and the richard c yvonne has foundation. >> welcome to the museum of the in america'slution founding neighborhood in philadelphia. we are two blocks from independence hall. you are in the headquarters of the american revolution. some of the oldest founding era documents, surviving objects and buildings are within a couple blocks of what we are -- of where we are sitting. culturalerica's newest institutions, the museum of the american revolution opened in april 2017. the last twod years, we welcomed more than 800,000 visitors from around the nation, around the world. we have 15,000 square feet of immersive galleries. more than 500 works of art, objects. one of the real treasures of the museum is what we refer to as washington's warchest, it was or mobile field headquarters of george washington. about 70,000 schoolchildren per year who arrive for our wonderful education programs. have about 50,000 subscribers to our biweekly newsletter, which sends you a -- sends to anx are from a book about the revolution. we have 5000 members and that number is growing from all 50 states. if you're i

again thank the military museum and library for sponsoring this conference along with the richard see yvonne he richard c. von hess foundation. i want to make one shout out to the curatorial team here at the of,um, of which i am a part led by dr. philip mead. my colleagues have pushed me and asked me great questions and what has resulted from those questions, and also leadership by scott stevenson, has produced a wonderful exhibition that i am excited that tens of thousands of people will get to see over the next couple of months. , let's start with a quote from richard st. george. this quote is an interesting one to start with. prince, my i were a history would interest nations and ages. richard st. george was no prince. wasas not a nobleman, he protestant landed entry in ireland. -- landed gentry in ireland. but his life is of interest to nations and also to a new age, the current age, in which tens of thousands of people will learn about richard st. george. thisin 1792 when he wrote to a fellow artist and friend, i think he was trying to be a little modest, but trying to show he was a modest man even

and the richard c yvonne has foundation. >> welcome to the museum of the in america'slution founding neighborhood in philadelphia. we are two blocks from independence hall. you are in the headquarters of the american revolution. some of the oldest founding era documents, surviving objects and buildings are within a couple blocks of what we are -- of where we are sitting. culturalerica's newest