Category Archives: Life Long Learning

Benedict Arnold Returns to Fort Ticonderoga: Extremely Rare Lock of Infamous Traitor’s Hair on Public Display for First Time in Decades for Opening Weekend’s “No Quarter” Reenactment of “America’s First Victory”

Posted on May 2, 2018 by admin

Benedict Arnold is returning to Fort Ticonderoga for Opening Weekend May 5-6 through the dramatic two-day reenactment of “America’s First Victory” and the first public display in decades of locks of his and first wife Margaret’s hair. The “No Quarter” … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Collections, Education, Exhibits, Family Fun in the Adirondacks, Family programs, Fort Ticonderoga, Horticulture, King's Garden, Landscape, Life Long Learning, Living History & Material Culture, Living History Event, Museums, Natural History, Programs, Public Programs, Scouts, Special Events, Students, Tourist Destination | Tagged America's First Victory, Benedict Arnold, Beth Hill, British Garrison, Collections, cultural heritage, Daily Visitation, daily visitation at Fort Ticonderoga, Demonstrations, Ethan Allen, event in the Adirondacks, Family Fun, Fort Ticonderoga, Green Mountain Boys, Guided tours, history, Lake Champlain, living history, Living History Museum, Military Museum, Museums in New York, Museums in the Adirondacks, New Exhibit, new exhibits, Nighttime Battle Reenactment, No Quarter, pop-up exhibit, rare objects, Scenic beauty, scenic beauty in the adirondacks, Shoreham, special event, special programming, Ticonderoga, Tours, two perspectives of history, two-day living history event, VT, weapons demonstrations | Comments Off

3-Ways to Run Better Events

Posted on April 19, 2018 by admin

Tell Your Story The best living history events for visitors and participants are those that tell one of the unique stories within a site’s history. After decades of living history events, generic Revolutionary War reenactments are too common and do … Continue reading →

Posted in Collections, Education, Exhibits, Family Fun in the Adirondacks, Family programs, Fort Ticonderoga, Horticulture, King's Garden, Landscape, Life Long Learning, Living History & Material Culture, Living History Event, Museums, Natural History, Programs, Public Programs, Special Events, Students History, Tourist Destination | Tagged artillery, Battle Re-enactments, Campaign season, Communication, daily itinerary, Daily Programs, Daily Tours, Daily Visitation, daily visitation at Fort Ticonderoga, engaging visitors, events, Fort Ticonderoga, Group Visits, guest experience, historic interpretation, improving guest experience, inspire visitors, Interpretation, Interpretive Programs, Living History Event, No Quarter, public tours, successful events, Ticonderoga, tips to engage visitors, Weapon demonstrations | Comments Off

SPEND THE DAY AT FORT TICONDEROGA! CAMPAIGN SEASON & DAILY VISITATION BEGINS MAY 5, 2018

Posted on April 18, 2018 by admin

Experience history at Fort Ticonderoga on land and water beginning on Saturday, May 5! The world-renowned military landmark, museum, and family destination encourages visitors to build their perfect adventure in America’s most historic landscape. As a premier historic site, Fort … Continue reading →

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Fort Ticonderoga Launches ‘Institutional Legacy Initiative’ to Preserve First-Person Accounts From Visitors and Employees Spanning the 20th Century

Posted on April 5, 2018 by admin

Fort Ticonderoga today announced the launch of the Institutional Legacy Initiative, an oral history project to document first-person accounts of the Fort Ticonderoga Museum and the Pavilion, the summer home of the Pells – Fort Ticonderoga’s museum founders – … Continue reading →

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Fort Ticonderoga Receives Grant to Support Conservation and Display of Emigrants Flag

Posted on April 2, 2018 by admin

The Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership has recently awarded Fort Ticonderoga a grant to support the conservation of the Camp Colors of the Royal Highland Emigrants flag. This grant along with other generous donor support allows Fort Ticonderoga to care … Continue reading →

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“Somewhere in France: Stephen Pell’s Great War” at the next Fort Fever Series Program April 15th

Posted on March 28, 2018 by admin

Fort Ticonderoga’s 2018 “Fort Fever Series” concludes on Sunday, April 15 at 2:00 pm with “Somewhere in France: Stephen Pell’s Great War” presented by Matthew Keagle, Fort Ticonderoga’s Curator. During this program, follow Stephen Pell from his passage across the … Continue reading →

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“The Great Wars” focus of Annual History Conference for Educators at Fort Ticonderoga this May

Posted on March 26, 2018 by admin

“The Great Wars: The French & Indian War and the First World War” will be the focus of the Tenth Annual History Conference for Educators to be held on Friday, May 18, 2018 at Fort Ticonderoga. Sessions focused on the … Continue reading →

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Largest and Best Stall Fed Cattle

Posted on March 22, 2018 by admin

When we go shopping online today, we take for granted a whole network of planes, trains, and automobiles that can deliver whatever we order fast. Such convenience would have been miraculous in the early months of 1776. Colonel Benedict Arnold … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Exhibits, Family Fun in the Adirondacks, Family programs, Fort Ticonderoga, Fort Ticonderoga Staff, Life Long Learning, Living History & Material Culture, Living History Event, Museums, Programs, Public Programs, Tourist Destination | Tagged Family Fun, Fort Ticonderoga, Guided tours, heritage breeds, history, history education, Lake Champlain, life-long learning, living history, living history and material, living history demonstrations, museums, Oxen, Ticonderoga, Ticonderoga living history event, tours and demonstrations, Winter Quarters, Winter Quarters at Fort Ticonderoga | Comments Off

Regional Students to Advance to New York State History Day

Posted on March 20, 2018 by admin

Thirty-nine middle and high school students from the North Country with seventeen projects won top prizes at North Country History Day that took place on Saturday, March 3, 2018 at Fort Ticonderoga. These students will advance to compete at New … Continue reading →

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Ordered to Join the Northern Army in Canada Living History Event at Fort Ticonderoga March 24

Posted on March 7, 2018 by admin

Join Fort Ticonderoga for a one-day living history event Saturday, March 24, 2018 to meet new recruits and veteran troops from New York as they prepare to join the ongoing Continental Army campaign against Canada in the spring of 1776. … Continue reading →

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