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Joint effort by the Nathan Perry Chapter, NSDAR, City of North Ridgeville, North Ridgeville Historical Society and North Ridgeville Branch Library brings national exhibit to the community
The Nathan Perry Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (Nathan Perry Chapter), in partnership with the City of North Ridgeville, the North Ridgeville Historical Society and the North Ridgeville Branch Library, is pleased to announce that the American Revolution Experience traveling exhibit will open at the North Ridgeville Branch Library on September 15, 2026.
The exhibit will remain on view through September 24, 2026, during regular library hours at 35700 Bainbridge Road, Monday through Thursday 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday & Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sundays 1 to 5 p.m. Admission is free and open to the public.
This collaborative effort brings a nationally recognized exhibit to North Ridgeville as part of the community’s America 250-OH programming. Through this combined effort, residents will have the opportunity to connect with the people, places and choices that shaped the birth of the nation.
The American Revolution Experience is an innovative pop-up exhibition featuring display panels and interactive digital kiosks. The exhibit uses storytelling, illustration, technology, artifacts and primary accounts to help modern audiences better understand the Revolutionary War and the individuals who experienced it.
“Bringing this exhibit to North Ridgeville reflects the strength of community partnerships,” said Julie Limpach, Regent of the Nathan Perry Chapter, NSDAR. “We are thrilled to work alongside the City of North Ridgeville, the North Ridgeville Historical Society and the North Ridgeville Branch Library to offer residents a meaningful way to experience history, celebrate America 250 and come together around our shared past.”
Created through a collaboration between the American Battlefield Trust and the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, the exhibit was made possible through generous matching funds from the National Park Service’s American Battlefield Protection Program.
“Independence may have been declared in Philadelphia by the Declaration’s 56 signers, but it was hard won on the battlefields we protect by the thousands of Patriot soldiers from whom today’s Daughters trace descent,” said David Duncan, President of the American Battlefield Trust. “Together, our organizations bear witness to the fact that we are not so far removed from those impactful events, and that there are meaningful ways to bridge those 250 years.”
The traveling exhibit includes 12 thematic panels and three interactive kiosks that connect visitors to digital biographies, historical context, and information about significant Revolutionary War sites. Custom illustrations by South Carolina artist Dale Watson, materials from DAR’s collections, and digital resources from the American Battlefield Trust enrich the experience.
Rather than focusing solely on well known figures, the exhibit introduces visitors to a diverse group of individuals—Patriots and Loyalists, men and women, Black and Native people, international allies, drummer boys, mapmakers, and everyday people whose lives were shaped by extraordinary events. Visitors are invited to consider the difficult choices faced by members of the revolutionary generation as tensions escalated in the 1770s.
Launched online in 2022, the American Revolution Experience received a Bronze Anthem Award in the Education, Art & Culture division and was a finalist in the Webby Awards’ People’s Choice category. The North Ridgeville Branch Library is one of many institutions nationwide hosting the exhibit through 2027.
