The Ticonderoga Soldiers Project is the museum’s effort to document the thousands of individuals who were stationed at Fort Ticonderoga during the period of its active use from 1755 to 1783 and to meet the growing needs of a public keen to discover their family’s legacy at Ticonderoga. The project is designed to comb primary sources from the 18th century and provide firm documentation of service at Fort Ticonderoga for researchers, genealogists, and the general public interested in learning more about their family histories. Our efforts have begun by surveying Fort Ticonderoga’s own archival collections and, it is hoped, will later expand to other sources to document the estimated 45,000 soldiers and civilians from across North America, Africa, and Europe whose lives intersected with this place.
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Using the Collections
To find out whether an ancestor or another historical figure of interest to you is present in our collections, visit Ticonderoga’s Online Collections Database. We have created the Genealogy Research Guide to assist you with getting started on your research.
For additional historical inquiries or to make a research appointment, please contact:
Dr. Matthew Keagle, Curator
Email: mkeagle@fort-ticonderoga.org
Phone: (518) 585-1015 -
This project was generously supported in part by the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR). Additional support for documenting pre-Revolutionary archival records is made possible in part by the Society of Colonial Wars in the State of New York and the General Society of Colonial Wars.
“The DAR continues to be delighted with our collaboration with Fort Ticonderoga on this exciting genealogical project! We look forward to welcoming new members who have researched their family history through the collections.” – Pamela Wright, President General, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution.
