Fort 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
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Fort Ticonderoga Curator Dr. Matthew Keagle Interview
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
Fort Ticonderoga’s Scots Day Celebration June 17th
Fort Ticonderoga has announced a “Scots Day Celebration,” a celebration of Scottish history, set for Saturday, June 17th.
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Fort Ticonderoga Garden Week, Plant Sale
Rare Artifacts from Seven Years War on Exhibit at Fort Ticonderoga
Fort 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
War College of the Seven Years’ War Call for Papers
Fort 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
Boat Cruise Highlights What Lies Beneath Lake Champlain
The 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
Military Material Culture Conference Call for Papers
The 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
Fort Ticonderoga Opens for the 2023 Season May 6th
Fort 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
Battlefield to Stage: The Lives of John Burgoyne
The 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