TRHP Lecture Series • Religious Ideals, Realities and Sermons: Congregationalists in the American Revolution on the Thames and Beyond
Thames River Heritage Park Foundation, New London County Historical Society and Lyman Allyn Art Museum are pleased to present 2025 Lecture Series – Seeds of Revolution. Come explore events that seeded discontent and sparked the American Revolution and influenced the history of the Thames and beyond.
Religious Ideals, Realities and Sermons: Congregationalists in the American Revolution on the Thames and Beyond
by Tricia Peone, PhD, Project Director, Congregational Library & Archives
Congregational churches could be found in nearly every town across New England in the 1770s. The stories of Patriot ministers who inspired their congregations to Revolution have long been told. Increasingly we are learning more about the experience of the people sitting in the pews and how being part of a Congregational church community shaped their experience of the celebrated ideals–and the sometimes harsh realities–of the revolutionary cause. Printed sermons, pamphlets, and histories; manuscript church and association records; and even paintings in the CLA’s collection help tell a story that is both familiar and not.
Date: Wednesday, April 23
Time: 6 PM reception | 7 PM lecture
Cost: Purchase your ticket here on the Thames River Heritage Park website (see pricing structure below)
Location: Lyman Allyn Art Museum
Regular Pricing
TRHP + LAAM Members – $20
Non-members – $25
Early Bird
TRHP + LAAM Members Early Bird* – $15
Non-member Early Bird* – $20
*Early bird rate is valid through February 5, 2025.
Presenter Bio
Dr. Tricia Peone joined the Congregational Library & Archives (CLA) in 2022 as the Project Director for New England’s Hidden Histories. Prior to joining the CLA, she was a research scholar at Historic New England for the Recovering New England’s Voices project. She has also previously worked as the public programs director at New Hampshire Humanities, a university lecturer teaching classes on the Salem witch trials, early New England, and public history, and as a researcher for cultural heritage organizations. She holds a PhD in history from the University of New Hampshire with a specialization in the early modern Atlantic world and history of science.