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The ARRT offers a special opportunity to discover the many interesting aspects of the American War for Independence. Since 1974, ARRT speaking programs have been presented by historians, authors, and educators. Topics range from battles to political-economic and social aspects of the Revolution. Some programs are of pre- and post-revolution events that relate to the struggle.
More information on the ARRT can be obtained on an Adobe Acrobate [PDF] file by clicking on the tab below:
For further information on the ARRT call (703) 360-9712; or send queries to the ARRT e-mail.
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The New York American Revolution Round TableThe New York American Revolution Round Table meets five times a year, on the first Tuesday of October, December, February, April and June. They publish a newsletter with book reviews and other information about the Revolution. The ARRT of NY was founded in the fall of 1958. Their speakers are usually authors of recent books on some aspect of the Revolution. Each year they give an award for the best book published on the era of the American Revolution. For years they have met at the historic Fraunces Tavern, but recently have been meeting at The Coffee House, 20 West 44th St., in New York CityTheir very informative web site is New York American Revolution Round Table | ||
 American Revolution Round Table of Philadelphia
The ARRT of Philadelphia had its first meeting in September 2001. To learn more about its quickly expanding programs, see their web site at: http://www.arrtop.com/
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American Revolution Association (ARA)
This organization is relatively new ARRT, developed by core members of Southern Campaigns ARRT. The ARA envisions itself as a ‘national' ARRT, intending to network with the various existing regional ARRTs. Membership in the ARA includes five issues of the magazine – very impressive first issued published in January 2009 – which promises to keep readers current with informative articles, commentary, networking, and updated calendar of primary Revolutionary events and conferences.
American Revolution Association Website is: http://americanrevolutionassociation.com/
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American Revolution Round Table of Richmond, Virginia.
The American Revolution Round Table of Richmond is devoted to the study of all aspects of the revolutionary period (ca. 1763 - 1789). Composed of a group of eclectic, yet historically minded individuals, the ARRT-R provides a forum for the exploration, discussion, and sharing of knowledge about this interesting and critical period of our history. All are welcome to participate in this enlightening and enjoyable pursuit, regardless of knowledge level. Meetings are gnerally held at the University of Richmond.
Check their dynamic and sophisticated web site, which in late March 2012 transitioned to the following Blogger address: Send queries to William M. Welsch, E-Mail: wmwelsch@comcast.net.
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Western Pennsylvania
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Washington Crossing
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Southern Campaigns of the American Revolution Round Table
They do not have a fixed location. It is a theme discussion & event tour group. They also put on symposiums with speakers.
Information on the group is available at http://www.southerncampaign.org/ .
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North Jersey American Revoultionary War Round Table at Morristown, New Jersey.
Meetings are held on second Thursday of the month in the Morristown Washington's Headquarters Museum. See webpage for specifics.
Website: http://www.njhistoryroundtables.org/NJARRT/Welcome.html
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Bergen County, New Jersey,
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Central Delmarva Revolutionary Round Table
Meetings are held on the 4th Monday of the month alternating between Dover, Delaware and Chestertown, Maryland.Send queries to Jack Gardner, E-Mail: njgardner@comcast.net.
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Study of the American Revolution can be assisted by visiting the following web pages:
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Web page of the National Society, Sons of the American Revolution. The site provides a gateway to many other web locations on the topic.
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National Park Service (NPS) has a website that provides Revolutionary War Military Sites listed by state. Those that are in the National Register of Historic Places are indicated.
Visitors to the page sign in by entering their e-mail address. If the e-mail address does not match the NPS database for prior registration, the visitor will be asked to either register or to re typed a correct e-mail address. If necessary, click on register, and provide the requested personal information (only for NPS records and is not shared). Once the visitor signs up he/she will be returned to the login in page. Complete logging in, after which options will appear from which to chose. Click on ‘Combined lists'. A database page will appear. In the box that says "state", scroll down to the specific state desired. Go to the bottom of the page, and click on the button that says ‘search'. This brings up the sites located in the state that was selected. This list gives the popular name of the historical incident, the county, the state, the associated war, the theme [military, diplomatic, economic], engagement category [joint operation, naval action, land action, etc.]. | ||
Valley Forge National Historical Park home page at
Friends of Valley Forge;
and specific programs pertaining to the life and culture of the Revolutionary War soldier at the
Lock, Stock & Barrel webpage:
Lock, Stock & Barrel.
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European Heros of the American Revolution commemorated at Lafayette Park in Washington, D.C.
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Home page of The Brigade of the American Revolution. This living history association is dedicated to recreating the life and times of the common soldier of the American War for Independence. Included are re-enactmeint units representing: The Continental Army, Militia, British forces, Loyalist, German units, French forces, Spanish units, and Native American forces. Civilian roles are also represented. For nearby events and reenactment information, see the Web Site of the First Virginia Line.
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War of American Independence can be examined at the U.S. Army Center of Military History's (CMH) website. Of particular note are the following pages:
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A valuable resource for studying the historical development of the U.S. Navy can be found at the Naval Historical Center's web site which provides an Historical Overview and Select Bibliography on the Reestablishment of the Navy, 1787-1801.
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A fine reference webpage is The David Library of the American Revolution. The library is a specialized research institution that has collected a wealth of materials on the Revolution.
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Gunston Hall, the historic home and plantation of George Mason IV (1725-1792) is a National Historic Landmark owned by the Commonwealth of Virginia and administered by a Board of Regents appointed from The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America. Gunston Hall offers special focus tours, family events, and scholarly symposia throughout the year. Their "Liberty Lecture Series" is best accessed directly at http://www.gunstonhall.org/index.php/events/calendar
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Information on the French 1780-83 military expedition to America is furnished at the web site of Expédition Particulière Commemorative Cantonment Society. The site also covers French naval elements, and volunteers that participated in the broader duration of the American War for Independence.
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A fine web 'gateway' site on the American Revolution is at AmericanRevolution.org. The site leads to a number of links. Especially worthy are the well designed scholarly articles by historians.
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Another 'gateway' site on the American Revolution is at RevWar75.com. The site began mainly to offer orderly books of the Continental Army and of the Crown Forces. It has expanded to provide an on-line index and web links to assist researchers in accessing primary sources on the American units in the American Revolution.
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Source of American Historical Autographs is offered at Joseph Rubinfine's website. In addition to a large selection of quality documents, Mr. Rubinfine has published over 140 detailed and illustrated catalogs, which in their own right are valuable to historical research.
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A rich source of unique material is available at the website which provides Benson J. Lossing's monumental Pictorial Field Book of the Revolution.
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The Library of Congress offers online access to its large holding of maps. See their website The American Revolution and Its Era, Maps and Charts of North America and the West Indies 1750-1789. The URL is http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/armhtml/armhome.html Recent additions are "The Rochambeau map collection' and maps made by Lafayette's cartographer M. Capitaine du Chesnoy. At present the means to access particular maps is to use the ‘Keyword' search option. For example: entering 'Lafayette' and 'Barren Hill' will provide a list of links, the top one taking the viewer to a map of the 28 May 1778 maneuvers executed at Barren Hill.
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The Society of the Cincinnati is an organization of descendants of eligible commissioned officers of the Continental Army or Navy and commissioned officers of the French Army or Navy who served in the Revolutionary War. The Society of the Cincinnati was organized on May 10, 1783, at Fishkill, New York, by Continental officers who fought in the American Revolution. State Societies were established in the thirteenth original states and in France.
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