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The Downstate-Upstate Life of Marinus Willett

March 11, 2022 by Bob Cudmore Leave a Comment

The Historians LogoThis week on The Historians Podcast, New York City correspondent Jim Kaplan discusses the life of Marinus Willett. Willett is well known to Upstate New York historians because of the work he did during the American Revolution in the Mohawk Valley. [Read more…] about The Downstate-Upstate Life of Marinus Willett

Filed Under: History, Mohawk Valley, New York City Tagged With: American Revolution, Fort Plain, Fort Stanwix, Marinus Willett, Military History, Mohawk Valley, New York City, Podcasts, Political History, Queens

Marinus Willet, Tammany Hall & The Treaty of New York

November 28, 2021 by James S. Kaplan 5 Comments

Marinus Willett painted by Ralph Earl, oil on canvas, ca 1791 Metropolitan Museum of ArtEvery year in October the Lower Manhattan Historical Society holds its Saratoga/Yorktown celebration in Trinity Churchyard to celebrate the American victories at the Battles of Saratoga and Yorktown.

At that ceremony wreaths are lain on the graves of Revolutionary War figures associated with those battles — Horatio Gates, Alexander Hamilton and Marinus Willett. [Read more…] about Marinus Willet, Tammany Hall & The Treaty of New York

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: American Revolution, Battle of Johnstown, Battle of Monmouth, Fort Ontario, Fort Plain, Fort Stanwix, George Washington, Indigenous History, Johnstown, Marinus Willett, Military History, New York City, Political History, Schoharie Valley, Sharon Springs, Siege of Fort Stanwix, Sullivan_Clinton Expedition, Tammany Hall

Mohawk Valley Forts in the Fort Plain Era

July 10, 2020 by Bob Cudmore Leave a Comment

The Historians LogoThis week on The Historians Podcast, archaeologist and historian Wayne Lenig discusses Revolutionary War forts in the Mohawk Valley. Lenig is author of Fort Plain, Fort Plank, Fort Rensselaer: The Revolutionary War Forts of Canajohary (Fort Plain Museum, 2020). [Read more…] about Mohawk Valley Forts in the Fort Plain Era

Filed Under: History, Mohawk Valley Tagged With: American Revolution, AmRev, Fort Plain, Mohawk Valley, Podcasts

New Book On Revolutionary War Forts at Canajohary

May 19, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

fort plain fort plank and fort rensselaerA great deal of confusion has developed regarding the historical identities of Fort Plain, Fort Plank and Fort Rensselaer.

To help dispel that confusion, the Fort Plain Museum has recently published an important new book, Fort Plain, Fork Plank, Fort Rensselaer: The Revolutionary War Forts of Canajohary by Wayne Lenig. [Read more…] about New Book On Revolutionary War Forts at Canajohary

Filed Under: Books, History, Mohawk Valley Tagged With: American Revolution, AmRev, Archaeology, Books, Canajoharie, Fort Plain, Fort Plain Museum, Fort Plank, Fort Rensselaer, Military History

Small Business Sat, Museum Store Sun in Fort Plain

November 28, 2019 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The Fort Plain Museum is set to participate in Small Business Saturday and Museum Store Sunday, by offering 20% off entire purchases on Saturday, November 30th and Sunday, December 1st.

Free admission to the museum will be included with any purchase. [Read more…] about Small Business Sat, Museum Store Sun in Fort Plain

Filed Under: Events, History, Mohawk Valley Tagged With: Fort Plain, Fort Plain Museum

Marinus Willett, the Battle of Johnstown, and a Hated Loyalist

November 14, 2019 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Johnstown Battle Field marker

The Battle of Johnstown and the death of Walter Butler are considered two of the more important events in the final phase of the Revolutionary War in the Mohawk Valley. More than any other events in his life, these events are seen as raising Col. Marinus Willett from to the status of “Hero of the Mohawk Valley.”

[Read more…] about Marinus Willett, the Battle of Johnstown, and a Hated Loyalist

Filed Under: History, Mohawk Valley Tagged With: American Revolution, AmRev, Battle of Johnstown, Fort Plain, Fort Plain Museum, Johnstown, Military History, Mohawk Valley

Minden, Montgomery Co, History Fair On Saturday

September 17, 2019 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

postcard depicting Main Street Fort Plain from the early 1900sThe Town of Minden is set to hold its 5th Annual History Fair on Saturday, September 21st from 10 am to 4 pm, at Haslett Park in downtown Fort Plain. [Read more…] about Minden, Montgomery Co, History Fair On Saturday

Filed Under: Events, History, Mohawk Valley Tagged With: Fort Plain, Minden, Montgomery County

Alexander Hamilton’s Birth, Wedding, and Newburgh Conspiracy

July 14, 2019 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

discovering hamiltonThe Fort Plain Museum is set to welcome back Hamilton Historian Michael E. Newton on Wednesday, July 17, to discuss three of the most interesting topics from his new book Discovering Hamilton (Eleftheria Publishing, 2019).

Based on newly discovered legal testimonies from St. Croix, Newton presents new evidence and conclusions regarding Alexander Hamilton’s birthdate, places of residence, religion, parents, and more. He will also scrutinize a well-known “fact” regarding Hamilton’s wedding to Elizabeth Schuyler (which took place at the Schuyler Mansion in Albany) and will reexamine Hamilton’s involvement in the Newburgh Conspiracy. [Read more…] about Alexander Hamilton’s Birth, Wedding, and Newburgh Conspiracy

Filed Under: Books, Events, History, Mohawk Valley Tagged With: Alexander Hamilton, Books, Fort Plain, Fort Plain Museum

Am Rev Conference Free for Montgomery Co History Teachers, Students

June 5, 2019 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

2019 American Revolution Mohawk Valley ConferenceThe 2019 American Revolution Mohawk Valley Conference is this weekend, June 7-9, at the Fort Plain Museum, 389 Canal St, Fort Plain. The conference is free for all history teachers and students from and associated with Montgomery County, public and private schools and colleges. [Read more…] about Am Rev Conference Free for Montgomery Co History Teachers, Students

Filed Under: Events, History, Mohawk Valley Tagged With: American Revolution, AmRev, Conferences, Fort Plain, Fort Plain Museum, Mohawk Valley

American Way of War: Revolution to World War I

November 13, 2018 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

never in finer companyOn Thursday, November 15, 2018, the Fort Plain Museum is set to host military historian and author Edward G. Lengel, author of several award winning books on George Washington and the First World War, who will present “The American Way of War from the Revolution to World War I”.

A Revolutionary War and World War I historian, Lengel argues that the idea of a uniquely “American Way of War” dates back to colonial days, and especially to a dramatic, and losing, battle in which George Washington played a major role. The ideas about American versus European tactics and military behavior that this battle generated continues to influence the United States today. [Read more…] about American Way of War: Revolution to World War I

Filed Under: Events, History, Mohawk Valley Tagged With: American Revolution, AmRev, Books, Fort Plain, Fort Plain Museum, Military History, World War One

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