table web page. The ARRT-DC program meetings also allow, on a space available basis, attendance at the speaking program only without attending, but following the dinner. There is a charge of $10 to be paid at the entrance by post-dinner attendees, who need to be in the ante-room of where the program is being conducted at the Fort Myer’s Officers’ Club at 7:45 pm, prior to break between the dinner and the start of the speaking presentation at 8:00 pm. For more information: http://xenophongroup.com/patriot/arrt/arrtprgm.htm
November 20, 2013 – Philadelphia, Pa. – American Revolution Round Table of Philadelphia – 7:30 pm – program by author and historian John A. Nagy on his new book on Dr. Benjamin Church, Jr. – effectively the first Surgeon General of the U.S. Army. Meetings are free and open to the public. Location TBA. If you have any questions, please contact Robert Heffner, President at phillybob1776@yahoo.com. www.arrtop.com
November 20, 2013 – Richmond, Va. – American Revolution Round Table – Richmond presents a program by Andrew O’Shaughnessy, “The Men Who Lost America: British Generals and Politicians” in the Westhampton Room in the University of Richmond’s Heilman Dining Center. Dinner will be available from 5:30 – 6:30 pm and will be followed by the meeting at 6:30 pm. For additional information contact Bill Welsch at (804) 755-1809, president@arrt-richmond.org. http://www.arrt-richmond.org
December 3, 2013 – New York – The New York American Revolution Round Table Program TBA. We meet at The Coffee House Club, at 20 West 44th Street, the Sixth Floor, at 6:00 pm. We would like your reservations in advance and mailed to our treasurer, Mr. Jon Carriel. You may email Jon at joncarriel@nyc.rr.com or call him at 212-874-5121. http://www.arrt-ny.org/meeting
December 4, 2013 – Philadelphia, Pa. – American Revolution Round Table of Philadelphia – 7:30 pm – Glenn Williams will present a program on his new book on Lord Dunmore’s War. Meetings are free and open to the public. Location TBA. If you have any questions, please contact Robert Heffner, President at phillybob1776@yahoo.com. www.arrtop.com
December 5, 2013 – Beaufort and Hilton Head Island, SC – American Revolution Round Table – SC. Luncheon meeting at Indigo Run. Program TBA. For information or to be added to our mailing list, at no obligation, either e-mail ARRT – SC at ARRT-SC@hotmail.com or contact Carl Bergmann, Program Chair, 834-705-9089. With advanced paid reservations guests are welcomed.
December 7, 2013 – Newark, Del. – American Revolution Round Table of Northern Delaware – 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – The public is invited to attend Bob Selig’s talk on “Delaware and the Yorktown Campaign of 1781.” $5 at the door includes coffee & dessert. Hale Byrnes House 606 Stanton-Christiana Road. www.halebyrnes.org
Exhibits
New York Held Prisoner! “REVOLUTION AND THE CITY”
New York City – Frances Tavern Museum. Churches converted to barracks and stables! Harbor filled with prison ships! Patriots jailed, Tories’ homes sabotaged! A City divided for seven years! Fraunces Tavern Museum presents “Revolution and the City” an exhibit covering 1776 – 1783 when all of New York City was held captive. The story of a city divided. Tory against Patriot, neighbor against neighbor. In addition to numerous paintings illustrations and artifacts, visitors will stand at the spot where a famous tavern keeper passed British military secrets on to General Washington as well as see “the most notorious horse’s tail of the War.” http://www.frauncestavernmuseum.org
More than Meets the Eye: Maps and Prints of Early America
Williamsburg, Va. – new map and print Exhibition at Williamsburg features 17th century images, including the 1613 VIRGINIA PARS map by Jacobus Francus that depicts Henricus, and items by De Bry (after White), and engravings after Smith. This exhibition explores how maps and prints aided colonial expansionists by conveying attitudes and values that swayed public opinion. Portraits depicted Native Americans as deferential subjects of the king. Maps, regarded as scientific and authoritative documents, were designed to impart a perception of power and control over the environment, claim land, and establish boundaries. The exhibition features maps and prints from the Foundation’s nationally important collection, as well as important pieces borrowed from other institutions and private collectors. A few of the maps and prints have rarely been on view, including the so called “Frenchman’s Map” from the collections of Swem Library at the College of William and Mary, which illustrates the 18th century town of Williamsburg.
http://www.history.org/history/museums/dewitt_gallery_current.cfm
Jamestown’s Legacy Exhibit
More than 60 objects destined for exhibit at the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown will be on display in “Jamestown’s Legacy to the American Revolution,” opening March 1, 2013 at Jamestown Settlement. The special exhibition, which continues through January 20, 2014, examines the lives of Revolutionary War-era descendants of people associated with Jamestown, the 17th-century capital of Virginia. For more information: http://historyisfun.org/jamestowns-legacy.htm
Updated on May 23, 2013