“Sargeant” Molly Pitcher– as generals of the Continental army called her– bravely assisted soldiers on the battlefield, even firing cannons at the British during the Revolutionary War. Dolley Madison, with the gifts of charm and hospitality, came to define the role […]
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Paul Revere, His Life, Legacy, and Local Ties
Paul Revere has been in America’s public consciousness since Henry Wadsworth Longfellow released The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere in 1861. The famous poem and its memory made Paul Revere famous, but his life and impacts to the […]
Medical Issues of the Presidents: A History
Did you know FDR’s blood pressure read 300 on the day he died? Join us for an informative talk as Tom Strong, a noted medical lecturer and patient advocate, traces the health problems afflicting our presidents while […]
The Adams Political Dynasty: From New England to Northeast Ohio Connections
For four generations, the Adams family had a profound impact on not only the United States’s founding through the American Revolution, but its cultural and political development as well. From […]
George Washington at War
George Washington went from a young, inexperienced officer in the British colonial forces to supreme commander of a revolutionary army challenging the very same British Empire. How would a man who never led more than a few hundred men command a nascent army facing the best military in the world? How would […]
The British Are Here!
A Redcoat is here once again in Northeast Ohio! Outfitted with exact reproductions of the clothing, arms and equipment of an original Redcoat, Private David Zeih recreates the stirring days of the Revolutionary War as a […]