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SUMMARY:Home School Day: Forging a New Nation (American Identity)
DESCRIPTION:CANCELED\nOnce a month\, the Rev War Center offers a free homeschool day where small school groups can come together and experience one of the educational programs offered by the Center. A minimum of ten students will be needed to host these educational programs\, if the minimum is not met then parents will be notified a week prior that the program will be canceled.  \nPrograms are geared toward students in 3rd grade through high school.  \nYounger students are welcome to attend and follow along\, but will need the assistance of their guardian throughout the program. Adults are welcome to sit in on the program\, just be aware that the focus will be on teaching the young students present. \nFebruary Program: Forging a New Nation (American Identity) \nThe American identity is a mixture of cultures from around the world that settled and grew together to forge a new nation in 1783. Taking a broad look at the colonial history of North America from 1500-1783\, students will discuss and see how each colonial power influenced the creation of America and still informs our cultural identity today. Students will be asked to answer\, what is the American identity\, both in the past and today? 
URL:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/event/home-school-day-forging-a-new-nation-american-identity/
LOCATION:Revolutionary War Visitor Center\, 212 Broad St\, Camden\, SC\, 29020\, United States
CATEGORIES:SimplyRevolutionary.com Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250218T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250218T133000
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SUMMARY:Lunch & Learn: How to Be a Villain
DESCRIPTION:Learn how to become a villain by diving into Banastre Tarleton’s character and leadership style. Joe Long\, Curator of Education at the Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum\, with the use of his signature humor and oratorical skills will bring to life Banastre Tarleton and evaluate the man Americans love to hate.  \nLunch & Learn Special! The Colonial at Old Camden has graciously offered to provide a number of boxed lunches for FREE at this program. The number of boxed lunches provided will be based off of the reservation numbers and it will be first come\, first serve.
URL:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/event/lunch-learn-how-to-be-a-villain/
LOCATION:Revolutionary War Visitor Center\, 212 Broad St\, Camden\, SC\, 29020\, United States
CATEGORIES:SimplyRevolutionary.com Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250220T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250220T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T063802
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SUMMARY:Adult Field Trip at the  Rev War Visitor Center
DESCRIPTION:We asked and you answered with an overwhelming “Yes”! \nAdults wishing to experience our educational programs that are normally offered to school aged scholars\, will have an opportunity to take an evening field trip to the Revolutionary War Visitor Center. You will complete an exhibit packet that focuses in on the lesson\, enjoy learning history through an  interactive experience with fun facts throughout each lesson.  \nLesson to be taught: Archaeology & Forensics 101 \nUsing the example of Camden Burials (Battle of Camden archaeological dig)\, among others\, scholars will be taught the difference between what an archaeologist does\, what a forensic anthropologist does\, and what an historian does in their jobs\, and a broad overview about the process of an archaeological dig and what forensic analysis entails. \nReservations are requested to participate in this program.
URL:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/event/adult-field-trip-at-the-rev-war-visitor-center/
LOCATION:Revolutionary War Visitor Center\, 212 Broad St\, Camden\, SC\, 29020\, United States
CATEGORIES:SimplyRevolutionary.com Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250220T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250220T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T063802
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SUMMARY:Adult Field Trip at the  Rev War Visitor Center
DESCRIPTION:We asked and you answered with an overwhelming “Yes”! \nAdults wishing to experience our educational programs that are normally offered to school aged scholars\, will have an opportunity to take an evening field trip to the Revolutionary War Visitor Center. You will complete an exhibit packet that focuses in on the lesson\, enjoy learning history through an  interactive experience with fun facts throughout each lesson.  \nLesson to be taught: Archaeology & Forensics 101 \nUsing the example of Camden Burials (Battle of Camden archaeological dig)\, among others\, scholars will be taught the difference between what an archaeologist does\, what a forensic anthropologist does\, and what an historian does in their jobs\, and a broad overview about the process of an archaeological dig and what forensic analysis entails. \nReservations are requested to participate in this program. \nPlease RSVP at simplyrevolutionary.com
URL:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/event/adult-field-trip-at-the-rev-war-visitor-center-2/
LOCATION:Revolutionary War Visitor Center\, 212 Broad St\, Camden\, SC\, 29020\, United States
CATEGORIES:City - Official City of Camden Events,SimplyRevolutionary.com Events,Visit - Tourism or Entertainment Related Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250304T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250304T133000
DTSTAMP:20260404T063802
CREATED:20250103T173426Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250208T181755Z
UID:10000047-1741089600-1741095000@simplyrevolutionary.com
SUMMARY:Lunch & Learn:  Lafayette and the Rights of Man
DESCRIPTION:Almost 250 years ago\, against the wishes of King Louis XVI a young Marquis de Lafayette disembarked a ship near Georgetown\, South Carolina onto American soil with the hope of helping to bring liberty to the American colonies. His bravery and leadership in battle made him a hero to the young country and a lifelong friend with many of our founding fathers.  \nFifty years later Lafayette returned with much celebration to the shores of our country. As we celebrate the 200th anniversary of that trip\, Bill Davies\, Vice Chairman of South Carolina’s 250th Anniversary State Commission\,  will help take us through this remarkable man’s life and his time spent in South Carolina. \nYou bring your lunch and we will provide the learning opportunity!
