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A Revolution Will Not Be Tweeted
February 19, 2026
Historic Town Hall, Shelburne
Presenter - John Vincent
Retired police officer, poet, letterpress printer, and director of A Revolutionary Press, a 501c3 nonprofit and volunteer run collective of artists in service to the Common Good in New Haven, Vermont.
“We The People” are invited to this presentation to learn the history of printing The American Revolution, and to engage in a conversation around an old printing press, pull a broadside, and imagine what The Next Revolution could be.
When the hand written Declaration of Independence was delivered to the local print shop the evening of July 4, 1776, it was “massed produced” on the printing press overnight. But only after it was entirely set by hand, one l-e-t-t-e-r at a time and locked up in a press bed to be pulled by hand, one copy at a time.
Similar to the deliberate and intentional methodologies which the earlier revolutionaries employed to foment and print their Revolution of 1776, are those utilized contemporarily at A Revolutionary Press, the print shop in New Haven, Vermont.
At this presentation you will learn that the mission statement of A Revolutionary Press, inspired by the Declaration of Independence, directs us in our efforts to bring about an entirely distinct Revolution for the present and the future, as we listen to, and print some of today’s lesser known radical and revolutionary visionaries. Everyone at this event will have the opportunity to print one of these pieces to help imagine that next Revolution.
The Underwater Archaeology of the American Revolution on Lake Champlain
April 14, 2026
Historic Town Hall, Shelburne
Presenter - Chris Sabick
Chris Sabick joined the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum in 1998 as an intern, and returned for a full-time position in 1999. Since that time, he has also acted as an Archaeological Diver, Conservation Lab Director, and the Director of Research and Archaeology.
In November of 2023 Chris became the Executive Director of the organization. Chris earned a B.A. in History and Anthropology from Ball State University, and a M.A. from the Nautical Archaeology Program at Texas A&M University. Chris has more than 25 years of experience leading the archaeological examination of underwater sites related to the military and commercial history of the northeastern United States and Canada.
In the years running up to the current 250th commemorations of 1776, the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum has focused its research activities on the American Revolution. This presentation will share information on a number of previous, recent, and current research efforts focused on the Revolutionary War in general, and the Battle of Valcour Bay (October 1776) and its aftermath in particular. Archaeological excavations at Valcour Bay, Arnold’s Bay, and recent documentation and research efforts on the gunboat Spitfire will be discussed. The combination of historical research and archaeological evidence leads to a deeper and more comprehensive understanding of the pivotal events that took place on Lake Champlain in 1776.
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