Winter is Coming…
Getting ready for winter is a time-honored tradition in the Adirondacks. Campsites are closed, summer homes sealed up, and Fort Ticonderoga enters Winter Quarters. As with Fort Ticonderoga, work on the Pavilion restoration is undergoing its own seasonal transformation so that our work can continue year-round. Converting the Pavilion from a seasonal residence to supporting […]
Fort Ticonderoga Receives Prestigious Planning Grant from National Endowment for Humanities
Funding will support plans to significantly expand Research Center capacity Fort Ticonderoga has been named a recipient of a prestigious grant from the National Endowment for Humanities Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections grant program in the amount of $40,000. The funds will be utilized to develop a Master Preservation and Storage Needs Plan for the collections […]
Fort Ticonderoga Awarded Grant from American Battlefield Protection Program, National Park Service
Funds to create a Preservation and Planning Assessment of the Carillon Battlefield Fort Ticonderoga, a major cultural destination, museum, and National Historic Landmark located in New York’s 6-million-acre Adirondack Park has been awarded a $69,876 grant from the American Battlefield Protection Program, National Park Service. The grant will be utilized to create a Preservation and […]
Fit for a Feast
An intimate setting for family and friends, the dining room in the Pavilion took shape during the building’s tenure as a hotel. When Stephen and Sarah Pell chose to restore the Pavilion as their summer residence in 1909, they chose to retain the dining room even while they reversed many of the other changes made […]
Fall Fun of Historic Proportions this Month at Fort Ticonderoga
Events feature Maze by Moonlight and a two-day Living History Event Discover fall fun of historic proportions at Fort Ticonderoga this month. The annual Maze by Moonlight will take place on Oct. 25 and Oct. 26. The living history event “Nothing Could Exceed the Spirit and Alertness” will take place Oct. 26 and Oct. 27. […]
Documenting the Pavilion Collection for the Future
Fort Ticonderoga co-founder Sarah Gibbs Thompson Pell was passionate about preserving the legacy of the past to inform present and future generations. Recognized as the driving force behind Fort Ticonderoga’s restoration, Sarah applied the same principles and ideas to ensure that the history of the objects in the collection of fine, decorative, and folk art […]
New Acquisition of a Veteran of the Battles for Fort Ticonderoga and a witness to the Battle of Valcour Island
Fort Ticonderoga has recently acquired the original commission of Charles Terrot, a British officer who left one of the best accounts of the Battle of Valcour Island. Charles Terrot served with the British Army in Canada during the Revolutionary War. October 11 is the anniversary of the Battle of Valcour Island. “Terrot’s commission joins over […]
Federal Grant Awarded to Fort Ticonderoga to Restore Historic Fort Walls
Grant will fund restoration of 18th-century north demi-lune Fort Ticonderoga, a premiere historic and travel destination, has been awarded the Save America’s Treasures Grant, funded by the Historic Preservation Fund and administered by the National Park Service, Department of Interior through a competitive process. The property was awarded $465,000 to be utilized in the restoration […]
Decorating With Style
Restoration this week has turned to the South Pavilion. Stripped to the boards for a full renovation, the South Pavilion looks very different than it did during its tenure as a summer home when museum founders Stephen and Sarah Pell chose to make this space their living room during the first restoration of the […]
Fort Ticonderoga Announces Important Acquisition for New 2020 Exhibit: Rarely-seen Treasure helps Piece Together the Story of America’s Militia History
Fort Ticonderoga is set to open a new exhibit in May 2020, giving the public a chance to set its eyes on another beautiful piece of American military service history. Fort Ticonderoga recently acquired the piece, a unique ceramic pitcher, which is decorated with printed designs and text. The text includes a quote from one […]