URL:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/event/lunch-learn-lafayette-and-the-rights-of-man/
LOCATION:Revolutionary War Visitor Center\, 212 Broad St\, Camden\, SC\, 29020\, United States
CATEGORIES:SimplyRevolutionary.com Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250305T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250305T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T063802
CREATED:20241122T221652Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250208T181933Z
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SUMMARY:Home School Day: Revolutionary Medicine & Diseases
DESCRIPTION:Once a month\, the Rev War Center offers a free homeschool day where small school groups can come together and experience one of the educational programs offered by the Center. A minimum of ten students will be needed to host these educational programs\, if the minimum is not met then parents will be notified a week prior that the program will be canceled.  \nPrograms are geared toward students in 3rd grade through high school.  \nYounger students are welcome to attend and follow along\, but will need the assistance of their guardian throughout the program. Adults are welcome to sit in on the program\, just be aware that the focus will be on teaching the young students present. \nMarch Program: Revolutionary Medicine & Diseases\nStep into the surgery\, diagnose and treat patients from a battle or even sick prisoners of war during the American Revolution in South Carolina. Will a limb need to be amputated? What is the treatment for a fever and rash all over the body? Come be a physician’s apprentice for a day and learn all about 18th century medical practices and how far medicine has come since the American Revolution.
URL:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/event/home-school-day-revolutionary-medicine-diseases/
LOCATION:Revolutionary War Visitor Center\, 212 Broad St\, Camden\, SC\, 29020\, United States
CATEGORIES:SimplyRevolutionary.com Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250315T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250315T150000
DTSTAMP:20260404T063802
CREATED:20250103T173615Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250208T182309Z
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SUMMARY:Market Day 2025
DESCRIPTION:Join local artisans and vendors at the Revolutionary War Visitor Center for a fun Saturday of shopping local and enjoying each other’s company!
URL:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/event/market-day-2025/
LOCATION:Revolutionary War Visitor Center\, 212 Broad St\, Camden\, SC\, 29020\, United States
CATEGORIES:SimplyRevolutionary.com Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250401T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250401T133000
DTSTAMP:20260404T063802
CREATED:20250116T165449Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250401T231505Z
UID:10000053-1743508800-1743514200@simplyrevolutionary.com
SUMMARY:Lunch & Learn: Wartime Experiences of Rev. William Martin
DESCRIPTION:Historian\, archivist\, and reenactor Robert Ryals brings to life Presbyterian Covenanter Rev. William Martin’s wartime experiences. Enjoy the dramatic reenactment of a backcountry reverend’s fight for freedom against tyranny. Ryals himself portrays Rev. Martin has he recounts his six months in prison and appearance before Lord Cornwallis himself. \nYou bring your lunch and we will provide the learning opportunity! \nRSVP at simplyrevolutionary.com
URL:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/event/lunch-learn-wartime-experiences-of-rev-william-martin/
LOCATION:Revolutionary War Visitor Center\, 212 Broad St\, Camden\, SC\, 29020\, United States
CATEGORIES:SimplyRevolutionary.com Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250402T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250402T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T063802
CREATED:20241122T222109Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250326T203311Z
UID:10000042-1743588000-1743595200@simplyrevolutionary.com
SUMMARY:Home School Day: Southern Campaign Battle: The Battle of Camden
DESCRIPTION:Once a month\, the Rev War Center offers a free homeschool day where small school groups can come together and experience one of the educational programs offered by the Center. A minimum of ten students will be needed to host these educational programs\, if the minimum is not met then parents will be notified a week prior that the program will be canceled.  \nPrograms are geared toward students in 3rd grade through high school.  \nYounger students are welcome to attend and follow along\, but will need the assistance of their guardian throughout the program. Adults are welcome to sit in on the program\, just be aware that the focus will be on teaching the young students present. \nApril Program: Southern Campaign Battle: The Battle of Camden\nFocused on the Battle of Camden students will be taken through an in depth walkthrough of the battle. Students will discuss the decisions made on both sides and use primary sources to gain an understanding about what happened in the past and how critical decisions affected the outcome of the battle. \n  
