Fort Ticonderoga Receives Funding to Enhance Visitor Experience for All — Funding made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA)
(Ticonderoga, NY) Fort Ticonderoga, a major cultural destination, museum, and National Historic Landmark, has been awarded a $10,000 Regrowth and Capacity Grant from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA). The grant funds will provide support to Fort Ticonderoga to broaden visitor accessibility both digitally as well as on-site with increased and improved […]
Legacies of March 17th: Boston’s Twin Holidays and American Identity
Boston has two distinct holidays on March 17th, St. Patrick’s Day of course, but also Evacuation Day, when the British Army left Boston in 1776. The result of very different historical and cultural events, there is nevertheless a common theme connecting them, General Richard Montgomery. Richard Montgomery was the first, and highest-ranking, Continental General killed […]
Lively Winter Quarters Living History Event at Fort Ticonderoga features the myriad of intense military preparations afoot in March 1777
The Bridge to 1777 living history event on Saturday, March 4, 2023 Experience Fort Ticonderoga in the beauty of winter during the next Winter Quarters living history event The Bridge to 1777 on Saturday, March 4, 2023. The event will bring to life the story of American soldiers at Ticonderoga in March 1777, as they […]
Fort Ticonderoga Receives Technical Assistance Grant by the Preservation League of New York State
Fort Ticonderoga has been awarded a Technical Assistance Grant from the Preservation League of New York State which will provide funding for the first phase in the preservation and stabilization of a significant piece of 18th-century architecture on Fort Ticonderoga’s historic landscape. “The $4,000 grant funding will support a building condition survey for the remains […]
Lively Winter Quarters Living History Event at Fort Ticonderoga Brings to life Early Days of American Revolution during “1776 Supplying our Army in Canada” on Saturday, January 14, 2023
Join Fort Ticonderoga for an exciting one-day living history event on Saturday, January 14, 2023. Step into the early days of the American Revolution as soldiers at Ticonderoga sent vital supplies to the American Army, clinging on tenuously to the siege of Quebec. Highlighted programming throughout the day brings to life Fort Ticonderoga as a […]
The Christmas Riot of 1776: Overlooked Moment of American Disunity
Fort Ticonderoga recreates the moment during December 17 Living History Event RIOT! Yankees vs. Buckskins (Ticonderoga, NY) Join Fort Ticonderoga on Saturday, December 17, 2022, for the signature living history event “RIOT! Yankees vs. Buckskins.” Throughout the day, visitors will participate in engaging presentations, weapons demonstrations, historic trades, and living history vignettes. Watch the disunity […]
Fort Ticonderoga Features Lively Living History Event November 12, 2022. Celebrate King George II’s Birthday with a bang!
Join Fort Ticonderoga for an exciting one-day living history event Saturday, November 12, 2022 from 10 am – 4pm. In honor of Veterans Day, this event is free to active and retired military personnel. Admission is free for Fort Ticonderoga members and Ticonderoga Ambassador Pass Holders. For the full visitor schedule and other details, visit […]
Fort Ticonderoga Offers Free Educator Workshops this November
Fort Ticonderoga will partner with the Warren County Historical Society to host a free workshop for middle and high school teachers on Thursday, November 10, 2022, from 4-5pm and the Clinton County Historical Association on Thursday, November 17, 2022, from 4:00-5:00pm. The workshop will introduce teachers to the National History Day program and the process […]
Fort Ticonderoga Welcomes Fall with Heritage, Harvest, & Horse Festival on Saturday, October 1, 2022
One of the best festivals for a weekend family outing or getaway Fort Ticonderoga, surrounded by magnificent autumn backdrops of the Adirondacks and Green Mountains, will present the Annual Heritage, Harvest, & Horse Festival on October 1, 2022. The full day of autumn fun will be set amidst the fall flowers of King’s Garden and […]
Fort Ticonderoga Receives Highest National Recognition Awarded to National Museum — Re-Accreditation from the American Alliance of Museums
Fort Ticonderoga has achieved reaccreditation by the American Alliance of Museums (AAM), the highest national recognition awarded to national museums. Accreditation signifies excellence to the museum community, to governments, funders, outside agencies, and to the museum-going public. Fort Ticonderoga was one of the first accredited museums in America dating to 1971. Accredited museums must undergo […]