Hedberg Public Library will host the Patriots of the American Revolution: Their Legacies in Wisconsin exhibit September 2-30, 2025, in cooperation with the Janesville Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution.
The exhibit was created by the Wisconsin Society Daughters of the American Revolution in anticipation of the Semiquincentennial celebration in 2026, which will mark the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States. The eight-panel, interactive, traveling exhibit presents viewers with information about Patriots, their families, their migration to what is now Wisconsin, and their contributions. As the exhibit moves around the state, the kiosk will be customized to display information about Patriots and descendants with local connections.
Visitors to the library during the month of September will also find a curated display in the Woodruff Case from the Janesville Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution. Want to read and learn more? Check out recommended Revolutionary America fiction and non-fiction books on display at the library and online.
The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) is a women’s service organization whose members can trace their lineage to an individual who contributed to securing American independence during the Revolutionary War. Today’s DAR is dynamic and diverse, with over 185,000 members in 3,000 chapters in the United States and abroad. DAR members annually provide millions of hours of volunteer service to their local communities across the country and world. DAR chapters participate in projects to promote historic preservation, education, and patriotism. Over one million members have joined the organization since its founding in 1890.
HPL schedules exhibits and displays of interest, information, and enlightenment to the community throughout the year. See our full calendar of upcoming exhibits and displays here.