URL:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/event/home-school-day-southern-campaign-battle-the-battle-of-camden/
LOCATION:Revolutionary War Visitor Center\, 212 Broad St\, Camden\, SC\, 29020\, United States
CATEGORIES:SimplyRevolutionary.com Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250424T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250424T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T063802
CREATED:20250124T144531Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250424T233205Z
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SUMMARY:Thursday Talk: Backcountry War
DESCRIPTION:Backcountry War: The Rise of Francis Marion\, Banastre Tarleton\, and Thomas Sumter \nAuthor Andrew Waters weaves the histories of Francis Marion\, Banastre Tarleton\, and Thomas Sumter into one larger picture. From the Swamps of Pee Dee to the hills of the Santee\, South Carolina is the birthplace of legends like Bloody Ban\, The Fighting Gamecock\, and the elusive Swamp Fox. Join Waters at the Revolutionary War Visitor Center as he discusses these men and their accomplishments in the backcountry of South Carolina during the American Revolution.  \nRSVP at simplyrevolutionary.com  \n 
URL:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/event/thursday-talk-backcountry-war/
LOCATION:Revolutionary War Visitor Center\, 212 Broad St\, Camden\, SC\, 29020\, United States
CATEGORIES:SimplyRevolutionary.com Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250514T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250514T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T063802
CREATED:20241122T222352Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250402T163107Z
UID:10000043-1747216800-1747224000@simplyrevolutionary.com
SUMMARY:Home School Day: Archaeology & Forensics 101
DESCRIPTION:Date Change: Previously May 7\, now May 14\nOnce a month\, the Rev War Center offers a free homeschool day where small school groups can come together and experience one of the educational programs offered by the Center. A minimum of ten students will be needed to host these educational programs\, if the minimum is not met then parents will be notified a week prior that the program will be canceled.  \nPrograms are geared toward students in 3rd grade through high school.  \nYounger students are welcome to attend and follow along\, but will need the assistance of their guardian throughout the program. Adults are welcome to sit in on the program\, just be aware that the focus will be on teaching the young students present. \nMay Program: Archaeology & Forensics 101\nUsing the example of Camden Burials (Battle of Camden archaeological dig)\, among others\, scholars will be taught the difference between what an archaeologist does\, a forensic anthropologist does\, and a historian does in their jobs\, and a broad overview about the process of an archaeological dig and what forensic analysis entails. \n 
URL:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/event/home-school-day-archaeology-forensics-101/
LOCATION:Revolutionary War Visitor Center\, 212 Broad St\, Camden\, SC\, 29020\, United States
CATEGORIES:SimplyRevolutionary.com Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250522T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250522T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T063802
CREATED:20250125T144510Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250522T094538Z
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SUMMARY:Thursday Talk: Colonial Fashion
DESCRIPTION:Join USC Grad student\, Erynn Price in a walkthrough of colonial American fashion; fashion trends from the streets of London and the parlor rooms of France made their way to the cobbled roads of Colonial America.  Explore the role fashion had in not only personal expression\, but political statements as well\, with nations all around the world influencing style and fabric choices throughout the American colonies.  \nWe encourage you to RSVP at simplyrevolutionary.com
URL:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/event/thursday-talk-colonial-fashion/
LOCATION:Revolutionary War Visitor Center\, 212 Broad St\, Camden\, SC\, 29020\, United States
CATEGORIES:City - Official City of Camden Events,SimplyRevolutionary.com Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250529T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250529T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T063802
CREATED:20250307T223058Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250529T104503Z
