Greetings. Our next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, March 10. Our speaker will be Harold Knudson, who will cover his book Fisher Ames, Christian Founding Father & Federalist. Ames was a Federalist who served four consecutive terms in the House of Representatives, concurrent with the George Washington’s first administration. A capable ally to Alexander Hamilton and the President, he fought many successful legislative battles, advancing the Federalist agenda. 

Harold Knudsen, born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, is a retired Army Lieutenant Colonel of twenty-five years of active-duty service. He currently resides in Alexandria, Virginia, and continues to work for the Army as a civilian at Fort Belvoir. His first book about Confederate General James Longstreet, was published in 2022, and is a military analysis of this general’s larger scale work written to counter some of the propaganda leveled against Longstreet’s record by “Lost Cause” detractors.  

We will be meeting in person at the Mount Vernon Inn, south of Alexandria, Virginia, at 6 p.m. (social hour) and 6:40 p.m. (dinner). If you plan to attend, please let me (Christian McBurney) know by Friday March 5 and also inform me of your main course selection (salmon or meatloaf). You must pay at the door. Our dinner rate is $40 per dinner. Checks are preferred but cash is fine. Write your check to: ARRT.

Zoom attendance:  For those who want to attend remotely, please let me know by providing me with your name and email address. I will email you a Zoom link the afternoon of the day of the meeting. The meeting will start about 7 p.m. Feel free to share this email with a friend or family member whom you think may be interested.

Here is the tentative schedule of our speakers for 2026 as of 17 Jan 2026:

March 17, 2026 Harold M. Knudsen on Fisher Ames
April 14, 2026 Gabriel Neville, on Virginia 8th Regiment
May 12, 2026: Richard Bell on The American Revolution and the Fate of the World.

More information will follow as details are worked out and confirmed. 

If you live in or plan to visit the Washington, DC area, you are cordially invited to attend the next meeting of the ARRT-DC.

ARRT-DC meetings are typically held on the first Tuesday of March, April, May, September, October and November. Yearly dues are $40.00, payable in September to "ARRT" and sent to Treasurer Richard Rankin.   Come and meet others who share an interest in the American Revolution to enjoy fellowship and lively discussions over dinner, followed by an exciting presentation on some aspect of America's colonial, revolutionary or early national past.

If you wish to attend a meeting, please send an e-mail advising same at least 24 hours in advance to Treasure Richard Rankin at Brandywinecreek@aol.com and President Christian McBurney at mcburneyc1@gmail.com and whether you will be having dinner or simply attending the talk. In person dinners cost $40.00 (made payable to "ARRT") which includes soup or salad, main course of meat or salmon, beverage, dessert and gratuity. Please advise in your response e-mail if you have special dietary considerations, etc. Walk-ins and paying at the door are accepted too. Richard prefers checks written to "ARRT" for $40.00 (per person). Please also let us know if you prefer salmon or meatloaf for the main course.

We meet at 6pm for dinner at the very appropriate setting of the Mount Vernon Inn Restaurant, 3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway, Alexandria VA 22309 just steps away from George Washington's fabled home.

 If you are interested in attending without dinner, we request an e-mail in advance, arrival at 6:45 and a $5.00 donation. 

Please park in the main car parking lot. The restaurant is located across the street to the right.

Upon arrival, please check in with a hostess, who will show you to our private room. Members meet and socialize with cash bar until the meal is served. Please then tell an attendees that you are a guest and would like to meet a Club Officer.

Speaker presentations begin at about 7:00 p.m.  
The meeting concludes at about 8:15 p.m.

We typically issue an e-mail each month informing you of the upcoming speaker  and describe upcoming local American Revolution lectures and other events of interest. If you have any questions, comments, etc.  please contact the aforementioned officers and/or VP Gene Procknow at geneprock@gmail.com or Secretary Doug Bonforte at @ebonforte@cox.net.