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This series features presentations and events that explore the era and memory of the American Revolution.

The in-person exhibition, Beyond Midnight: Paul Revere, accompanied by an illustrated catalog, sought to develop the story of the American silversmith and patriot as a versatile maker of prints and objects while also maintaining sight of his ambitions as a patriot. This online resource serves as an abridged version of the Society's 2019-2020 traveling exhibition Beyond Midnight: Paul Revere. All four sections of the exhibition are represented here by a selection of objects and related text aimed at providing context for the world in which Revere navigated as an artisan and entrepreneur in pre- and post-revolutionary America.

Researchers can find a variety of primary and secondary sources documenting the American Revolution era (1765-1783). See Finding Materials for American Revolution History as a starting point for your research.

Year Leaders / Presenters Title Video
2026 Richard Bell The American Revolution and the Fate of the World
2026 Deborah Hall , Patrice R. Green , Kyera C. Singleton , Angela T. Tate Black Women at the Center of Revolution
2026 Andrew Burstein Being Thomas Jefferson: An Intimate History
2026 Commemoration of Henry Knox’s journey across Massachusetts
2026 Michael D. Hattem The Memory of '76: The Revolution in American History
2025 Karin A. Wulf Lineage: Genealogy and the Power of Connection in Early America Yes
2025 Zara Anishanslin The Painter's Fire: A Forgotten History of the Artists Who Championed the American Revolution Yes
2025 John Bidwell The Declaration in Script and Print with John Bidwell Yes
2025 Open House: Start the Press!
2025 Joseph M. Adelman , Ashley Cataldo , Jennifer Chuong , John J. Garcia , James N. Green , Christen Mucher , Grant Stanton Symposium: New Insights on Isaiah Thomas Yes
2025 Peter S. Onuf Democracy and History: Isaiah Thomas and Thomas Jefferson Yes
2023 John Wood Sweet The Sewing Girl's Tale: A Story of Crime and Consequences in Revolutionary America Yes
2022 Nathaniel Philbrick Travels with George Yes
2021 A. Woodrow Holton The Hidden History of the American Revolution Yes
2020 Nan Wolverton , Robert Martello , Debra Schmidt Bach Revere in Perspective: Artisanry, Labor, and Luxury Yes
2018 Nathaniel Philbrick The Naval Battle That Won the American Revolution Yes
2016 Nathaniel Philbrick Valiant Ambition Yes
2013 Nathaniel Philbrick Bunker Hill: A City, A Siege, A Revolution Yes