This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Rare Swords Featured in National Museum Exhibits
An exhibit in the ethnological division of the new building showcases a diverse George Kennan collection of swords and cutlery from Turkish, Arabian, Russian, Scotch, Crusader, and two handed weapons dated 1710. The Mason family and other collections add American swords, bayonets, cutlasses, and weapons from Japan, China, Turkey, North Africa, the Philippines, Cuba, and Porto Rico. Individual pieces include Revolution era swords presented to Hancock and Meigs, and a variety of historically linked blades tied to figures such as Rochambeau, Decatur, and Grant among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Kennan
Mason
Julian James
Japan
China
Turkey
North
Africa
Charles W. Hickman
Augusta
J R.R Hannay
Philippines
Cuba
Porto Rico
Continental Congress
John Hancock
Jonathan Meigs
Peter Gansevoort, Jr
Rochambeau
James B Salford
Decatur
Shulbrick
Ripley
Gansevoort
Brown
McGruder
Morgan
Shields
Paul de Peyster
Vincent
Howard
Hancock
Custer
Grant
Sherman
Kilpatrick
Trenchard
Wilkes
Schley
Phillips
Capron
Ord