Celebrate America with Patriotic Music at Fort Ticonderoga’s Fife & Drum Corps Muster July 29th
Experience martial music at its best at Fort Ticonderoga on July 29 during the Fife and Drum Corps Muster! From the American Revolution, to modern commemoration, learn about the practical purpose of fifes and drums. Enjoy the stirring rhythms and tunes of these classic marches and camp songs throughout the day. A special evening Twilight […]
Building the Giberne, Part 1
One of the essential articles needed to portray soldiers of the Languedoc regiment at Ticonderoga in 1755 are cartridge pouches. These cartridge pouches or, ‘cartouches,’ were properly called, ‘gibernes,‘ for French regular army soldiers. Much like English cartridge pouches; these gibernes were carried slung on leather belts from the left shoulder, and hung down near […]
ONE OF THE RAREST AND MOST HISTORICALLY IMPORTANT OBJECTS FROM THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION – AN ORIGINAL SOCIETY OF THE CINCINNATI GOLD EAGLE MEDAL – ON DISPLAY AT FORT TICONDEROGA
Revolutionary War medal is one of two surviving examples produced in 1783 for officers of the Continental Army; hereditary organization continues to this day Public exhibition begins July 4 to coincide with Independence Day celebrations Fort Ticonderoga today announced the public display of one of the rarest and most important objects from the nation’s founding […]
Annual Flowers from the King’s Garden: Blue Salvias
Dr. Leonard Perry, Horticulturist in Residence One of the annual flowers that Marian Kruger Coffin used in her 1920 design of the King’s Garden was salvia or flowering sage. Of the over 900 herbaceous species of salvias worldwide, she used a couple—the mealycup sage (Salvia farinacea) and the azure or blue sage (Salvia azurea), sometimes […]
Setting the Family Table
What do the holidays mean to you and your family? For museum co-founders, Stephen and Sarah Pell, this time of year would mean hosting holiday events. Elaborate holiday fetes provided families an opportunity to display their best silver and china, be it flatware, serving dishes, and everything in between—such pieces reflected their history, success, and […]
Bringing Fort Ticonderoga to the Classroom
At Fort Ticonderoga, education is at the heart of our mission. Every day in the spring and fall, students visit us from around the corner and hours away. Our campus is bustling with inquisitive young minds, and we love the energy and questions they bring to our site. Since many schools study the American Revolution […]
State Grant Award Fuels Finances for Restored National Landmark Pavilion
The former Pell family’s summer estate home at Fort Ticonderoga is undergoing major restorations Fort Ticonderoga has been awarded $100,000 under the 2019 Adirondack Park Community Smart Growth Grant Program. The money awarded will help support the restoration and adaptive reuse of the Pavilion, a National Historic Landmark house located adjacent to The King’s Garden […]
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 […]
On the Eve of the Revolution: 1775 British Garrison Living History Event
Get a sneak peek at some of the objects that bear witness to Britain’s control of Lake Champlain Join Fort Ticonderoga for a one-day living history event on Saturday, February 15, 2020 to discover the story of the British garrison at Ticonderoga in February 1775, just three months before the Americans captured the fort and […]
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 […]