Fort Ticonderoga’s “Ticonderoga Tuesdays” webinars during the spring of 2021 are made possible by a grant from Humanities New York. Webinars during the summer and fall of 2021 are made possible by a grant from the Lake Champlain Basin Program. While there is no fee for the webinars, pre-registration is required.
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Cultures in Contact: Samuel de Champlain’s 1609 Explorations
August 3 & 4, 2021 | 10am-12pm et
The arrival on the Ticonderoga peninsula of the French explorer Samuel de Champlain put into motion a150-year contest for the region between France and Britain, but also between Native Americans and Europeans.
Join Fort Ticonderoga for this webinar designed for teachers grades K-12, with an emphasis on teachers from upper Elementary through High School.
Visiting scholars include Dr. Gayle Brunelle, California State University, Fullerton, and Dr. Maeve Kane, University at Albany (SUNY). Dr. Brunelle is Professor of History and the author of several books, including Samuel de Champlain: The Founder of New France—A Brief History with Documents. Dr. Kane is Assistant Professor of History and specializes in early America and the early Atlantic world. Her current project focuses on Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) women’s labor and consumer choices from first European contact through the mid-19th century.
Fort Ticonderoga staff include Rich Strum, Director of Academic Programs, Dr. Matthew Keagle, Curator, and Margaret Staudter, Registrar and Site Archeologist. Middle/High School teacher Tim Potts will share strategies for using related objects and documents with students.
This webinar is supported by a grant from the Lake Champlain Basin Program. The webinar is free, but participants must pre-register.
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An Evening with Historian Stephen Brumwell
September 23, 2021 | 5-6:30pm et
Join us for this webinar featuring British historian and author Dr. Stephen Brumwell. This webinar will include a conversation about many of the 18th-century personalities Dr. Brumwell has written about, including George Washington, Benedict Arnold, James Wolfe, and Robert Rogers. The last 30 minutes of this webinar will be devoted to questions from participants.
This webinar is supported by a grant from the Lake Champlain Basin Program. The webinar is free, but participants must pre-register.
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Archaeology at Ticonderoga: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
October 19, 2021 | 6:30-8pm et
Archaeology can be a key component in learning about the past, especially when combined with documentary and material culture evidence. Archaeology, in its various forms, has been a part of learning more about Fort Ticonderoga for the past 115 years.
Join Fort Ticonderoga for this webinar designed for teachers grades K-12, with an emphasis on teachers from upper Elementary through High School.
Fort Ticonderoga’s staff, including Margaret Staudter, Registrar and Site Archaeologist, and Dr. Matthew Keagle, Curator, discuss archaeology as it has been used in the past at Ticonderoga, how we are using it today, and how we envision archaeology helping to reveal more of the past in the future.
Rich Strum, Director of Academic Programs, and Tim Potts, Middle/High School teacher, will share strategies for using related objects and documents with students.
This webinar is supported by a grant from the Lake Champlain Basin Program. The webinar is free, but participants must pre-register.
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Save the Date!
November 16, 2021 | 6:30-8pm et
An additional “Ticonderoga Tuesdays” webinar for teachers will take place on November 16, 2021. More details to come!
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"Ticonderoga Tuesdays" Archives
Past webinars available for online viewing
Women and the American Revolution
The role of women during the American Revolution, both on the home front and on the front lines, is appreciated more today than ever, but there is still lots to learn—particularly about their presence with troops and their essential roles in organized armies of the 18th century.
Dr. Holly Mayer, Duquesne University emeritus professor, is the author of Belonging to the Army, a ground-breaking examination of the roles women played within the Continental Army during the American Revolution. Dr. Mayer’s latest book, Congress’s Own, focused on the Canadian regiments of the Continental Army, was released in April 2021.
Margaret Staudter, Fort Ticonderoga’s Registrar and Site Archaeology, shared her research into “British Women at Ticonderoga” and Director of Academic Programs Rich Strum and middle/high school teacher Tim Potts shared strategies for using documents with students, using some key sources Margaret used in her research.
This webinar was supported by a grant from Humanities New York. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this webinar does not necessarily represent those of Humanities New York.
The Spring 2021 Ticonderoga Tuesdays webinar has been made possible in part by a grant from Humanities New York. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this webinar does not necessarily represent those of Humanities New York.
The Fall 2021 Ticonderoga Tuesdays webinars have been funded by an agreement awarded by the Great Lakes Fishery Commission to NEIWPCC in partnership with the Lake Champlain Basin Program.