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There are many conspiracy theories about secret societies like the Freemasons and Skull and Bones. Perhaps the most exclusive secret society of all was founded by officers of the Continental Army. Learn how this hereditary group headed by George Washington influenced post-Revolutionary America in a November 16 lecture. (Continued below)

The NH chapter of the Society of the Cincinnati, founded in Exeter, and caused public concern over their elite status and efforts to  control the newly formed United States government.

Wendy Bergeron, curator of the American Independence Museum in Exeter will present a program at Folsom Tavern on Wednesday, November 16 at 7 p.m. on the nation’s oldest hereditary veterans organization, the Society of the Cincinnati.

The group’s original president was George Washington and the organization survives today. The NH chapter of the Society was founded at Folsom Tavern following the Revolutionary War on November 18, 1783, and members of chapter hold their annual meeting in Exeter each year.

Admission to the event is $5 for adults, and $3 for members and students.  Certificates of Attendance will be available for students and teachers following the program.  For more information or directions, please call 772-2622 or visit www.independencemuseum.org.

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The American Independence Museum is comprised of two buildings, the Ladd-Gilman House and Folsom Tavern.  The mission of the museum is to connect America’s Revolutionary past with the present.

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