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SUMMARY:Thursday Talk: Rout & Slaughter Ensued Part Two
DESCRIPTION:The Rest of the Story\nPresented by James Legg  \nJoin archaeologist\, Jim Legg at the Revolutionary War Visitor Center to go back to the Camden Burials of 2023. Hear the latest findings from the Camden Burials and what happened after our first program in April of 2023. \n Rout & Slaughter Ensued (Part One) can be found on YouTube at @simplyrevolutionary1780
URL:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/event/thursday-talk-rout-slaughter-ensued-part-two/
LOCATION:Revolutionary War Visitor Center\, 212 Broad St\, Camden\, SC\, 29020\, United States
CATEGORIES:City - Official City of Camden Events,SimplyRevolutionary.com Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250610T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250610T133000
DTSTAMP:20260404T063802
CREATED:20250131T220317Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250610T114647Z
UID:10000057-1749556800-1749562200@simplyrevolutionary.com
SUMMARY:Lunch & Learn The Enemy of My Enemy is My Friend
DESCRIPTION:The Enemy of My Enemy is My Friend: George Washington and France \nPresented by Kyle Meyers \nGeorge Washington’s experiences during the French and Indian War solidified a strong animosity towards Britain’s old rival\, France. Washington\, like most American colonists in the 1700s distrusted and down right hated the French. USC Grad student\, Kyle Meyers weighs the different reasons that might have led Washington to change his heart and mind about his once hated enemies turned allies during the American Revolution. Hopefully answering how rivals could join forces against a common foe and share victories over battlefields that they once fought against each other on.  \nYou bring your lunch and we will provide the learning opportunity.  \nRSVP at simplyrevolutionary.com
URL:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/event/lunch-learn-the-enemy-of-my-enemy-is-my-friend/
LOCATION:Revolutionary War Visitor Center\, 212 Broad St\, Camden\, SC\, 29020\, United States
CATEGORIES:City - Official City of Camden Events,SimplyRevolutionary.com Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250612T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250612T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T063802
CREATED:20250320T224539Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250612T114630Z
UID:10000061-1749751200-1749758400@simplyrevolutionary.com
SUMMARY:Adult Field Trip at the  Rev War Visitor Center
DESCRIPTION:We asked and you answered with an overwhelming “Yes”! \nAdults wishing to experience our educational programs that are normally offered to school aged scholars\, will have an opportunity to take an evening field trip to the Revolutionary War Visitor Center. You will complete an exhibit packet that focuses in on the lesson\, enjoy learning history through an  interactive experience with fun facts throughout each lesson.  \nLesson to be taught: Revolutionary Medicine & Diseases \nStep into the surgery\, diagnose and treat patients from a battle or even sick prisoners of war during the American Revolution in South Carolina. Will a limb need to be amputated? What is the treatment for a fever and rash all over the body? Come be a physician’s apprentice for a day and learn all about 18th century medical practices and how far medicine has come since the American Revolution. \nReservations are requested to participate in this program. \nPlease RSVP at simplyrevolutionary.com
URL:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/event/adult-field-trip-at-the-rev-war-visitor-center-3/
LOCATION:Revolutionary War Visitor Center\, 212 Broad St\, Camden\, SC\, 29020\, United States
CATEGORIES:City - Official City of Camden Events,SimplyRevolutionary.com Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250617T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250617T133000
DTSTAMP:20260404T063802
CREATED:20250314T223039Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250616T121505Z
UID:10000060-1750161600-1750167000@simplyrevolutionary.com
SUMMARY:Lunch & Learn:  “How to Study a Battle”
DESCRIPTION:Joe Long\, Curator of Education at South Carolina’s Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum\, comes back to the Rev War Visitor Center on the 250th Anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill to help understand what really happened. Use the skills taught in this Lunch & Learn to read\, study\, and evaluate other Revolutionary battles as we jump into the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution. \nThe Battle of Bunker Hill was one of the earliest Revolutionary battles fought in Boston\, Massachusetts. Though the colonists were defeated (spoiler)\, it did not dishearten them\, instead it encouraged them to keep fighting against the better trained\, better equipped British army because the cause was worthy.
