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Sat 06 May
Colonial Candle Making
Saturday, May 6, 2023 11:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Fort Montgomery State Historic Site
Join Living History Presenter Tom Hunt for Colonial Candle Making! Learn about different types of candles and illumination from the colonial time period. Participants will leave with a beeswax candle (while supplies last). Program geared towards Families and Children.
Sat 13 May
Birding at the Fort
Saturday, May 13, 2023 09:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Fort Montgomery State Historic Site
Join DEC Wildlife Technician Rachel Guerrieri for a walk during peak migration through the grounds of the Fort. Learn how to ID both migratory and year-round birds. The fort traditionally holds a nice diversity of native birds including warblers. Bring Binoculars and Water!
Sat 27 May
A Disappearing Country; Algonkian Life in the Northeast in the 18th Century with Drew Shuptar Rayvis (1700-1763)
Saturday, May 27, 2023 10:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Fort Montgomery State Historic Site
Glimpse the seismic changes in Algonkian life (daily living, customs of war, adoption/captivity, alliances, friendships and marriages between Natives, Europeans and Africans) during the first half of the 18th century as the consequences of contact with new European neighbors in the Northeast rippled outward. Compare and examine traditional items such as pelts and daily objects made of stone, bone, wood and shell with those items acquired through trade: a set of trade axes, metal knives, blankets, jewelry, clay pipes and entirely different pelts. Program is Hands-On and Family-Friendly!
Sat 10 Jun
Colonial Blacksmithing
Saturday, June 10, 2023 11:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Fort Montgomery State Historic Site
During the American Revolution blacksmiths played an important role supplying iron implements vital to the construction of military works like Fort Montgomery. Local master blacksmiths Alan and Ralph will use 18th century tools and methods to fabricate items such as those used here in 1777! 
Sat 17 Jun
Colonial Flax Processing
Saturday, June 17, 2023 11:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Fort Montgomery State Historic Site
Using antique tools, discover how flax was processed into linen thread during the colonial era. See a flax break, scotching knife, heckles and spinning wheel in action. Program has a hands-on component for children!
Sat 24 Jun
Colonial Carpentry
Saturday, June 24, 2023 11:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Fort Montgomery State Historic Site
Carpenters were working at Fort Montgomery throughout 1776 and 1777 constructing barracks, storehouses, and fortifications. Learn about the electricity-free, tools and techniques they used to build this Hudson River fort. Try your hand at the froe and mallet, wood auger, and more!
Sat 09 Sep
Keeping it Fresh! Colonial Food Preservation
Saturday, September 9, 2023 10:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Fort Montgomery State Historic Site
Learn what it was like to prepare for winter in the 18th and 19th centuries. From pickling to drying to salting and smoking, presenter Tom Hunt will discuss and demonstrate many of the techniques used in early American food preservation. Program has a hands-on component for children!
Sun 10 Sep
3rd New Jersey Regiment Garrison Day
Sunday, September 10, 2023 10:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Fort Montgomery State Historic Site
The troops of the 3rd New Jersey Regiment, Captain Bloomfield's Company will recreate camp life.
Sat 16 Sep
Colonial Wool Spinning and Dyeing
Saturday, September 16, 2023 11:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Fort Montgomery State Historic Site
Discover out how wool was carded and spun in the 18th century. Spin your own sample of knitting wool! Watch a natural dyeing demonstration and learn about the dyeing process from Handweaver's Guild member and re-enactor Barbara Johns. Program has a hands-on component for children!
Sat 23 Sep
“This Man’s a Spy!”
Saturday, September 23, 2023 01:00 PM
Fort Montgomery State Historic Site
"This Man's A Spy!" is a concert of songs inspired by the fateful encounter of American General Benedict Arnold and British Major John André and their treasonous plot to deliver West Point to the British. Had their plan succeeded, the British may have won the Revolution. The songs are composed and performed by Carla Lynne Hall and Jim Keyes. This lively event is appropriate for families, children ages 6+ and history enthusiasts.
Sat 30 Sep
In Their Own Words, The Battle for Fort Montgomery
Saturday, September 30, 2023 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Fort Montgomery State Historic Site
Come for a unique, extended tour of one of the Hudson Valley's most dramatic battle sites! Drawing mainly on 1st hand accounts and archaeological data, this ramble will bring to life the Revolutionary War attack on Fort Montgomery using the words of the soldiers who were here and what they left behind. Program will last about 2 hours and include rarely visited spots of the battlefield.
Sat 07 Oct
Twin Forts Day
Saturday, October 7, 2023 10:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Fort Montgomery State Historic Site
Join the Fort Montgomery Battle Site Association as they commemorate the 246th anniversary of the battle for Forts Montgomery and Clinton and bring to life the people who lived here through camp life demonstrations and children's activities.