A North Country Student Recently Placed First at New York State History Day
A North Country student, sophomore Cole Siebels from Gouverneur High School in Gouverneur, NY, recently placed first at New York State History Day, earning the opportunity to represent New York State at the National History Day competition in June. Siebels competed in the Senior Individual Documentary category with his documentary “The Harlem Hellfighters: Breaking […]
Routines
Whether a mug of hot chocolate, a cup of your favorite coffee made just right, or the perfect cup of tea, there is something so soothing about hot beverages. The ritual of making them—heating water in a kettle or milk in a pot, opening the tin and smelling the tea, chocolate, or coffee as you […]
Low Scots
Fort Ticonderoga is famous for its dramatic role in Scottish military history, particularly the heroic attack of the 42nd Highland Regiment against the Marquis de Montcalm’s French lines on July 8, 1758. While the Scottish connection has received a great deal of attention, another national connection can be uncovered through Fort Ticonderoga’s history and collections. […]
Fort Ticonderoga Announces Digital Campaign: A Virtual Opening
Offering a unique virtual experience with programming, lecture series, social media events, and other activities Fort Ticonderoga announces a 2020 Digital Campaign – an exciting virtual campus opening. This Digital Campaign features interactive programming, engaging lectures series, and a preview of the many experiences which will be featured on-site once Fort Ticonderoga’s gates open in […]
Connecting the Dots
While visiting museums in New York City to research provenance of the Pavilion Collection, Curatorial Assistant Meredith Moore came across an interesting note in the estate papers of Mary Channing Gibbs, great grandmother of museum co-founder Sarah G. T. Pell. Among a flurry of correspondence about real estate in and around Newport, RI, a short […]
Fort Ticonderoga Awards Student from Gouverneur High School the 2020 Beaty Family Scholarship
Fort Ticonderoga recently awarded Ally Carvel, a freshman at Gouverneur High School, in Gouverneur, New York, the 2020 Beaty Family Scholarship at Fort Ticonderoga. Carvel received the award as part of North Country History Day held at Ticonderoga on March 7, 2020. The award, sponsored by John T. Beaty and family, covers the tuition for […]
Not Forgotten
Grim images recently appeared of the large-scale internment of unclaimed, or unknown, dead in New York City, buried in long trenches. Images like these are difficult to see at any time, and even more so as the world faces grave threats to public health and we fear for the safety and health of our families. […]
Examining the Details
If an artist doesn’t sign their work, how can we determine who made it centuries later? Every once in a while, the art world makes a splash, announcing the discovery of a previously unknown work by an important artist. Headlines, a good story of how the object came to light, commentary from experts, and a […]
Escaping Notice
During the intensive effort to photograph paintings in our Fort Ticonderoga Collection, two objects in the Pavilion Collection presented the team with a challenge. These mirrors, in an elaborate Rococo or Chippendale style from the late 18th century, once belonged to Grace Channing Stetson, granddaughter of Unitarian preacher William Ellery Channing and cousin to museum […]
Before Ticonderoga: The 26th Regiment in New Jersey and New York, 1767-1772
Captain William Delaplace of the British 26th Regiment of Foot famously surrendered Fort Ticonderoga to Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen in the early morning hours of May 10, 1775. The surrender came after Delaplace, and the men of the regiment had peacefully garrisoned American cities and towns for nearly eight years. Their first five years […]