Friday, March 27 (6:30pm) – Sunday, March 29, 2026 (12:30pm)
Conference only: $375
The Friday bus tour is now full. Please contact Bruce directly to be put on the wait list, in case we have cancelations. Call 703-785-4373.
HQ: Glen Allen (Greater Richmond), Virginia
“America’s Premier Conference on the American Revolution – Always In-Person, Never on Zoom”™
Richard “Rick” Bell—”The American Revolution and the Fate of the World”
Todd W. Braisted—'”You must expect to hear me talked of as a monster of cruelty’: Colonel Francis Lord Rawdon and the Revolutionary War”
Denver Brunsman—”Prisoners, Press Gangs, and the Battle for Sailors in the Revolutionary War.”
Iris de Rode—”Something New to Think About: The Dutch in the American Revolution”
William “Larry” Kidder – “Defending Fort Stanwix: New York’s Frontier During the Revolutionary War:
Lorna Hainesworth Sponsored Speaker: Stephen L. Kling – “An Underappreciated Victory: Bernardo de Gálvez’s Mississippi River Campaign Against the British in 1779”
Mark Edward Lender—”War Without Mercy: Liberty or Death in the American Revolution”
Charles P. Neimeyer—”Revolutionary Riverine Warfare: The War for Independence on America’s Rivers and Lakes”
Gordon Blaine Steffey—”‘Trust Not Professions’: Feuding Founders and Diplomatic Disorder in the Arthur Lee-Silas Deane Affair”
Andrew Waters—”Backcountry War: The Rise of Francis Marion, Banastre Tarleton and Thomas Sumter”
Cocktail Reception on Friday Evening at 6:30pm for All Speakers and Attendees
Friday Bus Tour (8am-4:30pm): “More Virginia Founding Fathers: Essentially Important for Independence”—Ferry Farm, Gunston Hall, and Historic St. John’s Church.
Tour Leader: Edward G. Lengel—independent Historian and Washington Scholar
**Limited to one bus, so please register early!**
Conference Registration: includes cocktail reception, two buffet breakfasts lunch and refreshment breaks: $325, if paid by 3/1/26; after 3/1/26 registration is $375.
Friday Bus Tour: includes an experienced guide, all admissions, lunch, refreshment breaks, and all gratuities $195. Bus leaves Virginia Crossings Hotel promptly at 8 AM.
Bus Tour Information:
“More Virginia Founding Fathers: Essentially Important for Independence—Ferry Farm, Gunston Hall and Historic St. John’s Church”
Last year’s Founding Fathers bus tour was so successful we decided to continue a good thing. We want to use the “power of place” to understand the origins of the American Revolution by visiting the homes and hearths of men who were significantly important to our fight for independence. Our tour guide is a renown Washington scholar. We will visit Washington’s boyhood home, Ferry Farm on the Rappahannock River and Gunston Hall, the home of a sometimes-overlooked Founding Father, George Mason. Gunston Hall is a favorite site with America’s History. Plus, our stop at Historic St. John’s Church will include a reenactment of Patrick Henry’s famous “Give me liberty, or give me death” speech. Our tour will be fully narrated, interpretated and analyzed by Ed Lengel and onsite staff, so you’ll come away with a better understanding of the decisions made by men who pledged their lives, their fortunes and their sacred honor for the “Glorious Cause.” Don’t miss this one.
What’s included: Bus coach transportation, all admissions, lunch, beverage and snack breaks, including Lynne’s world-famous brownies, all gratuities, and the services of an experienced tour leader. Tour goes out rain or shine. There is some walking, so wear comfortable shoes. Please see our policy page for information about cancellations.
Our Tour Leader: Edward G. Lengel is an award-winning historian and educator. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Virginia, where he directed the Washington Papers Project for many years. An author, speaker and battlefield tour guide, Lengel has written fourteen books on American history. These include the official history of Colonial Williamsburg; General George Washington: A Military Life; and Never in Finer Company: The Men of the Great War’s Lost Battalion. Lengel is a co-recipient of the National Humanities Medal and has won two awards from the Army Historical Foundation. He makes frequent television and radio appearances, including in the new Ken Burns American Revolution documentary.
Conference Hotel (Currently booked up**): We have booked a block of rooms at the Virginia Crossings Hotel and Conference Center (Hilton property) at a rate of $125.00 per night (double or single occupancy.) You may reserve a room by calling 888-444-6553 and identifying yourself as an America’s History conference attendee. You can also make reservations online at https://group.tapestrycollection.com/osdi86
Our Featured Vendors: Westholme Publishing Company, Tim Sampson’s Battlemaps.us, Emerging American Revolution and the Saratoga County 250th Commission
Register Online for Conference only: $375
Register by phone, e-mail or postal mail:
- Phone: 1-703-785-4373
- Email us at: info@AmericasHistoryLLC.com
- Postal mail: America’s History LLC, P. O. Box 1076, Goochland, VA 23063