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Festival Tavern Talk – Jude Hall: Exeter’s Most Famous Black Patriot

by emma | Jul 2, 2020

Join us for this virtual presentation as part of our re-imagined American Independence Festival!

Presented by local author Renay Allen in partnership with Exeter TV.

Black Revolutionary War soldier Jude Hall has been profiled in books since the 1800’s, yet he is little known in his hometown.

Join local author and activist Renay Allen to learn about Jude and his family and their contributions to America. She also discusses Exeter, NH’s historic black enclave and a new proposal for a town park to honor it. Renay is writing a trilogy of historical-fiction mysteries that acknowledge and honor Black Exeter.

More information
Set during the American Independence Festival weekend, “Incident at Exeter Tavern” honors Jude, and “Incident at Ioka” honors his nephew, the abolitionist poet James Monroe Whitfield. (Available at RM-Allen.com, Water Street Bookstore, or Amazon/Kindle.)

Tavern Talk 1776: “The Year of William Moultrie, the Battle of Sullivan’s Island, and the Declaration of Independence”

by rob | Jul 1, 2020

Join us for this virtual presentation as part of our re-imagined American Independence Festival!

Seventeen seventy-six is considered the seminal year of our nation’s history, and the drafting, adoption, and signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia were pivotal events.

In faraway Charleston, South Carolina, however, circumstances were unfolding that would profoundly affect the course of our newly-declared sovereignty—a collision between inexperienced South Carolina provincial troops and the military might of the British empire.

In “1776: The Year of William Moultrie, the Battle of Sullivan’s Island, and the Declaration of Independence,” author Chip Bragg chronicles the rise of South Carolina’s iconic patriot, Brig. Gen. William Moultrie, his defense of a small palmetto-log fort in Charleston harbor on June 28, 1776, and the consequences of America’s first significant Revolutionary War victory.

About the presenter
Chip Bragg is a recently retired anesthesiologist from Thomasville, Georgia where he has lived and practiced medicine for the past 31 years. His lifelong passion for American history has resulted in the publication of four books. He is currently the chairman of the education committee of the Society of the Cincinnati. His most recent book, of which he is coauthor, is Patriots in Exile: Charleston Rebels in St. Augustine during the American Revolution. It is scheduled for release in July 2020.

Virtual Summer Camp: Intrigue, Secret Messages, and Hidden Identities

by sarah | Jun 24, 2020

Cost for 1 week: $45 non-members, $35 members

Cost for all 5 weeks: $200 non-members, $150 members
Includes a reproduction Badge of Military Merit like the ones Revolutionary War heroes received!

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Intrigue, secret messages, and hidden identities–this week is all about spies.

This week’s summer camp will feature two live zoom meetings that will include live demonstrations and a show-and-tell of 18th century life and objects.

Receive your very own American Independence Museum tote filled with books, toys, games, and activities each week.

Weekly Schedule:

Tuesday, 9:30-10:15: Zoom meeting to discuss your activities for the week

During the Week: Complete activities, which may include watching online videos, visiting local sites, at home activities, or reading a book.

Friday, 9:30-11: Zoom meeting for online show-and-tell demonstrations and activities

Virtual Summer Camp: Remember the Ladies

by sarah | Jun 24, 2020

Cost for 1 week: $45 non-members, $35 members

Cost for all 5 weeks: $200 non-members, $150 members
Includes a reproduction Badge of Military Merit like the ones Revolutionary War heroes received!

Purchase Tickets

This week we will focus on learning how the Revolution affected the lives of women and their contributions to the cause. As Abigail Adams said, “Remember the ladies.”

This week’s summer camp will feature two live zoom meetings that will include live demonstrations and a show-and-tell of 18th century life and objects.

Receive your very own American Independence Museum tote filled with books, toys, games, and activities each week.

Weekly Schedule:

Tuesday, 9:30-10:15: Zoom meeting to discuss your activities for the week

During the Week: Complete activities, which may include watching online videos, visiting local sites, at home activities, or reading a book.

Friday, 9:30-11: Zoom meeting for online show-and-tell demonstrations and activities

Virtual Summer Camp: Not a Soldier?

by sarah | Jun 24, 2020

Cost for 1 week: $45 non-members, $35 members

Cost for all 5 weeks: $200 non-members, $150 members
Includes a reproduction Badge of Military Merit like the ones Revolutionary War heroes received!

Purchase Tickets

Not a soldier? Everyday people, laborers, farmers, housewives, and even children all were affected deeply by the war and contributed to the cause.

This week’s summer camp will feature two live zoom meetings that will include live demonstrations and a show-and-tell of 18th century life and objects.

Receive your very own American Independence Museum tote filled with books, toys, games, and activities each week.

Weekly Schedule:

Tuesday, 9:30-10:15: Zoom meeting to discuss your activities for the week

During the Week: Complete activities, which may include watching online videos, visiting local sites, at home activities, or reading a book.

Friday, 9:30-11: Zoom meeting for online show-and-tell demonstrations and activities

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