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October 2023
Beyond Greenways: The Next Step for City Trails and Walking Routes
If your doorstep were a trailhead, how would you experience your city? Despite the known health benefits of walking, many people don’t have pleasant, safe places to walk because cities haven't created them.
Greenways expert Robert Searns wants to change that. He envisions communities that provide more accessible pathways, wide enough for two people to stroll together, that stitch together urban and suburban areas. He brings this vision to life in his new book, Beyond Greenways: The Next Step for City Trails and Walking Routes.
Find out more »November 2023
American Battlefield Trust Presents a Free Generations Event: Hands-On History For the Whole Family
Join the American Battlefield Trust and our partners at the George Washington Foundation for a FREE event at George Washington’s Ferry Farm in Stafford County, Virginia, on Sunday, November 5, 2023. Registered adults and kids will have the opportunity to check-in and explore the house and grounds from 1 pm to 5 pm on their own, and then gather for the program and activities from 2 pm to 4 pm.
Find out more »2023 Chesapeake Gateways Training – Building, Supporting, and Sharing an Inclusive and Authentic Chesapeake Experience – Opening Session
Since being founded by the Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act of 1998, the NPS Chesapeake Gateways Office has engaged network partners and provided technical and financial assistance to Chesapeake Gateways sites and communities that serve as entry points and key guides for experiencing the 41-million-acre Chesapeake watershed. This is an opportunity to reconvene with us in celebration of our 25th anniversary as we look forward to the next 25 years.
Find out more »2023 National Trails Workshop
The detailed schedule for the National Trails Workshop is now available! We are delighted by the diversity of session topics that will be available for your participation. Are you ready to join important trail conversations and hear from influential speakers from the trails community and beyond?
Find out more »2023 Chesapeake Gateways Training – Building, Supporting, and Sharing an Inclusive and Authentic Chesapeake Experience – Closing Session
Since being founded by the Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act of 1998, the NPS Chesapeake Gateways Office has engaged network partners and provided technical and financial assistance to Chesapeake Gateways sites and communities that serve as entry points and key guides for experiencing the 41-million-acre Chesapeake watershed. This is an opportunity to reconvene with us in celebration of our 25th anniversary as we look forward to the next 25 years.
Find out more »Revealing the Route – Explore the Joseph Webb House
Each session features a special speaker or historic site on the trail. So come along! And discover the lesser-known people and places that carried America to independence! This session features the historic Joseph Webb House, the location of a conference between Rochambeau and Washington in the months leading up to the Siege of Yorktown.
Find out more »Revealing the Route – The Rising Sun Inn
Join us to explore the Rising Sun Inn, a colonial era tavern in Crownsville, Maryland. This site saw the American and French armies’ march to Yorktown in 1781. But a walk through its halls can reveal more than that! A Rising Sun Inn docent will take you on a virtual tour of the tavern. Along the way, they will shed light on the tavern’s importance during the American Revolution.
Find out more »Native American Government and Sovereignty: Narrated by Brianna Dagostino
Meet the scriptwriter and narrator of our newest video Saturday, November 18, at 12 noon!
In recognition of Native American Heritage Month, Brianna Dagostino will provide an overview of the Lenape people of New Jersey and introduce the video she researched, scripted, and narrated on "Native American Government & Sovereignty."
Find out more »“The People Between:” Native Americans in a Revolutionary Era with Dr. R. Scott Stephenson
In honor of National Native American Heritage Month, Revolution Society and George Washington Council members are invited to an exclusive behind-the-scenes presentation by Museum President and CEO, Dr. R. Scott Stephenson. Prior to leading the Museum’s exhibitions and interpretation development in 2007-2018, Stephenson developed and collaborated on exhibits, films, and interpretive programs for numerous historical sites and organizations, including Colonial Williamsburg, the Smithsonian, the Canadian War Museum, the National Park Service, George Washington’s Mount Vernon, the Heinz History Center, and the Museum of the Cherokee Indian.
Find out more »December 2023
Moses Williams: Cutter of Profiles Exhibition Reception
A new exhibit about the prolific "cutter of profiles" the artist Moses Williams is opening at The Peale. Moses Williams was born ca. 1776 and was known for his ability to create detailed silhouettes (or "profiles") of people's faces. Williams was born enslaved to the artist and museum director Charles Willson Peale and grew up working in Peale's Philadelphia museum. Williams' story will now be told at the Peale Museum in Baltimore founded by Rembrandt Peale.
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