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Bill Conley delivered a lecture on the National Trail to members of St Joe R C Church in Wilmington.

In late August 1776, a badly defeated Continental Army retreated from Long Island to Manhattan. By the end of September, George Washington’s inexperienced army had been forced out of New York into New Jersey and, by the end of the year, into Pennsylvania.

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Of all the British soldiers who served in North America during the American Revolution, none wrote more about his experiences than Roger Lamb. He certainly had a lot to say: his service in two of the most important campaigns—the 1777 Saratoga campaign and the 1781 campaign through the Carolinas to Virginia—put him in the thick of some of the war’s most famous battles.

The Middletown Historical Society recently unveiled a new historical signboard focused on the Siege of Newport, which was an attempt to oust the British forces occupying Aquidneck Island in 1778. Located on the lawn of the Witherbee School, at the corner of Green End Ave. and Valley Road, the sign was funded by generous donations from the Rhode Island Society Sons of the Revolution. It is dedicated to the memory of the late Kenneth Walsh, Ph.D.

On Wednesday October 19th Dr. Kathy Abbass of the Rhode Island Marine Archaeology Project (RIMAP) spoke to a capacity crowd of enthusiasts and scholars at the Rogers Free Library in Bristol and many people watching via a zoom link.

Nearly 1,000 visitors joined our fun, immersive experience on October 22 at Pierson Park in Tarrytown, NY. The history of the Revolutionary War in Tarrytown and Westchester County came alive, with hands-on experiences for kids and adults, including drilling with the Continental Army and trying out colonial games.

On Saturday October 29th, a dedicated crew of 20 volunteers descended on Butts Hill Fort for their 4th Volunteer clean up. We split our crew into two.  As one crew worked on clearing all the deadfall wood and debris from the North side ditch of the Fort, the other crew worked on the East side clearing invasive vegetation.

Exciting news from our friends at Odell House regarding the launch of Westchester’s Philipsburg Encampment of 1781, completion of the OHRH archeology study and other organization updates.

This collection examines the impact of Revolutionary-era women on the outcomes of the war and its subsequent narrative tradition, from popular perception to academic treatment.