Schedule for 2026
George Washington's Monmouth Rally
March 9, 2026, 7:30 PM via Zoom
Gary Ecelbarger will share revelations about Washington's first 90 minutes on the battlefield at the Battle of Monmouth based on his recent book
George Washington' Momentous Year: Twelve Months That Transformed the Revolution - Vol. 2
To request a Zoom link, please email.
Lydia Darragh, Irish Quaker, Patriot Spy
June 8, 2026, 7:30 PM via Zoom
Robert N. Fanelli, author of Lydia's Tale: The Mystery of Lydia Darragh, Irish Quaker, Patriot Spy, will share insights about the legendary heroine and the dark days in 1777, when the British Army occupied Philadelphia.
To request a Zoom link, please email.
To request a Zoom link, please email.
To Be Announced
Saturday, September 19, 2026 1:00 PM
Visitors Center at Washington Crossing State Park, Titusville, NJ
and via Zoom
Saturday, September 19, 2026 1:00 PM
Visitors Center at Washington Crossing State Park, Titusville, NJ
and via Zoom
Leutze Only Painted One of the Daily December 1776 Crossings of the Delaware
Saturday, December 12, 2026 1:00 PM
Visitors Center at Washington Crossing State Park, Titusville, NJ
and via Zoom
Saturday, December 12, 2026 1:00 PM
Visitors Center at Washington Crossing State Park, Titusville, NJ
and via Zoom
William L. Kidder, will speak about the buildup to Washington’s crossing of Delaware in December, 1776. He is the author of Ten Crucial Days: Washington’s Vision for Victory Unfolds, Revolutionary Princeton, 1774-1783, and Crossroads of the Revolution: Trenton, 1774-1783, as well as a forthcoming book on the subject of this talk.
Zoom meetings will be recorded and posted on our YouTube channel.
The Washington Crossing American Revolution Round Table was founded in 2004 by Joseph F. Seliga.
It is sponsored by The Swan Historical Foundation, Inc.
It is sponsored by The Swan Historical Foundation, Inc.
The Washington Crossing American Revolution Round Table meets quarterly
March - June
September - December
Actual dates will vary, 7:30 to 9:00 PM
Beginning in late 2025, we anticipate meetings will take place at:
Visitors Center at Washington Crossing State Park in Titusville, New Jersey
In the meantime, most meetings are held via Zoom. To request a link, please email us.
March - June
September - December
Actual dates will vary, 7:30 to 9:00 PM
Beginning in late 2025, we anticipate meetings will take place at:
Visitors Center at Washington Crossing State Park in Titusville, New Jersey
In the meantime, most meetings are held via Zoom. To request a link, please email us.
If you would like to join our mailing list and receive a link to these Zoom meetings, please send us an email.
Check out our YouTube channel for links to our recent talks:
Links to recordings of recent meetings are included below:
- When France Saved America - Joseph F. Seliga
- War at the Shore: The Pine Robber Phenomenon - Dr. Joseph E. Wroblewski
- The Battle of Edge Hill, December 7, 1777 - Robert N. Fanelli
- Joseph Reed, George Washington’s First Military Secretary - John Fabiano
- Joseph Perkin: A Gunsmith, A Complete Artist - Matthew Skic
- Logistics for the Main Continental Army: An Overview circa 1777 - Edward Greenawald
- Remember Paoli! - Jim Christ
- The Alamo of the Revolution - Jerald Hurwitz
- Charles Thomson, Secretary to the Continental Congress - Bruce Cooper Gil
- Washington’s Return to New Jersey: The Second Battle of Trenton and March to Princeton - Joseph E. Wroblewski
- The Service of HMS Roebuck - Robert N. Fanelli
- The Battle of Germantown - Michael C. Harris
- Annis Boudinot Stockton - Dr. Joseph E. Wroblewski
- Washington's Lieutenants: The Generals of the Continental Army- William M. Welsch
- Dr. Benjamin Rush - Steve Yacik
- The British Army's March to Monmouth - John Fabiano.