URL:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/event/lunch-learn-how-to-study-a-battle/
LOCATION:Revolutionary War Visitor Center\, 212 Broad St\, Camden\, SC\, 29020\, United States
CATEGORIES:City - Official City of Camden Events,SimplyRevolutionary.com Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250710T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250710T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T063802
CREATED:20250523T100139Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250710T221548Z
UID:10000062-1752170400-1752177600@simplyrevolutionary.com
SUMMARY:Thursday Talk: Transatlantic Music 1670-1840
DESCRIPTION:Join USC graduate student\, J.P. Wilson for a musical voyage across the Atlantic\, discussing pre-colonial music trends throughout Africa\, the Americas\, and Europe. From early maritime music to the fusion of disparate music cultures in the Americas\, this is sure to be a program you don’t want to miss. \nRSVP @ simplyrevolutionary.com
URL:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/event/thursday-talk-transatlantic-music-1670-1840/
LOCATION:Revolutionary War Visitor Center\, 212 Broad St\, Camden\, SC\, 29020\, United States
CATEGORIES:City - Official City of Camden Events,SimplyRevolutionary.com Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250722T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250722T133000
DTSTAMP:20260404T063802
CREATED:20250523T100140Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250722T230016Z
UID:10000063-1753185600-1753191000@simplyrevolutionary.com
SUMMARY:Lunch & Learn: 18th Century Music
DESCRIPTION:Zach Lemhouse\, historian at Historic Brattonsville will both inform and play 18th century music that was popular in colonial America. \nYou bring your lunch and we will provide the learning opportunity! \nRSVP @ simplyrevolutionary.com
URL:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/event/lunch-learn-18th-century-music/
LOCATION:Revolutionary War Visitor Center\, 212 Broad St\, Camden\, SC\, 29020\, United States
CATEGORIES:City - Official City of Camden Events,SimplyRevolutionary.com Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250812T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250812T133000
DTSTAMP:20260404T063802
CREATED:20250523T100141Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250812T000022Z
UID:10000064-1755000000-1755005400@simplyrevolutionary.com
SUMMARY:Lunch & Learn: Henry  “Light Horse Harry”  Lee
DESCRIPTION:Join one of South Carolina’s most awarded history teachers\, Mike Burgess for a look at one of Virginia’s oldest families\, the Lees. Take a gander through Henry Lee’s exploits in South Carolina during the American Revolution and compare his actions to others of the time. \nYou bring your lunch and we will provide the learning opportunity! \n\nRSVP @ simplyrevolutionary.com
URL:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/event/lunch-learn-henry-light-horse-harry-lee/
LOCATION:Revolutionary War Visitor Center\, 212 Broad St\, Camden\, SC\, 29020\, United States
CATEGORIES:City - Official City of Camden Events,SimplyRevolutionary.com Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250821T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250821T180000
DTSTAMP:20260404T063802
CREATED:20250523T100142Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250821T164329Z
UID:10000065-1755799200-1755799200@simplyrevolutionary.com
SUMMARY:Thursday Talk: Battle of Camden
DESCRIPTION:The Battle of Camden was a devastating defeat for the Continental Army against the British. Horatio Gates’ career never recovered from this humiliating debacle and the militia could not be trusted to stand against the British. Join Dr. Woody Holton in taking another look at the Battle of Camden. Was Gates really the failure that we have been led to believe? Were the militia right to flee the battlefield? \nRSVP @ simplyrevolutionary.com 
URL:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/event/thursday-talk-battle-of-camden/
LOCATION:Revolutionary War Visitor Center\, 212 Broad St\, Camden\, SC\, 29020\, United States
CATEGORIES:City - Official City of Camden Events,SimplyRevolutionary.com Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250828T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250828T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T063802
CREATED:20250619T190020Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250828T004701Z
UID:10000074-1756404000-1756411200@simplyrevolutionary.com
SUMMARY:Adult Field Trip at the  Rev War Visitor Center
DESCRIPTION:CANCELED DUE TO SPEAKER’S HEALTH\nWe asked and you answered with an overwhelming “Yes”! \nAdults wishing to experience our educational programs that are normally offered to school aged scholars\, will have an opportunity to take an evening field trip to the Revolutionary War Visitor Center. You will complete an exhibit packet that focuses in on the lesson\, enjoy learning history through an  interactive experience with fun facts throughout each lesson.  \nLesson to be taught: Ye Iswą and Other People of South Carolina \nYe Iswą or Catawba as they are referred to by the Europeans have had a long and integral part in South Carolina’s history\, but they are not the only indigenous people to inhabit the state. So\, how did the Catawba cultural identity remain through time and changes when others had to choose to change their cultural identity in order to survive? Students will learn and discuss the Catawba from pre-colonization through the Revolutionary War.
