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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A Conversation with Historian Stephen Brumwell
October 2, 2021 | 11am-12pm 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 20 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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Using Historic Documents with Students: The Capture of Fort Ticonderoga 1775 as an Example: A Webinar Specifically for Pre-Service Teachers
October 5, 2021 | 6:30-8:00pm et
Ethan Allen, Benedict Arnold, and a group known to history as the Green Mountain Boys captured Fort Ticonderoga in the early morning of May 10, 1775. This overt offensive act forced the Continental Congress to contend with a rapidly changing military and political landscape in the British colonies.
Join Fort Ticonderoga for this webinar designed for pre-service teachers modeling approaches for using historic documents with students while teaching social studies.
Our visiting scholar is Dr. Kristi Fragnoli, Professor of Education at the College of Saint Rose. She teaches undergraduate and graduate students in adolescent, childhood, and special education. Dr. Fragnoli consults with the New York State Archives and is a member of the New York State Education Department Content Advisory Board for Social Studies.
Fort Ticonderoga staff participants include Curator Dr. Matthew Keagle and Director of Academic Programs Rich Strum. Also participating is Tim Potts, a teacher in the Monticello (NY) Central School District. He currently serves as the teacher representative on the board of the National Social Studies Supervisors Association and on the Board of the New York State Council for the Social Studies.
This webinar for pre-service teachers 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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Using Historic Objects with Students: A Webinar Specifically for Pre-Service Teachers
November 9, 2021 | 6:30-8:00pm ET
Historic artifacts, from the unique to the everyday objects, can tell stories that enrich our understanding of history through material culture.
Join Fort Ticonderoga for this webinar designed for pre-service teachers modeling approaches for using historic objects with students while teaching social studies.
Our visiting scholar is Dr. Kristi Fragnoli, Professor of Education at the College of Saint Rose. She teaches undergraduate and graduate students in adolescent, childhood, and special education. Dr. Fragnoli consults with the New York State Archives and is a member of the New York State Education Department Content Advisory Board for Social Studies.
Fort Ticonderoga staff participants include Curator Dr. Matthew Keagle, Site Archaeologist and Registrar Margaret Staudter, and Director of Academic Programs Rich Strum. Also participating is Tim Potts, a teacher in the Monticello (NY) Central School District. He currently serves as the teacher representative on the board of the National Social Studies Supervisors Association and on the Board of the New York State Council for the Social Studies.
This webinar for pre-service teachers is supported by a grant from the Lake Champlain Basin Program. The webinar is free, but participants must pre-register.
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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.
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Cultures in Contact: Samuel de Champlain’s 1609 Explorations
The arrival on the Ticonderoga peninsula of the French explorer Samuel de Champlain put into motion a 150-year contest for the region between France and Britain, but also between Native Americans and Europeans.
Visiting scholars included 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 included Rich Strum, Director of Academic Programs, and Dr. Matthew Keagle, Curator. Middle/High School teacher Tim Potts shared strategies for using related objects and documents with students.
This webinar was supported by a grant from the Lake Champlain Basin Program.
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.