VON STEUBEN: ARCHITECT OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE [TO MARK THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, THE S...

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VON STEUBEN: ARCHITECT OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE [TO MARK THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, THE STONEWALL NATIONAL MUSEUM, ARCHIVES, & LIBRARY (SNMAL) WILL LAUNCH VON STEUBEN: ARCHITECT OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE, A MULTIMEDIA EXHIBITION AND NATIONAL EDUCATION INITIATIVE HONORING BARON FRIEDRICH VON STEUBEN?S PIVOTAL ROLE IN SHAPING THE CONTINENTAL ARMY AND THE CIVIC FOUNDATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES. FEATURING A DOCUMENTARY, INTERACTIVE DISPLAYS, AND INTERPRETIVE MATERIALS, THE PROJECT WILL DEBUT AT SNMAL?S FORT LAUDERDALE HEADQUARTERS AND TRAVEL NATIONWIDE, WITH AN ONLINE VERSION EXPANDING ACCESS. THROUGH COMPELLING STORYTELLING AND PUBLIC PROGRAMMING, THE INITIATIVE EXPLORES THEMES OF CIVIC IDENTITY, DEMOCRATIC RESPONSIBILITY, AND CULTURAL LEGACY?HIGHLIGHTING VON STEUBEN?S ENDURING INFLUENCE ON MILITARY STRUCTURE AND AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS. DESIGNED TO ENGAGE GENERAL AUDIENCES, VETERANS, AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, THE EXHIBITION WILL FOSTER HISTORICAL LITERACY, HONOR SERVICE ACROSS GENERATIONS, AND INSPIRE REN]