Lock, Stock, and Barrel. The World of the Revolutionary Soldier

Join us for a unique and captivating look at the life and culture of the Revolutionary War soldier. This very special series of presentations is aimed at historians, students, historic site staff, teachers, volunteers, re-enactors and all others with an interest in America's past. The program brings together some of the nation's leading Revolutionary War authorities to discuss various aspects of the conflict including artifacts, campaigns, and army life.
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Education Progams

"It is our hope that every student is able to visit a national park and use the park as a classroom...Nothing compares to a hands-on fieldtrip to one of these remarkable, inspirational places, where the past is honored and memories are made."

Mary Bomar
Director, National Park Service
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The American Revolution: Official National Park Service Handbook

See a 16 page preview of The American Revolution: Official National Park Service Handbook now on sale at The Encampment Store at Valley Forge.

At over two-dozen national parks, the American Revolution awaits discovery. The essays in this handbook, written by eminent historians, dissect the American Revolution from a variety of scholarly points of view.

Also included in the 125 page handbook are full color photos, useful chronologies, and quotations.

Celebrate over 225 years of independence by adding this handbook to your library, and by visiting the national parks of the American Revolution.

Restoring the Historic Landscape

On two days in November, a dozen hardy volunteers from the Friends of Valley Forge Park, Lockheed Martin, and others joined park staff to plant 177 young trees. Funded by a grant from the NPS Olmsted Center for Cultural Landscapes, the new trees were planted along Outer Line Drive and in the Washington’s Headquarters area.

Through the first half of the 20th century, Outer Line Drive was lined with American elms, almost all of which were killed by Dutch Elm Disease starting in the 1950s. One elm survives opposite the Massachusetts monument, and gives an idea of how beautiful these trees were. The new plantings of native oaks, maples, lindens, and Kentucky coffee trees provides a mix of species that should better resist the many pests and diseases to which our temperate zone is increasingly vulnerable. Restoration of the tree allēe is the first in a series of planned projects to restore the historic landscape of the park.

At the Washington’s Headquarters area, new trees were planted as part of the overall rehabilitation that has been underway for two years and that is almost complete. Trees are used there to frame views to the Schuylkill River, to shade new entrance walkways, and to screen the parking area.

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