URL:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/event/adult-field-trip-at-the-rev-war-visitor-center-4/
LOCATION:Revolutionary War Visitor Center\, 212 Broad St\, Camden\, SC\, 29020\, United States
CATEGORIES:City - Official City of Camden Events,SimplyRevolutionary.com Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250830T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250830T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T063802
CREATED:20250816T202754Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250819T142540Z
UID:10000079-1756548000-1756555200@simplyrevolutionary.com
SUMMARY:DAR/SC250: Family Day at the Rev War Visitor Center
DESCRIPTION:Hobkirk Hill DAR\, thanks to a grant from SC250\, invites you to come out to the Revolutionary War Visitor Center and experience an educational program about the Catawba and other first people of South Carolina. Presented by the Rev War Visitor Center’s own Programming Specialist\, Brittney Evans. Bring the family for some fun and learning! \nAbout the program: \nYe Iswą or Catawba as they are referred to by the Europeans have had a long and integral part in South Carolina’s history\, but they are not the only indigenous people to inhabit the state. So\, how did the Catawba cultural identity remain through time and changes when others had to choose to change their cultural identity in order to survive? Students will learn and discuss the Catawba from pre-colonization through the Revolutionary War. \n*Programs are geared toward students in 3rd grade through high school. Younger students are welcome to attend and follow along\, but will need the assistance of their guardian throughout the program. Adults are welcome to sit in on the program\, just be aware that the focus will be on teaching the young students present.
URL:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/event/dar-sc250-family-day-at-the-rev-war-visitor-center/
LOCATION:Revolutionary War Visitor Center\, 212 Broad St\, Camden\, SC\, 29020\, United States
CATEGORIES:SimplyRevolutionary.com Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250903T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250903T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T063802
CREATED:20250523T100143Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250903T010006Z
UID:10000066-1756893600-1756900800@simplyrevolutionary.com
SUMMARY:Homeschool Day: Colonial Living into the American Revolution
DESCRIPTION:Once a month\, the Rev War Center offers a free homeschool day where small school groups can come together and experience one of the educational programs offered by the Center. A minimum of ten students will be needed to host these educational programs\, if the minimum is not met then parents will be notified a week prior that the program will be canceled. Programs are geared toward students in 3rd grade through high school. Younger students are welcome to attend and follow along\, but will need the assistance of their guardian throughout the program. Adults are welcome to sit in on the program\, just be aware that the focus will be on teaching the young students present. \nSign up today at simplyrevolutionary.com \nSeptember: Colonial Living into the Revolutionary War \nStudents will be given a colonial personality in which to view the events leading up to the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The group will discuss the different taxes and events that led to America wanting to declare independence and end by asking\, Should we sign the Declaration of Independence? Is it worth it?  \nsuggested age group: elementary-middle school students
URL:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/event/homeschool-day-colonial-living-into-the-american-revolution/
LOCATION:Revolutionary War Visitor Center\, 212 Broad St\, Camden\, SC\, 29020\, United States
CATEGORIES:City - Official City of Camden Events,SimplyRevolutionary.com Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250904T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250904T133000
DTSTAMP:20260404T063802
CREATED:20250816T202020Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250819T141801Z
UID:10000078-1756987200-1756992600@simplyrevolutionary.com
SUMMARY:DAR/SC250: Lunch & Learn with Derek Smith
DESCRIPTION:Back by popular demand!  \nHobkirk Hill DAR\, thanks to a grant from SC250\, invites you to come out and hear author Derek Smith at the Revolutionary War Visitor Center to share his latest book about Camden during the Revolutionary War. With two major battles occurring in Camden\, Smith argues that this small frontier town was crucial to British success or failure in the Southern Campaign.  \nBooks will be available for purchase before and after the program by the author for $40. \nAbout Derek Smith: \nEducation:1975 graduate of Robert E. Lee Academy\, Bishopville\, S.C.