Why We Remember the American Revolution with Dr. Michael Hattem

Richard I. Burnham Resource Center
82 Touro Street
Newport, RI 02840
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Event Date

Thursday, June 12, 2025

Event time

6:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Cost / donation

$15 - $20

Contact

Lauren Craig,
membership@newporthi
story.org,
4018460813

Website

https://newporthistory.org/event/why-we-remember-the-american-revolution-with-dr-michael-hattem/

Thursday, June 12th, 2025

Richard I. Burnham Resource Center | 82 Touro Street, Newport

Admission $15-$20 per person

6:30pm to 7:30pm; doors open at 5:30pm for a complimentary reception

As the 250th anniversary of independence approaches, historian Michael D. Hattem will draw on his latest book, The Memory of ’76: The Revolution in American History, to discuss Americans’ uniquely emotional connection to the memory of the Revolution and its central role in American life as a national “origin myth.” He will also explore how Americans have constantly revised the meaning of the Revolution in ways that have always been shaped by the times.