Category Archives: ERW Weekender

ERW Annual Fall Trip Takes on Yorktown, Great Bridge and Williamsburg

Posted on October 7, 2020 by Rob Orrison

Every year the historians of Emerging Revolutionary War take a fall trip to research, visit Revolutionary War sites/battlefields and to promote our museum partners and preservation. The trip usually is a follow up to our Annual Symposium, but with the … Continue reading →

Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Campaigns, Emerging Revolutionary War, Emerging Revolutionary War Series, ERW Weekender, Memory, Monuments, National Park Service, Preservation, Uncategorized | 1 Comment

ERW Weekender: Fort Recovery

Posted on July 24, 2020 by erwguest

Emerging Revolutionary War welcomes guest historian Joshua Shepherd For most history enthusiasts, a visit to a battlefield is simply a diversion that very often takes place during an annual vacation. But the pleasant surroundings of America’s historic parks belie the … Continue reading →

Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Common Soldier, Emerging Revolutionary War, ERW Weekender, Memory, Monuments, Native American | Tagged 1791, Emerging Revolutionary War, ERW Weekender, fort recovery, Joshua Shepherd, Ohio, Wabash | Leave a comment

History after a Pandemic

Posted on May 22, 2020 by Eric Sterner

The odds are good that you haven’t been able to visit some of your favorite Revolutionary War sites during the Covid-19 pandemic. Many of these locations rely on foot traffic for their annual income and may be struggling to stay … Continue reading →

Posted in ERW Weekender, Memory, Monuments, Preservation, Uncategorized | Tagged Alexandria, Carlyle House, Fort Laurens, Historic Sites, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Revolutionary War Museums, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia | 1 Comment

Lafayette at Brandywine

Posted on April 6, 2020 by Bert Dunkerly

Marquis de Lafayette was a French aristocrat serving in the French army, and recently married, when the Revolution broke out in America. He followed events with interst, and was motivated to come and fight with the Americans. He arrived in … Continue reading →

Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Continental Leadership, Emerging Revolutionary War, ERW Weekender, Monuments, Northern Theater, Personalities, Photography, Revolutionary War | Tagged 1777, Battle of Brandywine, Bert Dunkerly, Casimir Pulaski, Emerging Revolutionary War, French, George Washington, Marquis de Lafayette, Michael C. Harris | Leave a comment

ERW Weekender: Wheeling

Posted on February 28, 2020 by erwguest

Emerging Revolutionary War welcomes guest historian Jon-Erik Gilot. A short bio is attached at the bottom of this post. Though perhaps more widely known as the birthplace of West Virginia during the Civil War, Wheeling and its environs retains several … Continue reading →

Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Emerging Revolutionary War, ERW Weekender, Memory, Militia (Patriot) Leadership, Native American, Revolutionary War, Western Frontier | Tagged 1774, 1777, 1782, American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, Emerging Revolutionary War Symposium, ERW Weekender, Fort Henry, Jon-Erik Gilot, Lewis Wetzel, Major Samuel McColloch, National Road, Native Americans | 2 Comments