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Fort Ticonderoga

Fort Ti Announces America’s 250th Marketing Initiative

July 6, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Photographer Carl Heilman II, © Fort TiconderogaFort Ticonderoga has announced the creation of the 250th Northern Department, as part of its plans for the commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the American War for Independence. This initiative is expected to promote and market regional historic sites during the commemorative period from 2024-2027 and beyond through print and digital content and social media platforms. [Read more…] about Fort Ti Announces America’s 250th Marketing Initiative

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, History Tagged With: America's 250th Anniversary, American Revolution, Devin Lander, Essex County, Fort Ticonderoga, Ticonderoga

Fort Ticonderoga Curator Dr. Matthew Keagle Interview

June 16, 2023 by Bob Cudmore Leave a Comment

This week on The Historians Podcast, Fort Ticonderoga Curator Dr. Matthew Keagle discusses the Fort’s plans this season, which includes interpreting 1760 at Ticonderoga and see how British soldiers and American provincials ensured military dominance on Lake Champlain and deep into the heart of French Canada. [Read more…] about Fort Ticonderoga Curator Dr. Matthew Keagle Interview

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, History Tagged With: Essex County, Fort Ticonderoga, French And Indian War, French History, Lake Champlain, Military History, New France, Podcasts, Seven Years War, Ticonderoga

Fort Ticonderoga’s Scots Day Celebration June 17th

June 13, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Scots Day at Fort TiconderogaFort Ticonderoga has announced a “Scots Day Celebration,” a celebration of Scottish history, set for Saturday, June 17th.

[Read more…] about Fort Ticonderoga’s Scots Day Celebration June 17th

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

Fort Ticonderoga Garden Week, Plant Sale

June 7, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

King's GardenFort Ticonderoga has announced their King’s Garden Plant Sale has been set for June 10th from 10 am to 4 pm, as part of National Garden Week.

[Read more…] about Fort Ticonderoga Garden Week, Plant Sale

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, Food, History Tagged With: 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

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