Their workplace or household or what have you. There was a lot of cheap labor available for people willing to carry a gun and tin badge for a paycheck. Bob hutton, thank you very much. Each week, American History tvs american artifacts take you to historic places. We traveled to philadelphia to learn about the museum of the American Revolution. Located two blocks from independence hall, the museum is scheduled to open in early 2017. Steve the idea for the museum goes back a century went descendents of George Washington put up for sale the tent that houston in every campaign of the revolution. It was acquired by a minister. That launched a century of collecting. And launch the idea of a museum to tell the entire story of the revolution. The collections of the museum are in comparable. They have no pair. No peer. We have objects related to washington which truly are unique, oneofakind. They bring to life his leadership, his incredible role in keeping the Continental Army together and nev
Up next on American History tv, a Panel Discusses the textual tradition of the declaration of independence. Including how it reflects the times to which it was written and the newer reproductions that followed the original. Panelists include historic document dealer and the editor of the papers of Thomas Jefferson. Among the questions they examine is how punctuation influences how the declaration is read and interpreted. The National Archives hosted this event. It is about 90 minutes. Ted the declaration. This is 2 hours and 45 minutes. Good morpning, everybody. Its a pleasure to be here. Thank you so much for joining us. I want to start by thanking our hosts, the archives. Its been extraordinary, the way theyve jumped into supporting my effort to bring more attention to the question of how we read the declaration of independence and how we think about the diversity of the declarations textual tradition. We are punctuating happyinesshappiness. Were focused on the second sentence intent
Ocean of people falls in the line of march. Perhaps for a picnic to end this day, a truly special day our countrys birthday. As the last of the rockets red glare fades in the night sky the city looks forward to next year when it celebrates a day in old milwaukee and becomes again americas fourth of july capital. Each week, American History tvs american artifacts take you to museums and historic places. Next, we travel to philadelphia to learn about the museum of the American Revolution. Located two blocks from independence hall, the museum is scheduled to open in early 2017. The idea for the museum goes back a century when descendents of George Washington put up for sale, the tent that housed him in every campaign of the revolution. It was acquired by a minister. That launched a century of collecting. And launch the idea of a museum to tell the entire story of the revolution. The collections of the museum are incomparable. They have no peer. We have objects related to washington which
In full swing. Our contractor has finished pouring the foundations for the building, and will start putting up steel in another month. We are right on schedule to open the museum in early 2017. And that was the first of a twopart look at the collections of the museum of the american revolution. In part two, we will see a part of George Washingtons tent from the revolutionary war. Up next on American History tv, a Panel Discusses the textual tradition of the declaration of independence. Including how it reflects the times in which it was written and the newer reproductions that followed the original. Panelists include a historic document dealer and the editor of the papers of Thomas Jefferson. Among the questions they examine is how punctuation influences how the declaration is read and interpreted. The National Archives hosted this event. It is about 90 minutes. And how later generations interpreted the declaration. This is 2 hours and 45 minutes. Good morpning, everybody. Its a pleasu
Oversee the creation of these exhibits. He is a ph. D historian in the American Revolution. At the same time, he has been a screenwriter for historical productions and hes created exhibits. So, hes deeply experienced, not just in the history and meaning of the revolution but the material culture, the objects, artifacts, the equipment that were used to bring about the revolution. Scott so, i pulled together a selection of objects from the collection. To give you some of the highlights and also give you an indication of the big storyline we are telling in the museum. The first gallery that you will come into is going to take visitors back to the end of the french and indian war, about 1763. There is a new british monarch the first British Foreign in the 18th century, george iii. He is young, very vibrant. He considers himself to be a real patriot king. Americans of the future revolutionary generation are extremely patriotic. They have just disappeared in one of the most dramatic victorie