Organizations and dignitaries from Northern New York and Southern Quebec will join members of the Saranac Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution for an International Memorial Service on Saturday, June 3rd honoring Revolutionary War soldiers who, along with their Commanding Officer, succumbed to smallpox while retreating from Quebec City in the Spring of 1776. [Read more…] about Fort Chambly Patriots International Memorial Service
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Revolutionary Patriots Being Honored in Northern NY on Saturday
The Saranac Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) will honor Revolutionary War patriots with dedications in Mooers and Plattsburgh in Clinton County, NY, this Saturday, April 29th. [Read more…] about Revolutionary Patriots Being Honored in Northern NY on Saturday
Hudson’s Historic Robert Jenkins House Hosting An Open House
The Historic Robert Jenkins House in Hudson, NY, will host an open house tour on Saturday, March 25th. The 1811 house, built by proprietor Robert Jenkins, is on the National Register of Historic Places as Nationally Significant and is in the Front Street-Parade Hill-Lower Warren Street Historic District. The house is a fine early example of federal-style architecture in the Hudson Valley where Dutch architecture dominated during the 18th century. [Read more…] about Hudson’s Historic Robert Jenkins House Hosting An Open House
Historic Marker Program to Commemorate Revolutionary America
In celebration of the 250th anniversary of the United States, the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) and William G. Pomeroy Foundation have announced a collaboration to establish a new historic marker program to commemorate points of interest significant to Revolutionary America. [Read more…] about Historic Marker Program to Commemorate Revolutionary America
Battle of Valcour Commemoration Set For Tuesday
The Saranac Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Valcour Battle Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution will host a commemoration of the 246th Anniversary of the Battle of Valcour Bay, one of the first naval battles of the American Revolution, fought between the shores of Valcour Island and New York State, on Tuesday, October 11th at the Peru Boat Launch Site. [Read more…] about Battle of Valcour Commemoration Set For Tuesday
French Canadian Rev War Veteran Antoine Paulin’s Grave Being Marked in Champlain
Born in Grenoble, France on April 24, 1734, Antoine Paulin arrived in Canada with a French military squadron. Choosing not to return to France, he made Canada his home. With the onset of the American Revolution, he again picked up arms to serve with the fledgling American Army.
Paulin served as a Captain in Colonel Moses Hazen’s 2nd Canadian Regiment in the Continental Line and participated in several well known campaigns throughout the Revolutionary War. He and his young family settled in Northern New York. [Read more…] about French Canadian Rev War Veteran Antoine Paulin’s Grave Being Marked in Champlain
Revolutionary Veterans In Clinton County
The Clinton County Historical Association and the Saranac Chapter National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) will host “Patriot Founders of Clinton County,” a program with Desmond Meacham set for Tuesday, September 6th, at the House of Prayer in Plattsburgh. [Read more…] about Revolutionary Veterans In Clinton County
Fort Chambly’s 1776 Smallpox Victims
Organizations and dignitaries from Northern New York and Southern Quebec will join members of the Saranac Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution for an International Memorial Service honoring the Revolutionary War veterans interred at Fort Chambly in Chambly, Quebec, on Saturday, June 4th. [Read more…] about Fort Chambly’s 1776 Smallpox Victims
Free Genealogy Workshop in Hudson Saturday
The Hendrick Hudson Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution hosts a free workshop, open to the public, on Saturday May 7 at 1:00 pm in Hudson, Columbia County, NY. It will be presented by chapter registrar Gretchen Maresco, MS.
Many people wonder about their ancestry. This workshop will outline how to get started researching your family history and outline a variety of resources. [Read more…] about Free Genealogy Workshop in Hudson Saturday
Revolutionary Veterans in New Lebanon’s Cemetery of the Evergreens
Former New Lebanon resident George Clark, a member of the community’s Floyd Carlton Post of the American Legion, has been working to identify the graves of Revolutionary War soldiers for many years.
Helping him has been his friend Dale Ackley. Former town historian Sharon Moon and Cemetery of the Evergreens board members have been working at it, too. The undertaking has been immense, and, if they succeed in their goal to restore headstones, it will be very costly. [Read more…] about Revolutionary Veterans in New Lebanon’s Cemetery of the Evergreens