Fort Ticonderoga has been awarded a Preserve New York Grant to fund Existing Conditions Study for the Historic Fort Walls
Fort Ticonderoga is one of this year’s Preserve New York (PNY) grantees. This grant of $18,800 will fund an existing conditions study for the historic fort walls. The Preservation League of NYS and their program partners at the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) are thrilled to help fund this important work. “Fort […]
Fort Ticonderoga Receives Funding to Support Archaeology Internship Program Supported by the Alma Gibbs Donchian Foundation
Fort Ticonderoga, a major cultural destination, museum, and National Historic Landmark, has been awarded funding from the Alma Gibbs Donchian Foundation, providing Vermont’s Castleton University students with a semester-long paid internship working with archaeological collections. Dr. Matthew Moriarty, Director of Archaeology and Grants and Castleton University’s Anthropology, Archaeology, and Geography Program Coordinator said, “The opportunity […]
Fort Ticonderoga Receives Funding to Enhance Visitor Experience for All — Funding made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA)
(Ticonderoga, NY) Fort Ticonderoga, a major cultural destination, museum, and National Historic Landmark, has been awarded a $10,000 Regrowth and Capacity Grant from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA). The grant funds will provide support to Fort Ticonderoga to broaden visitor accessibility both digitally as well as on-site with increased and improved […]
Fort Ticonderoga Receives Technical Assistance Grant by the Preservation League of New York State
Fort Ticonderoga has been awarded a Technical Assistance Grant from the Preservation League of New York State which will provide funding for the first phase in the preservation and stabilization of a significant piece of 18th-century architecture on Fort Ticonderoga’s historic landscape. “The $4,000 grant funding will support a building condition survey for the remains […]
Celebrate the Scot in You! Fort Ticonderoga’s Popular Scots Day Returns on June 18th
For the first time since 2019, this family favorite event is back! Fort Ticonderoga invites you to explore Scottish history during our Scots Day Celebration on Saturday, June 18, 2022. The celebration of Scottish history, heritage, and culture run from 9:30 am to 5 pm. Advance tickets can be purchased on our website or at […]
Fort Ticonderoga Receives Three Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership Grants
Fort Ticonderoga, a major cultural destination, museum, and National Historic Landmark located in New York’s 6-million-acre Adirondack Park, has been awarded three individual grants from the Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership totaling $20,000. All three grants will provide support for education, public history, and collections-related programs and projects. Funding will allow Fort Ticonderoga to expand […]
Fort Ticonderoga Receives Multiple Prestigious Grants: $500,000 to support on-site and virtual accessibility and educational programs
Fort Ticonderoga, a major cultural destination, museum, and National Historic Landmark located in New York’s 6-million-acre Adirondack Park has been awarded three individual prestigious grants totaling nearly $500,000. The grants awarded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services; the National Endowment for the Humanities: Sustaining the Humanities through the American Rescue Plan; and the […]
Fort Ticonderoga Receives Grant Funding for Portrait Conservation from the International Paper Foundation
Fort Ticonderoga has received funding from the International Paper Foundation to support the preservation and installment of an important portrait of WWI veteran and museum co-founder Stephen HP Pell. This project supports the conservation of this painting as it prepares for its role in telling the many stories connected to the National Historic Landmark Pavilion, […]
Origin and Evolution of America’s Militia is the Focus of a New Major Exhibition at Fort Ticonderoga
Fort Ticonderoga unveils a major new exhibition “A Well Regulated Militia: Citizen, Soldier, and State” drawn from the museum’s unparalleled collection of artifacts from across the United States and beyond. This new exhibit explores the critical institution of the militia in early American history, from colonization through nationhood, and the unique system that developed in […]
Fort Ticonderoga Receives Prestigious Education Grant Supporting a two-week Summer Institute for Teachers in July 2021
(Ticonderoga, N.Y.) The National Endowment for the Humanities has awarded a grant of $88,227 to Fort Ticonderoga to host a two-week NEH Summer Institute for Teachers in July 2021. The institute is titled “For the Common Defense: Subjects, Citizens, and America’s Military Origins, 1609-1815.” Fort Ticonderoga was one of eighteen institutions nationwide to receive this […]