Thursday, April 23, 2026, 7:00PM
The Bronx Beer Hall
Inside Arthur Avenue Retail Market
2344 Arthur Avenue
The Bronx, NY 10458

Join BCHS and From The Bronx at The Bronx Beer Hall for a free lecture by Dr. J. Keith Doherty of Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site on Andrew Corsa. Corsa, part of a prominent family in Fordham Village and remembered as an American patriot and member of the Westchester Guides, had a complicated history of shifting allegiance during the American Revolution. Dr. Doherty will unpack this history and speak more generally about the complex nature of the Revolution.

Part of our “America 250: The Bronx” yearlong programming, and co-sponsored by the Kingsbirdge Historical Society and Van Cortlandt House Museum with the support of the New York State Council on the Arts and Assemblyman Michael Benedetto.

Thursday, May 7, 2026, 7:00pm
St. Clare of Assisi Church
1027 Rhinelander Ave.
The Bronx, NY 10461

Join The Bronx County Historical Society, East Bronx History Forum, and From the Bronx for a witty and revolutionary conversation with America’s second President, John Adams, played by George Baker. In this interactive historical reenactment, President Adams will speak about his life, the American struggle for liberty, and will touch on the period he spent as President living in Eastchester in 1797 to avoid a yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia.

Event, part of our yearlong America 250: The Bronx programming, is free and open to the public and is made possible with the support of Assemblyman Michael Benedetto.

Wednesday, January 28, 2026, 6:30pm
Fordham Law School
150 West 62nd Street
Bateman Room, Second Floor
New York, NY 10023

Join The Bronx County Historical Society for the kickoff of its yearlong America 250 programming, commemorating our area’s role in the founding of the United States in 1776.

Our Gouverneur Morris Endowed Lecture this year will be in celebration of the birthday of Founding Father and Bronxite Gouverneur Morris (b. Jan. 31) and will be delivered by William M. Treanor, Agnes Williams Sesquicentennial Professor of Constitutional Law and Constitutional History and Dean Emeritus of Georgetown Law. The lecture is co-sponsored by Fordham School of Law and will be followed by a light reception.

Register by clicking on the button below.

Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 7:00pm
Vladeck Hall, Amalgamated Housing Co-op
74 Van Cortlandt Park S. (at Hillman Ave.)

Join BCHS and Amalgamated Housing Co-op for a lecture by Gary Berton, President of the Thomas Paine Historical Association, on the contributions of Thomas Paine to the founding of the United States.

During the final years of his life, Thomas Paine lived in relative isolation on his farm in New Rochelle, a short distance from today’s Bronx. We are celebrating his pivotal role to our nation’s founding on the occasion of Paine’s birthday (Feb. 9) and America 250.

Thursday, February 26, 2026, 7:00pm
On Zoom (register below)

In celebration of Black history month and as part of “The Bronx Celebrates America 250” series, join local historian Nick Dembowski for a presentation that delves into historical documents revealing how Black people experienced the Revolution in today’s Bronx. This includes new research about local figures and landmarks such as the little-known “Negro Fort.”

This free presentation will take place on Zoom on Thursday February 26th at 7:00 PM. This is a joint presentation of Van Cortlandt House Museum, the Kingsbridge Historical Society, and Bronx County Historical Society.

To get the Zoom link register for the event on Eventbrite by clicking on the button below.

Sunday, March 22, 2026, 2:00pm
Edgehill
2570 Independence Ave.
The Bronx, NY 10463

Join BCHS, From The Bronx, the Kingsbridge Historical Society, and Van Cortlandt House Museum for a performance of “Cato: A Tragedy” by Live History. This play was among the most popular stage productions during the generation of America’s founding, and multiple Founding Fathers, including George Washington, were inspired by the play’s dramatization of commitment to liberty in times of tyranny.

Reserve your free ticket by clicking on the button below.

Made possible with the support of New York State Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz.