America’s Turning Point

30th Annual Turning Point Parade and Festival, August 3 – 9

July 14, 2025 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The Turning Point Parade and Festival returns to Schuylerville, NY from Sunday, August 3 through Saturday, August 9, 2025. The week offers more than a dozen free public programs designed to celebrate Saratoga’s Revolutionary War legacy while engaging families in hands-on history, science, and cultural storytelling.

Events are free and open to the public, with locations across the Village of Schuylerville and nearby Hudson Crossing Park on the Hudson River in Saratoga County. [Read more…] about 30th Annual Turning Point Parade and Festival, August 3 – 9

Behind Every Battle A Pen: Mercy Otis Warren

May 19, 2025 by Sean Kelleher Leave a Comment

While Saratoga’s battlefields recall the thunder of cannon and clash of arms, a recent event in Schuylerville reminded audiences that the American Revolution was also fought with words. At the 4th Annual Turning Point & Women in War Symposium on May 3, heritage tourists and historians gathered to honor Mercy Otis Warren (1728-1814) — writer, thinker, and patriot — whose pen helped shape the course of independence. [Read more…] about Behind Every Battle A Pen: Mercy Otis Warren

Saratoga 250th Symposium & Henry Knox Trail Tour Set for May

March 16, 2025 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

As the nation prepares for the Semiquincentennial (250th Anniversary) of the American Revolution, the Saratoga region — home to one of the war’s most decisive victories — will once again take center stage.

The 4th Annual Turning Point Symposium and Guided “Sled Tracks of Henry Knox” Tour offer an opportunity to explore Revolutionary War history in the place where history was made. [Read more…] about Saratoga 250th Symposium & Henry Knox Trail Tour Set for May

Women in War Symposium May 6th in Schuylerville

April 27, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

America’s Turning Point will host their Annual Women in War Symposium on Saturday, May 6th, at the Town of Saratoga Town Hall. [Read more…] about Women in War Symposium May 6th in Schuylerville

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