Fort Ticonderoga Receives Grant Funding for New 2019 Exhibit “Ticonderoga, A Legacy”
Fort Ticonderoga has received funding from the International Paper Foundation to support an initiative that tells the story of Ticonderoga’s lasting cultural impact in the new exhibit “Ticonderoga, A Legacy” which explores the tradition of Ticonderoga through popular and military culture over two centuries, including the U.S. Navy vessels that have borne its name. “Ticonderoga; […]
Fort Ticonderoga Director of Museum Collections Receives 2019 Award of Merit from Museum Association of New York
Miranda Peters, Fort Ticonderoga Director of Museum Collections, was recently awarded the Museum Association of New York (MANY) Rising Star Award for Collections/Exhibitions. The award was presented at the MANY Annual Meeting in Cooperstown, NY. Peters joined Fort Ticonderoga’s museum leadership staff four years ago to document, preserve, and make accessible the museum’s holdings, considered […]
Fort Ticonderoga Receives Grant to Support 2019 Graduate Fellowship
The Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership has recently awarded Fort Ticonderoga a grant to support a graduate-level student intern to develop historical content about the role of the Champlain Valley in early American history from 1609-1815, with an emphasis on the French & Indian War and the American Revolution, the focus of the 2020 Fort […]
Fort Ticonderoga Awards Grant to North Country History Student to Attend National History Day Camp
Fort Ticonderoga has awarded a grant to a North Country history student to attend the National History Academy during the summer of 2019. Cole Siebels, a freshman at Gouverneur High School in Gouverneur, N.Y. was awarded the scholarship after placing as a top performer at the recent National History Day North Country competition held at […]
The Fort Ticonderoga Association Presents the Ticonderoga Award for a Continental Vision to Lee and Bob Woodruff and the Bob Woodruff Foundation
The Fort Ticonderoga Association recently awarded Lee and Bob Woodruff and the Bob Woodruff Foundation the 2019 Ticonderoga Award for a Continental Vision for their significant work helping wounded service members, veterans and their families thrive long after they return home. “Fort Ticonderoga is thrilled to honor hometown heroes Lee and Bob Woodruff and the […]
Robert Rogers and his Rangers Return to Ticonderoga during Dramatic Reenactment
Rogers’ Personal Powder Horn on Display one day ONLYSaturday, March 9, 2019 The Battle on Snowshoes event vividly recreates the savage fight between Robert Rogers’ rangers, and a mixed French force of Native Warriors, Canadians, and French army soldiers on March 13, 1758. This event is designed to be a rich experience for guests of […]
The Fort Ticonderoga Association Board of Trustees Welcomes New Members to its Leadership Team
The Fort Ticonderoga Association board of trustees recently elected John Werner, of Brookline, MA & Jacobi Point in Bolton Landing, NY to serve as a trustee. John is the founder of Ideas in Action, Inc., the Managing Director at Link Ventures and Chief Network Officer, and Senior Vice President of Corporate Development at Cogo Labs […]
Living History Event Highlights Ticonderoga on the Eve of the Revolution
Join Fort Ticonderoga for a living history event Saturday, February 16, 2019 to discover British garrison life in February 1775, three months before Ticonderoga was pulled into the American War of Independence. Living history programs feature the weapons, trades, and home life of soldiers and families during peacetime at Ticonderoga. A one-time only exhibit will […]
The Empire State Winter Games Comes to Fort Ticonderoga & Surrounding Area
January 31- February 3, 2019 Fort Ticonderoga, in partnership with the Ticonderoga Area Chamber of Commerce, will host the first stop of the 39th Empire State Winter Games (ESWG) torch relay on January 31, 2019 from 6:45-8:45 am. As part of this celebration, local dignitaries and state officials, as well as torch runners, will be […]
Preparing for the Coming Campaign
Living History Event on January 19, 2019 Experience Fort Ticonderoga in the beauty of winter during its Winter Quarters next living history event Preparing for the Coming Campaign on Saturday, January 19, 2019. The event will bring to life the story of American soldiers at Ticonderoga in the year 1777 as they prepare for a […]