\, 1980 graduate of Georgia Southern University\, B.S. degree in Journalism with History minor. \nProfessional: 1980 – 1982 – Staff reporter for Sumter (S.C.) The Item newspaper\, one of the oldest and largest dailies in the state. Covered various law enforcement agencies\, courts\, hospital board\, Air Force base news\, general assignments and wrote a tennis column. \n1982 –  1991 – staff writer for the Savannah Morning News and Savannah Evening Press. Primary duties were the police beat\, general assignments and consumer issues\, as well as rock concert reviews. Series on the plight of the state crime lab\, Savannah’s vice problems and an article about a slain police officer’s family struggling to cope earned three Georgia Press Association awards. \n1991 –  1998 – media/public relations officer for Memorial University Health\, one of the largest healthcare systems in the country\, based in Savannah\, Ga. Duties included daily media contact\, news releases and corporate communications for multi-state employee base of 5\,000 plus. \n1998 – Present – Freelance writer – Twelve books published overall\, plus magazine and newspaper contributions\, including articles in America’s Civil War\, American History\, Army\, Cats\, North & South\, The Civil War Monitor\, Savannah Magazine\, Buffalo Spree\, Buffalo News\, Sandlapper\, Pee Dee\, Lee Magazine and others. \nPublished Books: Glory Yards – Rutledge Hill Press\, 1993 Chronicles the football rivalry between the Universities of Georgia and Florida\, year by year since 1904; Civil War Savannah – Frederic Beil\, Publisher. 1997. A history of that Southern seaport and her people during the conflict.\, The Sentinels – Frederic Beil\, Publisher. 2001. My first novel explores a ghostly Civil War submarine traveling through time; Lee’s Last Stand – Sailor’s Creek\, Virginia\, 1865 – White Mane Publishing\, 2004. A nonfiction look at the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia’s final battle before Robert E. Lee’s Appomattox surrender; The Gallant Dead – Stackpole Books\, 2005. Nominated for the 2006 Lincoln Prize\, this book focuses on the 123 Union and Confederate generals killed in combat and the circumstances of their deaths; In The Lion’s Mouth – Hood’s Tragic Retreat from Nashville\, 1864 – Stackpole Books\, 2011. An examination of the last act in the Confederacy’s ill-starred Tennessee campaign; Sumter After the First Shots – The Untold Story of America’s Most Famous Fort until the End of the Civil War – Stackpole Books\, 2015. Selection of the History Book Club; Kamallah’s Bracelet – Frederic Beil\, Publisher\, 2015. Novel set in Georgia in the 1960s; Gettysburg: South Carolinians in Battle – McFarland Publishing\, 2021. Nonfiction account of some 5\,000 Carolinians in the three-day battle; Bloody Savannah – The City’s Most Violent Era as Seen by a Crime Reporter – Exposit (an imprint of McFarland Publishing)\, 2023. A true-crime memoir of my police-beat-decade or so in Savannah\, Georgia; Revolutionary Camden – South Carolina’s Bloody Epicenter in the War of Independence – McFarland Publishing\, 2024; Gallica’s Thorns – Cushing Publishing\, 2025. Novel – Story of an abused wife who violently frees herself from her marriage\, embarks on a new life but is beset by her past as she seeks happiness.
URL:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/event/dar-sc250-lunch-learn-with-derek-smith/
LOCATION:Revolutionary War Visitor Center\, 212 Broad St\, Camden\, SC\, 29020\, United States
CATEGORIES:SimplyRevolutionary.com Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250909T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250909T133000
DTSTAMP:20260404T063802
CREATED:20250626T210018Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250909T011712Z
UID:10000076-1757419200-1757424600@simplyrevolutionary.com
SUMMARY:Lunch & Learn: Fort Watson & Fort Motte
DESCRIPTION:Using examples from his archaeological study of the two sites\, Dr. Steven Smith\, Research Professor and archaeologist at the South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology at USC\, comes to the Rev War Visitor Center to speak on his book covering the battles at Fort Watson and Fort Motte that occurred in the spring of 1781. Bring a lunch and delve into just two of the many Revolutionary battles that occurred in South Carolina. \nYou bring your lunch and we will provide the learning opportunity! \nRSVP @ simplyrevolutionary.com
URL:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/event/lunch-learn-fort-watson-fort-motte/
LOCATION:Revolutionary War Visitor Center\, 212 Broad St\, Camden\, SC\, 29020\, United States
CATEGORIES:City - Official City of Camden Events,SimplyRevolutionary.com Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250913T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250913T140000
DTSTAMP:20260404T063802
CREATED:20250831T010033Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250913T011559Z
UID:10000081-1757764800-1757772000@simplyrevolutionary.com
SUMMARY:DAR/SC250: Lunch & Learn with Rhett Adams
DESCRIPTION:Hobkirk Hill DAR\, thanks to a grant from SC250\, come hear Rhett Adams speak on Camden’s history from 1774-1775. Topics to be discussed include the Camden Resolves\, Carolina Day\, the Snow Campaign\, William Henry Drayton\, and more! \nRSVP@ simplyrevolutionary.com
URL:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/event/dar-sc250-lunch-learn-with-rhett-adams/
LOCATION:Revolutionary War Visitor Center\, 212 Broad St\, Camden\, SC\, 29020\, United States
