Affiliates, Advisors, Friends -- www.w3r-us.org

Affiliates of the W3R-US

The National W3R Association (W3R-US) helps focus and coordinate the efforts of many groups and individuals on projects that enhance the value and enjoyment of the W3R-NHT.
Our Affiliates have provided
      (1) goals which have inspired individuals to action,
      (2) events to incorporate in 225th or other anniversaries,
      (3) aid in securing public or private funding or actions.
      (4) members, volunteers, and advisors
      (5) donors, participants, and supporters

Public Agencies
For several decades there have been efforts at the local and state level to preserve W3R sites and to explain the events and people of the W3R. These organizations, more numerous than can be listed here, have been vital to the current effort to joint the sites and sections of the trail into a more coherent whole.
State Historic Preservation Officers (SHPOs) and their staff and advisors have kept the need for respecting and learning from our history before state legislatures and private foundations so as to provide the funds and legislation needed for effective action.
The National Park Service (NPS) has a special program and Web site on the American Revolution -- called Lighting Freedom's Flame. This has with resources related to the whole American Revolution, with sections on heritage tourism, teaching U.S. history, biographies of leaders for liberty, and the continuing impact of the Revolution on our lives today.

Re-enactment Organizations
Brigade of the American Revolution (BAR) is a national organization coordinating the efforts of many groups that portray the activities of American military units from the Revolutionary War. Paul Ackerman, Past Commander of the the BAR and a member of the W3R-USA coordinated
the 2006 re-enactments along the W3R.
Continental Line is a national organization coordinating the efforts of many groups that portray the activities of American military units from the Revolutionary War.

Living Biographers
Lafayette (a young French officer who served as an American General) is often portrayed by Mark Schneider from Colonial Williamsburg.
Rochambeau (the French General) is often portrayed by John B. Welsh,
Email: jbwelsh@comcast.net
Washington (the American General) is often portrayed by
Carl Closs

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Lineage Organizations
Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) is an international lineage organization which represents descendants of those in America and elsewhere who supported the struggle of the United States to achieve an independent government. Its goals are patriotic, educational, and historic. As part of their celebration of the 225th anniversary of the American Revolution they established a committee to support the development of the W3R, with a designated representative in each state along the W3R.
The Daughters of the Cincinnati is a lineage organization comprised of direct descendants of the officers who served in the Continental Army under Gen. Washington.
The Society of the Cincinnati is an international lineage organization comprised of direct descendants of the officers who served in the Continental Army under Gen. Washington or who served in the French Expeditionary Force under Gen. Rochambeau.
Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) is an international lineage organization comprised of descendants of those in America and elsewhere who supported the struggle of the United States to achieve an independent government. Its goals are patriotic, educational, and historical. The SAR has had a W3R Liaison Person or Committee to support the development of the W3R, with a designated representative in each state along the W3R.

French Associations
The Branche Française of the SAR organized an international Alliance Day program in February 2003 to celebrate the 225th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Amity and Commerce -- the first diplomatic recognition of the United States as an independent nation.
Socieity Française des Cincinnati -- the French branch of The Society of the Cincinnati (link provided above) --. is comprised of descendants of the officers who served in the French army and navy around the world while France and the U.S. were allied during the American Revolution. This includes the participants in the Expeditionary Force under Gen. Rochambeau and the sailors in Admiral de Grasse's fleet..
Cultural Services of the French Embassy -- learn about the current programs in cultural exchange and education sponsored by the French Embassy. This site has links to programs and events in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Houston, Miami, New Orleans, New York, San Francisco, and Washington DC.
Souvenier Français is an international organization dedicated to marking the graves of French soldiers and sailors around the globe.
The Alliance Française is a world-wide organization to encourage the study of the French language and literature, promote French culture and foster friendly relations between France and other nations. (This Web site is for the Philadelphia Branch.)

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History Associations
The American Friends of Lafayette is an historical and patriotic society dedicated to the memory of Major General Gilbert Motier, Marquis de Lafayette and to the study of his life and times in America and France.
The American Revolution Association (ARA) provides scholarship, fellowship and fun for Revolutionary War constituencies across the country and throughout the world. Its website includes a magazine with articles on the Revolution by noted scholars, a calendar of upcoming commemorations and historical symposia, photos of past events, an on-line store for period attire, and links to other resources.
The American Revolution Center (ARC) a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to engaging the public in the history and significance of the American Revolution and its enduring legacy. Over the course of a century, The American Revolution Center and its predecessor, the Valley Forge Historical Society, has assembled a rich collection of objects, art, manuscripts, and rare books from the period of the American Revolution.
| In late June 2009, The American Revolution Center (ARC) and the National Park Service (NPS) signed an historic land exchange agreement whereby 78 acres of land owned by ARC in Valley Forge is being exchanged for a parcel of land at Third and Chestnut Streets within Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia. A dynamic new website, funded by the Lehrman Institute and the Hertog Foundation now connects visitors to the extensive ARC collection of Revolutionary War artifacts and modern educational resources.
| The Web site includes an interactive timeline on which visitors can virtually "handle" artifacts, videos about the history and significance of the objects, a short quiz, lesson plans, and links to over 70 websites providing content on the American Revolution (including the W3R-US). There are opportunities for adding lesson plans on the extensive diplomatic, financial, and military aid that France provided to the U.S. from 1775 through 1783.
Expédition Particulière is an association of people interested in the members and activities of the French Expeditionary Force (Expédition Particulière).
The George Washington Society, Ltd. is a non-political historical group dedicated to the promotion of a better understanding of George Washington and his ideals, achievements and contributions to the United States of America and humankind.
Hermione-La Fayette Association is an international group which is building a replica of the ship that (in March and April 1780) brought Lafayette to the United States bearing a secret message to General Washington that the French were soon going to send thousands of troops in an expeditionary force under General Rochambeau to help the Continental Army defeat and expel the occupying British arrmy from the United States.
USHistory.org is a "Congress of Websites" created by the Independence Hall Association in Philadelphia. Its mission is to educate the public about the Revolutionary and Colonial eras of American history, as well as Philadelphia generally.

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