- The Day Is Ours! The Battle of Princeton: Changing Interpretations and a Lasting Legacy - William Krakower
- The First Week at Valley Forge -Gary Ecelbarger
- This Fierce People -Alan Pell Crawford
- Continental Rifles in the American Revolution - John Weaver
- Governor William Franklin: Enemy to the Liberties of This Country - Joseph E. Wroblewski
- Fenno vs Freneau: Politicized Printers, Partisan Papers, and the National Order in the Age of Washington - Shawn David McGhee
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OTHER PAST TOPICS:
• First Battle of Trenton - Clay Craighead • Revolutionary War Riflemen - Stanley Saperstein • Religions & Civil Affairs of the Revolution - Robert Craig and Stephanie Stephens • Blacks in the Rebel Army - Frederic Minus • The Battle of Princeton - Jerald Hurwitz • Foraging & Skirmishing Around Philadelphia -1777-1778 - Robert N. Fanelli • Iron Works & Forges - Edward Wimble • Molly Pitcher - Fact or Fiction? - Dr. David Martin • Uniforms, Accoutrements, & Weapons - Jerald Hurwitz • Artificers - Stanley Saperstein • Haym Salomon - William Agress • Struggle for the Delaware River - Edward Greenawald • Topography in 1776-177- Stephanie Stephens • Timothy Murphy - Stanley Saperstein • The Whitemarsh Campaign - Robert N. Fanelli • Revolution in the New Jersey Pines - Dr. Joseph E. Wroblewski • Washington & His Lieutenants - Jay Jorgenson • Waiting at the Crossroads of Bucks County - Edward Greenawald • Major Patrick Ferguson - Andrew A. Zellers-Frederick • Casimir Pulaski - Dr. Joseph E. Wroblewski • The Oneida Indians - Joseph F. Seliga • Captain Allan McLane - Stanley Saperstein • The Marbleheaders - Robert Scordia • General Thaddeus Kosciuszko - Dr. Joseph E. Wroblewski • Courts Martial: American and British - Robert N. Fanelli • The New Jersey Militia - Glenn Valis • Mutinies of the American Revolution - John A. Nagy • William Maxwell & the New Jersey Brigade - Jay Jorgensen • The Queen's Rangers - Dr. Joseph E. Wroblewski |
OTHER PAST TOPICS:
• George Washington as a Strategist - Edward Greenawald • Randolph Brothers of Monmouth County - John Fabiano • Washington's Lifeguards & von Heer's Provost Marshals - Dr. Joseph E. Wroblewski • Princeton Battlefield Archeology - Jerald Hurwitz • Fort Mercer - Robert N. Fanelli • Masonry During the War - Joseph F. Seliga • Local Origins of the Molly Pitcher Legend - John Fabiano • New Jersey Loyalists - Todd Braistead • Whale Boat Privateers William Mariner and Adam Hyler - Stanley Saperstein • Researching the Hunterdon County Militia - Larry Kidder • Fort Griswold-Sept 1781-Raid on New London - Jerald Hurwitz • Voices of 1778 - The American Army in Hunterdon County: Prelude to the Battle of Monmouth- David Blackwell • War at the Shore - Timothy Hart • Battle of Valcour Island - Larry Kidder • Guided Tour of Valley Forge - Edward Wimble • General William Howe and His Staff - Robert N. Fanelli • Guided Tour of Monmouth Battlefield - Dr. David Martin • George Washington & Slavery - Edward Greenawald • The Pennsylvania Riflemen - Robert N. Fanelli • The Swan Foundation Collection - Clay Craighead • Burr and Hamilton at Monmouth - Dr. David Martin • Up With Huddy - John Fabiano • Elias Boudinot IV: The Continental Army’s First Commissary General of Prisoners - Dr. Joseph E. Wroblewski • Washington's Campaign Families - Edward Greenawald • The Dark Days of the American Revolution - Sam Davis • The Start of the Military Industrial Complex - Stanley Saperstein • Political and Military Strategy during the American Revolution - Robert N. Fanelli |
Zoom meetings will be recorded and posted on our YouTube channel.
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Swan Historical Scholarship Fund - Support our fellowship awards through the American Philosophical Society
and the David Library for the American Revolution
Building Fund - Support our exhibits in the new Washington Crossing State Park Visitor's Center, scheduled to open in 2026.
and the David Library for the American Revolution
Building Fund - Support our exhibits in the new Washington Crossing State Park Visitor's Center, scheduled to open in 2026.
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