Wednesday, October 14, 2026

History’s Mysteries: The Revolutionary War – 1776

What they didn’t teach you in high school.

Join us as Historian Herb Kaufman, M.Ed. explores History’s Mysteries: The Revolutionary War – 1776. Many people love to read historical fiction.  This presentation is historical reality.  Myths, legends and lore have become a significant part of American history of the Revolutionary War and the colonial era. 

Among others, historical reality seeks to answer: “What is the true story of “Yankee Doodle?” … “Did George Washington honestly have wooden teeth?” … “Where did Paul Revere actually ride?” …  “What really happened on the Fourth of July?” … “What is the true story of the Liberty Bell?” … “Was there really a person named Molly Pitcher?”

The history of the American Revolution and the colonial era are full of lore, myths, half-truths and just plain inaccuracies that have become a part of American history.  

Every day stories are repeated in schools, museums, and television programs because they are catchy, humorous or entertaining; but we are going to separate fact from fiction.

This program focuses on these mysterious, misrepresented and often imagined incidents and events.  You will learn the truth about the Revolutionary War and colonial myths, stories and events that they never taught you in high school.

Lectures are at 7:30PM EST and are FREE and open to the public.

In-person and on Zoom. Please click here to login in. Lectures are not recorded for later playback.

Abington Friends Meeting, The John Barnes Room, 520 Meetinghouse Road, Jenkintown

The lecture series is sponsored by a grant from the Jenkinstown Lyceum. For more information please call the Old York Road Historical Society at 215-886-8590.