February 22 through March 3, 2025
The Ormond Beach Historical Society is excited to host the
American Revolution Experience
The exhibit is FREE and open to the public daily
About the American Revolution Experience
The American Revolution Experience was created through a collaboration between the American Battlefield Trust and the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution. The traveling exhibit that includes 12 panels highlighting thematic connections between profiled individuals and three interactive kiosks that connect to the full digital biographies, provide documentary context on the Revolutionary War and offers information on how to visit the places tied to these individuals today.
What would you do?
The American Revolution Experience invites visitors to consider the choice faced by members of the Revolutionary generation as tensions mounted in the 1770s: Would ordinary citizens risk their lives and livlihoods in pursuit of Liberty? Would they remain loy subjects of the British crown, coming into conflict with neighbors and families? The exhibit surfaces diverse viewpoints and experiences, touching on the journeys - both literal and figurative - of Patriots and Loyalists, men and women, Black and Native polulations and even international allies. Rather than focusing only on generals and famous statesmen, it introduces audiences to drummer boys, military map makers and other ordinary people who were impacted by global events.
Did you know that two of the original British colonies in what is today
the United States did not sign the Declaration of Independence?
It's true - East and West Florida remained loyal to the Crown.
The American Revolution Experience will travel to scores of libraries, historical societies and museums in the US through 2025, introducing visitors to a cast of historical characters with diverse experiences throughout the conflict and the places they visited on their journey.
BUT this is your only chance to see it in our local area.
Schedule of American Revolution Experience Events
The exhibit and programs are FREE and open to the public except as noted
All events at the Anderson-Price Memeorial Building, 42 N. Beach St., Ormond Beach
​Saturday, February 22 - Opening Day
10-11 a.m.
11 a.m.
11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
6-10 p.m.
Britain's Loyal Colonies Lost: The American Revolution in Florida - Hear David Head, UCF, tell the often-overlooked story of Florida in the War of Independence.
Posting of the Colors by Daytona-Ormond Sons of the American Revolution
Exhibit open to the public
Washington's Birthday Party - Click for more info/tickets
Sunday, February 23
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
2:30 - 4 p.m.
Exhibit open to the public
Not Only in Boston Tea Party - Click for more info/tickets
Monday, February 24
2 - 3 p.m.
3 - 6 p.m.
George and Martha Washington - Reenactors Bill and Cara Elder bring to life our Founding Father and his wife for all to learn and enjoy.
Exhibit open to the public
Tuesday, February 25
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Exhibit open to the public
Wednesday, February 26
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
2 - 3:30 p.m.
Exhibit open to the public
Sharing Patriot Stories - The American Revolution Experience is not about the usual stories of generals and statesmen but of ordinary people at the birth of our nation. Hear accounts from local Sons of the American Revolution members who can prove blood line lineage to a Patriot, an ancestor who was at all times unfailing in loyalty and rendered acceptable service in the cause of American Independence. And yours too!
Thursday, February 27 and Friday, February 28
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Exhibit open to the public
Saturday, March 1
10 - 11 a.m.
Women of the American Revolution: Lost Voices of America's First Generation - It was a time when women had few rights and no say in political decisions or other matters of importance. It was a time when it was believed that women didn't have the emotional or mental capacities for higher learning and insightful thinking (and yet this era was known as the Age of Enlightenment!) Hear Dr. Roger Smith of Flagler College tell the stories of women from each colony, of all races, free and enslaved, who dared to resist the norms of the 18th-century western culture in order to stand for their beliefs and their rights. These stories of courage and hope from the nation's first generation would inspire women throughout the course of American history.
11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
3 - 7 p.m.
Exhibit open to the public
Exhibit open to the public during Ormond Art Walk
Sunday, March 2
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
2 - 3 p.m.
Exhibit open to the public
Hamilton - Acclaimed reenactor Joe Vetter portrays Alexander Hamilton, recounting his life from his birth and orphaned youth in the Caribbean to his time as a Revolutionary War here, our frist Secretary of the Treasury, and then his death at the hands of Aaron Burr in a duel. Not to be missed!
3 p.m.
Retiring of the Colors by Daytona-Ormond Sons of the American Revolution
Monday, March 3
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Exhibit open to the public
The exhibit and programs are FREE and open to the public except where noted
Anderson-Price Memorial Building
42 N. Beach Street, Ormond Beach
Free parking is adjacent to the building. Handicap access is at rear of the building.