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Sat
06
May
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.