Charleston Museum presents Revolutionary War Lecture – “Why they Fought.” To commemorate the 225th anniversary of the Treaty of Paris (1783), which ended the Revolutionary War, The Charleston Museum will present a three part lecture series on the effects of the war on Charleston and South Carolina. The lectures will be presented by Assistant Director and Revolutionary War historian Carl Borick. The final installment, “Why they fought,” appropriately on Veterans Day looks at the common soldiers of the Revolutionary War, their lives and experiences, and why they served in the American forces. This even twill take place on November 11th at 7 p.m. at the Charleston Museum. Admission is free.

For more info, call (843) 722-2996 and visit www.charlestonmuseum.org