The information included in these pages is intended to help prepare students for a visit to Van Cortlandt House Museum. Included are passages intended to focus a student’s imagination on life in the 18th century, activities, and a suggested reading list. Please feel free to reproduce these materials as needed.
If you grew up in Van Cortlandt House.
If you were a soldier in the Revolutionary War.
Women & children in the Revolutionary War.
A time line of the Revolutionary War.
New York City in the Revolutionary War 1776 - 1783.
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Production and distribution of these pre-visit study materials and activities was made possible by a grant from
The Order of Colonial Lords of Manors in America
and the continuing support of
The National Society of Colonial Dames in the
State of New York.
