What if most Americans aren't bitterly divided? Columnist Jonah Goldberg cites our work in today's LA Times. "In 2018, the group More in Common published a huge report on the “hidden tribes” of American politics. “Devoted Conservatives” made up 6% of those polled and

What is fall without cider? 🍎 As the Seven Years’ War ended, Parliament taxed both the American colonists and the English people in a move to pay down the country’s debt. The Cider Bill of 1763 laid out one of these taxes but was almost immediately met with protests in Britain.

LAST CALL: This weekend is your last chance to see Museum of the American Revolution's current special exhibition "Witness to Revolution: The Unlikely Travels of Washington's Tent" in Philadelphia. ⛺ Learn more about the exhibition ⤵️ amrevmuseum.org/exhibits/witne… #discoverPHL

Looking forward to conversation with Michael Hattem about The Memory of ‘76. Great read!

Huzzah to the weekend! 🍻 We stopped by to raise a glass to our new neighbors, A Man Full of Trouble tavern. With a 25-seat bar and a museum upstairs, have a pint or two at Philadelphia’s oldest surviving Revolutionary-era tavern, located just around the corner from the Museum!

“When we assumed the soldier, we did not lay aside the citizen.” George Washington to the New York Provincial Council, June 26, 1776.

There's still time to vote for us for Best History Museum in the 2025 USA TODAY USA TODAY 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards! 🎉 You can vote for the Museum once a day through Monday, Feb. 10: bit.ly/40vxmMD

Join us Feb. 15-17 to explore the life, leadership, and legacy of the nation’s first president, George Washington, and the diverse range of people he interacted with through our Meet the Revolution series, crafts, gallery talks, and more. #PresidentsDay: bit.ly/3EmtkxJ

The laying a country desolate with fire and sword, declaring war against the natural rights of all mankind, and extirpating the defenders thereof from the face of the earth, is the concern of every man to whom nature hath given the power of feeling.” Thomas Paine, Common Sense

Happy #ValentinesDay from the Museum! Send these to your Revolutionary Valentine 💖💖 Download them all here: bit.ly/3HYzaUo

Inspired by the Philly trash reclaimed as treasures during an archaeological dig on the site of the Museum in 2014, join us after hours on Friday, March 28, for a featured "trash talk" with Dr. Melissa Dunphy & I'm Leviathant on Threads and Bluesky, special exhibit access, and more. 🗑️: bit.ly/4biopKl

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#OnThisDay in 1818, the War Pension Act was signed to address care for veterans 35 years after the Revolutionary War. More than 80,000 veterans applied for pensions. 📽️ Watch three living veterans read the military pensions of Revolutionary War soldiers: bit.ly/473TChs

"I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!" #OnThisDay in 1775, Patrick Henry delivered his famous speech. In our collection, we have five 18th-century English law books listed in Henry’s estate inventory: bit.ly/316e8xJ

Wave hello to spring over Spring Break at the Museum! 🇺🇸 Banners of Liberty exhibit opening 🖍️ Design your own flag craft ⚓ True Colours flag display 🧵 Flagmaker Rebecca Flower Young discovery cart April 12-27: bit.ly/3XpzZha

We're excited to join our friends Mount Vernon for their Revolutionary War Weekend May 3-4, where we will set up our recreated Revolutionary War encampment, including handsewn, full-scale replicas of General George Washington's mobile headquarters. ⛺️: bit.ly/44RDJwn

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This week on #LeadershipMattersSXM, I was joined by Museum of the American Revolution CEO Scott Stephenson to discuss leadership & the global legacy of the Declaration of Independence. This episode will play throughout the next week on SiriusXM Business Radio (Ch. 132). leadershipmattersshow.com/episodes/scott…

Raise a quaich to #StAndrewsDay! A quaich is a shallow, two-handled drinking vessel. This quaich in our collection descended from Thomas McKean, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and member of the St. Andrew's Society of Philadelphia. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿: bit.ly/4iIAj3h

We are once again nominated for Best History Museum in this year's USA TODAY 10Best Readers' Choice Awards! Will you help us be recognized for our engaging approach to public history in this anniversary year for our nation? 🇺🇸 Vote daily through Feb. 9: 10best.usatoday.com/qr/55714/