CATEGORIES:City - Official City of Camden Events,SimplyRevolutionary.com Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250916T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250916T133000
DTSTAMP:20260404T063802
CREATED:20250523T100144Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250916T013059Z
UID:10000067-1758024000-1758029400@simplyrevolutionary.com
SUMMARY:Lunch & Learn: Art & the American Revolution
DESCRIPTION:How did artists depict the American Revolution while it was happening and shortly after independence was won? What visual knowledge was available to newly minted Americans about the war and its heroes? How was the war remembered fifty and seventy-five years later\, as the nation headed towards Civil War? \nYou bring your lunch and we will provide the learning opportunity! \nRSVP @ simplyrevolutionary.com
URL:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/event/lunch-learn-art-the-american-revolution/
LOCATION:Revolutionary War Visitor Center\, 212 Broad St\, Camden\, SC\, 29020\, United States
CATEGORIES:City - Official City of Camden Events,SimplyRevolutionary.com Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251001T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251001T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T063802
CREATED:20250523T100200Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251001T021459Z
UID:10000068-1759312800-1759320000@simplyrevolutionary.com
SUMMARY:Homeschool Day: Becoming a State
DESCRIPTION:Once a month\, the Rev War Center offers a free homeschool day where small school groups can come together and experience one of the educational programs offered by the Center. A minimum of ten students will be needed to host these educational programs\, if the minimum is not met then parents will be notified a week prior that the program will be canceled. Programs are geared toward students in 3rd grade through high school. Younger students are welcome to attend and follow along\, but will need the assistance of their guardian throughout the program. Adults are welcome to sit in on the program\, just be aware that the focus will be on teaching the young students present. \nSign up today at simplyrevolutionary.com \nOctober: Becoming a State \nStudents will declare their own independence from the United States by following the example/ blueprint of the country’s own Declaration of Independence from Britain. After declaring independence students will be tasked with setting up a new government with five inalienable rights using the reasons from their previously submitted declaration. Students will see how the colonists’ grievances influenced creation of the early American government.  \nsuggested age group: middle-high school students
URL:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/event/homeschool-day-becoming-a-state/
LOCATION:Revolutionary War Visitor Center\, 212 Broad St\, Camden\, SC\, 29020\, United States
CATEGORIES:City - Official City of Camden Events,SimplyRevolutionary.com Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251004T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251004T150000
DTSTAMP:20260404T063802
CREATED:20250523T100200Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251004T021625Z
UID:10000069-1759572000-1759590000@simplyrevolutionary.com
SUMMARY:Day at the Museum
DESCRIPTION:It is happening again!\nFor the fourth year in a row\, the Rev War Visitor Center is coming to life for the day! Interact with the cannon crew\, smell and touch period-accurate soldier rations\, ask questions\, and get answers! It is a fun day for the whole family! \nRSVP today @ simplyrevolutionary.com
URL:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/event/day-at-the-museum-2/
LOCATION:Revolutionary War Visitor Center\, 212 Broad St\, Camden\, SC\, 29020\, United States
CATEGORIES:City - Official City of Camden Events,SimplyRevolutionary.com Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251021T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251021T133000
DTSTAMP:20260404T063802
CREATED:20250523T100201Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251021T024702Z
UID:10000070-1761048000-1761053400@simplyrevolutionary.com
SUMMARY:Lunch & Learn: Spain in the American Revolution
DESCRIPTION:France’s involvement in the American Revolution is well known to most who study history\, but they were not the only European nation to lend aid to the American colonies in the 18th century.  Spain also played a role in the American Revolution and SAR member Hank Gonzales is bringing their contribution to light. How did the action in the Louisiana Territory affect the colonists in South Carolina? Join us with your lunch and find out.  \nYou bring your lunch and we will provide the learning opportunity! \nRSVP @ simplyrevolutionary.com
URL:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/event/lunch-learn-spain-in-the-american-revolution/
LOCATION:Revolutionary War Visitor Center\, 212 Broad St\, Camden\, SC\, 29020\, United States
CATEGORIES:City - Official City of Camden Events,SimplyRevolutionary.com Events
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