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Fort Ticonderoga

Rare Artifacts from Seven Years War on Exhibit at Fort Ticonderoga

May 30, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Success: The End of the Seven Years’ WarFort Ticonderoga has announced “Success: The End of the Seven Years’ War,” a new exhibit focusing on the dramatic and wide-ranging end of the global Seven Years’ War (known in America by the name for its theatre here, the French and Indian War). [Read more…] about Rare Artifacts from Seven Years War on Exhibit at Fort Ticonderoga

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History, New Exhibits Tagged With: Fort Ticonderoga

War College of the Seven Years’ War Call for Papers

May 18, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

War College of the Seven Years' WarFort Ticonderoga his seeking proposals for papers broadly addressing the period of the Seven Years’ War (the American theater, known as the French and Indian War) for its Twenty-Eighth Annual War College of the Seven Years’ War to be held May 18th through 20th, 2024. [Read more…] about War College of the Seven Years’ War Call for Papers

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History Tagged With: Academia, Conferences, Fort Ticonderoga, French And Indian War, Seven Years War

Boat Cruise Highlights What Lies Beneath Lake Champlain

May 15, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Fort Ticonderoga Carillon Boat CruisesThe Carillon will return to Fort Ticonderoga with boat tours beginning on May 26th. The 75-minute narrated boat cruises on Lake Champlain cover some of the most archaeologically rich waters in North America while surrounded by lake views, commanding mountains and the fort. [Read more…] about Boat Cruise Highlights What Lies Beneath Lake Champlain

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, History Tagged With: Fort Ticonderoga

Military Material Culture Conference Call for Papers

May 7, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Material Matters LogoThe vast majority of participants in the military events of the long 18th century left no written traces of themselves. Fortunately for scholars, and the public, evidence of their presence survives in material form. [Read more…] about Military Material Culture Conference Call for Papers

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Events, History, Mohawk Valley, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: American Revolution, Archaeology, Conferences, Fort Ticonderoga, French And Indian War, King George’s War, King William’s War, Material Culture, Military History, Museums, Queen Anne's War

Fort Ticonderoga Opens for the 2023 Season May 6th

April 26, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Fort Ticonderoga courtesy Carl Heilman IIFort Ticonderoga has announced it will open for the 2023 season on Saturday, May 6th. This year, Fort Ticonderoga will focus on 1760. Visitors can see the unfolding story as British soldiers and American provincials ensure military dominance on Lake Champlain and deep into the heart of New France. [Read more…] about Fort Ticonderoga Opens for the 2023 Season May 6th

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, History Tagged With: Fort Ticonderoga

Battlefield to Stage: The Lives of John Burgoyne

March 16, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

From the Battlefield to the StageThe new book From the Battlefield to the Stage: The Many Lives of General John Burgoyne (McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2023) by Norman S. Poser provides a rounded biography, covering not only the Saratoga campaign but also elements of General John Burgoyne’s eventful life that have never been adequately explored. [Read more…] about Battlefield to Stage: The Lives of John Burgoyne

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Arts, Books, Capital-Saratoga, History Tagged With: American Revolution, Battle of Saratoga, Fort Edward, Fort Ticonderoga, Lake Champlain, Military History, Performing Arts, Theatre

The Green Mountain Boys & The Evolution of Vermont’s State Flag

March 15, 2023 by Guest Contributor Leave a Comment

Green Mountain Boys flagIf you walk into the Vermont Historical Society’s museum in Montpelier, you’ll a flag hanging from the wall behind the admission desk: the blue and green Green Mountain Boys flag.

It’s a flag that’s been wrapped up with a hefty dose of legend and mythology. [Read more…] about The Green Mountain Boys & The Evolution of Vermont’s State Flag

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, History Tagged With: American Revolution, Battle of Bennington, Bennington Museum, Ethan Allen, flags, Folklore, Fort Ticonderoga, Green Mountain Boys, Hoosick, John Stark, Material Culture, Military History, New Hampshire Grants, Rensselaer County, Seth Warner, Vermont, Vermont Historical Society, Walloomsac River

Ticonderoga Military Preparations in March 1777

February 28, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

soldiers shape and notch logs to the actual size of bridge timbers from the bottom of Lake ChamplainFort Ticonderoga has announced their next Winter Quarters living history event “The Bridge to 1777,” is set for Saturday, March 4th. The event will bring to life the story of American soldiers at Ticonderoga in March 1777, as they raced against time to prepare for the next British attack on Lake Champlain. [Read more…] about Ticonderoga Military Preparations in March 1777

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, History Tagged With: Fort Ticonderoga

1774 His Majesty’s Garrison of Ticonderoga

February 3, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

1774 His Majesty’s Garrison of TiconderogaFort Ticonderoga will host “1774 His Majesty’s Garrison of Ticonderoga,” a living history program looking at the peacetime garrison life for the British soldiers and their families that lived at Fort Ticonderoga, set for Saturday, February 18th.

[Read more…] about 1774 His Majesty’s Garrison of Ticonderoga

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, History Tagged With: Fort Ticonderoga

Ticonderoga’s 1700s French Village Forge Survey Planned

January 10, 2023 by Editorial Staff 2 Comments

Smith Forge at Fort Ticonderoga French Village (provided by Fort Ticonderoga Association)Shortly after establishing Fort Carillon (later named Ticonderoga), the French Army began the construction of a series of ancillary structures, including the Smith’s Forge, to the south of the fort beginning in early 1756.

This area, known as the lower town, or the French Village, housed a number of proto-industrial structures that supported the military activities of the armies who garrisoned Ticonderoga in the 18th century. [Read more…] about Ticonderoga’s 1700s French Village Forge Survey Planned

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History Tagged With: Adirondacks, Architecture, Essex County, Fort Ticonderoga, French And Indian War, French History, Historic Preservation, Industrial History, Iron Industry, Military History, Preservation League of NYS, Ticonderoga

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