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The American Revolution 250

The American Revolution 250

Join us for our free presentation of reenactors, crafts, music, and taste samples of foods and learn what it was like during the American Revolution! There is no registration required.
Presentation at 1:00 PM in the Ring of Knowledge we will show a 45-minute screener version of The American Revolution.
At 3:00 PM we will have five different perspectives on the American Revolution in New York from five characters in period attire from Old Fort Niagara:
  1. British Redcoat – a member of the garrison of Fort Niagara
  2. Haudenosaunee warrior
  3. Loyalist refugee
  4. American Continental soldier
  5. Elizabeth Gilbert - a captive at Fort Niagara
 
This November, Ken Burns will provide us with an 6-part series on the subject on PBS. The premiere is scheduled for 2025, which marks the 250th anniversary of the start of the war in April 1775.
Date:
Friday, October 17, 2025
Time:
1:00pm - 4:00pm
Time Zone:
Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
Library Name:
Central Library
Audience:
  Adult     Senior     Teen     Young Adult  
Categories:
  Special Event  

For more information on the Documentary starting November Friday, November 21st on PBS, click here. Corporate funding for THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION was provided by Bank of America. Major funding was provided by The Better Angels Society and its members Jeannie and Jonathan Lavine with the Crimson Lion Foundation; and the Blavatnik Family Foundation. Major funding was also provided by David M. Rubenstein; The Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Family Foundation; Lilly Endowment Inc.; and the following Better Angels Society members: Eric and Wendy Schmidt; Stephen A. Schwarzman; and Kenneth C. Griffin with Griffin Catalyst. Additional support for THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION was provided by: The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations; The Pew Charitable Trusts; Gilbert S. Omenn and Martha A. Darling; Park Foundation; and the following Better Angels Society members: Gilchrist and Amy Berg; Perry and Donna Golkin; The Michelson Foundation; Jacqueline B. Mars; Kissick Family Foundation; Diane and Hal Brierley; John H. N. Fisher and Jennifer Caldwell; John and Catherine Debs; The Fullerton Family Charitable Fund; Philip I. Kent; Gail Elden; Deborah and Jon Dawson; David and Susan Kreisman; The McCloskey Family Charitable Trust; Becky and Jim Morgan; Carol and Ned Spieker; Mark A. Tracy; and Paul and Shelley Whyte. THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION was made possible, in part, with support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

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