Upcoming Events

The Fort Ticonderoga Author Series features presentations by authors of books related to Fort Ticonderoga’s history. Eric Schnitzer talks about his book Don Troiani's Campaign to Saratoga--1777: The Turning Point of the Revolutionary War in Paintings, Artifacts, and Historical Narrative.  The battles of Saratoga are cited as the turning point in the Revolutionary War. Beginning when the armies prepared […]

The Eleventh Annual “Material Matters: It’s in the Details” conference takes place online on January 22, 2022. This conference is on material culture spanning 1609-1815. This conference is only available online through Fort Ticonderoga’s Center for Digital History, streaming through Zoom Webinars. A laptop, tablet, or smartphone is required to participate in the conference. Advanced […]

The Fort Ticonderoga Author Series features presentations by authors of books related to Fort Ticonderoga’s history. Len Travers talks about his new book Hodges' Scout: A Lost Patrol of the French and Indian War. Although largely forgotten, the story of Hodges' Scout can tell us much about this particular war as ordinary young men--those without whom wars cannot be […]

The Fort Ticonderoga Author Series features presentations by authors of books related to Fort Ticonderoga’s history.  Michael Laramie talks about "The Champlain and Hudson Valleys in Queen Anne's War" based on his new book Queen Anne's War: The Second Contest for North America. Michael Laramie is the author of six books on American military history, […]

A View from Abroad: The Story of John and Abigail Adams in Europe The Fort Ticonderoga Author Series features presentations by authors of books related to Fort Ticonderoga’s history.  From 1778 to 1788, the Founding Father and later President John Adams lived in Europe as a diplomat. Joined by his wife, Abigail, in 1784, the […]

The Fort Ticonderoga Author Series features presentations by authors of books related to Fort Ticonderoga’s history. LTC Seanegan Sculley will focus on American military leadership in the Continental Army and its development over the course of the American Revolution. He will utilize new Audience Response Technology to focus on recruiting, discipline, training, and morale to argue that both junior […]

The Fort Ticonderoga Author Series features presentations by authors of books related to Fort Ticonderoga’s history.  The newly formed 3rd New Jersey Regiment was sent to Canada with Brig. Gen. John Sullivan's relief force in the spring of 1776, but was diverted to Albany to handle Indian-Loyalist concerns in the Mohawk Valley. Come October, the […]

The Fort Ticonderoga Author Series features presentations by authors of books related to Fort Ticonderoga’s history.  Occupied America recounts how, in the midst of British military occupation, men and women from a variety of backgrounds navigated harsh conditions, mitigated threats to their families and livelihoods, took advantage of new opportunities and balanced precariously between revolutionary […]