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Fort William Henry

Fort William Henry Opens With New Offerings, Augmented Reality Exhibit

May 6, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Fort William Henry Museum Beach Road and Lake George Steamboat PierThe Fort William Henry Museum on the southern shore of Lake George has opened for the season and has introduced a brand-new Augmented Reality (AR) exhibit inside the North Barracks. [Read more…] about Fort William Henry Opens With New Offerings, Augmented Reality Exhibit

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History Tagged With: Fort William Henry

Lake George Battlefield, More Than Just A Setting for Cooper’s ‘Last of the Mohicans’

February 10, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

A scene from the film The Last of the Mohicans (1992)In February 1826 one of America’s seminal works of historical fiction, James Fenimore Cooper‘s The Last of the Mohicans, was first published.  Last of the Mohicans has also been adapted to film at least eight times, most recently in 1992 starring Daniel Day-Lewis and Madeleine Stowe. The novel is one of five Cooper wrote that make up the Leatherstocking Tales series, all of them set in Upstate New York between the years 1740 and 1804.

Warren County, NY is where many of the real-life actions of 1757 depicted in the novel occurred, including at what is now Lake George Battlefield Park, the location of several other important historical events. [Read more…] about Lake George Battlefield, More Than Just A Setting for Cooper’s ‘Last of the Mohicans’

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Arts, History Tagged With: Battle of Lake George, Fort George, Fort William Henry, French And Indian War, French History, Haudenosaunee, Hendrick Theyanoguin, Indigenous History, Iroquois, Issac Jogues, James Fenimore Cooper, Lake George, Lake George Battlefield Park, Lake George Battlefield Park Alliance, Literature, Military History, Mohawk, New France, Robert Rogers, Warren County, William Johnson

Fort William Henry Hotel Unveils Renovation Plans

January 1, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Fort William Henry Hotel logoFort William Henry Hotel in the village of Lake George, has unveiled a new brand and plans for a complete renovation.

The first Fort William Henry Hotel opened in 1855. The resort, one of the oldest and largest on Lake George, now includes the Fort William Henry Hotel and Conference Center, the Best Western Hotel at Exit 21 and the recreated Fort William Henry, site of a pivotal 1757 French and Indian War battle.

[Read more…] about Fort William Henry Hotel Unveils Renovation Plans

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History Tagged With: Fort William Henry, Lake George

Dr. Joseph Warren

July 31, 2021 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

Joseph WarrenDr. Joseph Warren (1741 – 1775) played a leading role in Patriot organizations in Boston at the beginning of the American Revolution, eventually serving as President of the revolutionary Massachusetts Provincial Congress. He enlisted Paul Revere and William Dawes to spread the alarm that the British were moving to Concord and arrest rebel leaders John Hancock and Samuel Adams. Warren was at the Battles of Lexington and Concord the following day.

Warren was commissioned a major general in the colony’s militia before the Battle of Bunker Hill. Instead, he participated in the battle as a private soldier, and was killed when British troops stormed Breed’s Hill. [Read more…] about Dr. Joseph Warren

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, History Tagged With: American Revolution, Fort Plain Museum, Fort William Henry, Massachusetts, Military History, Warren County

Rev War Remains: The 1st Pennsylvania At Ft George, Lake George

March 25, 2019 by Anthony F. Hall 1 Comment

archaeologists and assistants examine excavated soils at the siteThe remains dislodged from an 18th century military cemetery at a Lake George construction site will, in all likelihood, be reinterred on the grounds of Fort George Park, say Village officials.

The Village’s Board of Trustees has adopted a resolution calling upon New York State to permit the remains to be buried at the state-owned park, said Mayor Bob Blais.

Blais said New York State officials support the proposal, although the remains will be in the possession of state archaeologists for at least a year, undergoing examination and analyses. [Read more…] about Rev War Remains: The 1st Pennsylvania At Ft George, Lake George

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History Tagged With: American Revolution, AmRev, Fort George, Fort Ticonderoga, Fort William Henry, Military History, Ticonderoga

Fort William Henry Corp Under New Leadership

February 4, 2019 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Fort William Henry Hotel The Board of Directors of Fort William Henry Corporation has announced the election of Kathryn Flacke Muncil, Sebastian J. Luciano, and Nancy Flacke Reuss to a new executive leadership team.

The first Fort William Henry Hotel opened in 1855. The resort, one of the oldest and largest on Lake George, now includes the Fort William Henry Hotel and Conference Center, the Best Western Hotel at Exit 21 and the recreated Fort William Henry, site of a pivotal 1757 French and Indian War battle.

[Read more…] about Fort William Henry Corp Under New Leadership

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History Tagged With: Battle of Lake George, Fort William Henry, Lake George

Some Interesting History Anniversaries in 2017

March 29, 2016 by Bruce Dearstyne 2 Comments

New York State MapPlans are being developed for commemoration of at least three significant historical events next year – the centennial of women’s suffrage in New York State, the bicentennial of the Erie Canal, and the centennial of the United States’ entry into World War I. These are all exciting opportunities to call attention to New York’s history.

But the New York historical community might consider going even further with these three events. In fact, the historical community might consider making 2017 a special year for New York history.  Here are a few possibilities: [Read more…] about Some Interesting History Anniversaries in 2017

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Civil Rights, Crime and Justice, Cultural History, Fort William Henry, Political History, Sports History, Transportation History

Last of the Mohicans: Fiction Trumps History

February 5, 2015 by Bruce Dearstyne 6 Comments

First edition Last of the mohicansIn early February 1826, Carey & Lea, one of the nation’s most prominent and successful publishers, announced the publication of James Fenimore Cooper’s The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757. Cooper was already a best-selling author, widely hailed for presenting non-stop, exciting adventures set in the wilderness, wartime, or other bracing settings. Carey & Lea, hoping that his new book would do as well as his previous ones, had paid the author a $5,000 advance.

They were not to be disappointed. The Last of the Mohicans was an instant best-seller, reprinted many times, made into movies a number of times, and became one of the most important books in American literary history. [Read more…] about Last of the Mohicans: Fiction Trumps History

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History Tagged With: Battle of Lake George, Fort William Henry, French And Indian War, Indigenous History, James Fenimore Cooper, Lake George, Literature, Native American History

A Good Story: The Lifeblood of a Public Historian

August 13, 2014 by Taylor Stoermer 6 Comments

Tell A Good StoryAlmost everyone within sniffing distance of public history these days, in any capacity, is on the lookout for the silver bullet that will somehow “rescue” their particular site, or organization, or even the entire field, from the edge of a financial ruin.

For many boards and staff, technology has become the most sexy aphrodisiac around. Even though I haven’t yet seen it effectively used, partly because it becomes dated so quickly, museum and other sites continue to reach for phone tours, or apps, or touch screens, to add that extra element of engagement that will magically connect to those ever-elusive younger audiences that sites yearn to attract. [Read more…] about A Good Story: The Lifeblood of a Public Historian

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History Tagged With: Adirondacks, Fort Ticonderoga, Fort William Henry, John Brown SHS, Lake Placid Olympic Museum, Museums, Public History, Robert Louis Stevenson Cottage

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