Join us for our Fall Rev250 Speaker Series at the Elmendorph Inn and on Zoom, featuring five talks on the Revolution’s impact in Dutchess County and the evolving cultural landscape of the Hudson Valley. Free to attend; registration required. Registration form will be available August 2025. Paid for in part by Dutchess County. Learn more about our Rev250 programming. 

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Accommodating the Republic: How Taverns Encouraged Travel, Innovation, and Civic Engagement in the New United States. 

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Presenter Bio:
Kirsten E. Wood is a published author and associate professor of history at Florida International University. Her research explores the social and political history of the early U.S., including the role of taverns in shaping public discourse. She holds a PhD from the University of Pennsylvania and has written extensively on public space and gender in the early republic.