Fort Ticonderoga presents a series of evening webinars for teachers during the fall of 2020 with support by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Ticonderoga Tuesdays feature a presentation by a historian on a French & Indian War or American Revolution topic followed by time with Fort Ticonderoga staff and a K-12 educator working with objects and documents related to the topic.
Teachers may participate in one or more of these webinars at no cost, but pre-registration is required.
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Ticonderoga at the Center of a Global War: July 8, 1758
Tuesday, October 6, 2020
6:30-8:00 pm ETOn Saturday, July 8, 1758, Ticonderoga became the focal point of the global conflict known as the Seven Years’ War (French & Indian War in North America). Over 20,000 troops met in the Battle of Carillon as British forces tried to wrest control of the Ticonderoga peninsula from the French Army. With over 2,500 casualties, it was the bloodiest single day in North American history until the second year of the American Civil War.
Join Fort Ticonderoga for this Ticonderoga Tuesdays webinar focused on Ticonderoga and the larger global conflict that became the training ground for officers who would lead both the British and Continental forces in the American Revolution just 17 years later.
Our visiting scholar is Dr. David Preston. He is the “General Mark W. Clark” Distinguished Chair of History at the Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina. He is the author of Braddock’s Defeat: The Battle of the Monongahela and the Road to Revolution.
Fort Ticonderoga staff participants include Curator Dr. Matthew Keagle and Director of Academic Programs Rich Strum.
The K-12 teacher 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.
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"America's First Victory": The Capture of Fort Ticonderoga May 10, 1775
Tuesday, October 13, 2020
6:30-8:00 pm ETEthan 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 political and military landscape in the British colonies.
Join Fort Ticonderoga for this Ticonderoga Tuesdays webinar focused on the details of the capture of Ticonderoga and the ramifications for the colonies and the British Empire in the spring of 1775.
Our visiting scholar is Dr. T. Cole Jones, an Assistant Professor in the History Department at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. He is the author of the newly released Captives of Liberty: Prisoners of War and the Politics of Vengeance in the American Revolution.
Fort Ticonderoga staff participants include Curator Dr. Matthew Keagle and Director of Academic Programs Rich Strum.
The K-12 teacher 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.
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Benedict Arnold Reconsidered
Tuesday, October 27, 2020
6:30-8 pm ETIn the fall of 1776, a British army and accompanying naval fleet were poised to sweep southward across Lake Champlain from Canada to attack the major American outpost at Ticonderoga. Standing in their way was an out-numbered, out-gunned American fleet under the command of Benedict Arnold.
Join Fort Ticonderoga for this “Ticonderoga Tuesday” webinar focused on the often-overlooked contributions of Benedict Arnold to the Continental cause during the early years of the American Revolution, especially at the Battle of Valcour.
Our visiting scholar is Dr. James Kirby Martin. He is the Cullen University Professor of History, Emeritus, at the University of Houston. He is the author of numerous books, including Benedict Arnold, Revolutionary Hero: An American Warrior Reconsidered.
Fort Ticonderoga staff participants include Dr. Matthew Keagle, Curator at Fort Ticonderoga, and Rich Strum, Director of Academic Programs at Fort Ticonderoga.
Our K-12 teacher 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.
“Ticonderoga Tuesdays” webinars have been made possible in part by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in these webinars do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.