Alisa Dupuy has been portraying Martha Dandridge Custis Washington as she was during the American Revolution since 2009 and has performed for hundreds of audiences nationwide. Her engaging solo performance explores Martha’s early life, her first marriage and children, her meeting and marriage to George Washington, and the trials and triumphs they endured during the Revolutionary War. Audiences gain insight into what it was like to be part of the nation’s first “First Couple,” as well as reflections on their lives together. This event is pay-what-you-wish. Similar living-history and museum programs typically carry a $10 per person admission, and guests Read More
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The Washington Crossing Historic Park Book Club invites history enthusiasts to explore the American Revolution through engaging discussion and carefully selected readings. Led by the park’s Museum Curator, Kimberly McCarty, the club meets virtually via Zoom and focuses on books that shed new light on the Revolutionary era, with special emphasis on the events surrounding the Delaware River crossing and the 1776 campaign. Free and open to all, meetings typically take place on the third Monday of each month and provide an opportunity to connect with fellow readers while deepening your understanding of this pivotal period in American history. Kick Read More |
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Washington Crossing Historic Park is pleased to partner with the David Center for the American Revolution at the American Philosophical Society to host a lecture by Dr. Michelle Craig McDonald on her new book, "Coffee Nation: How One Commodity Transformed the Early United States". In this fascinating talk, McDonald discusses her book exploring how coffee became central to daily life in colonial America and how coffeehouses emerged as lively hubs for news, debate, and revolutionary ideas. Drawing on the rich collections of the American Philosophical Society, she connects global trade networks to everyday life in Pennsylvania, from Philadelphia’s role as Read More |
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