Living History Event: 1774 His Majesty’s Garrison of Ticonderoga
Experience Fort Ticonderoga on the eve of the American Revolution as British soldiers and their families live in this peacetime fort on the frontier. Discover what it was like to be a British soldier, soldier’s wife, or child living at Ticonderoga. Bring your family along to experience this exciting living history event during Fort Ticonderoga’s […]
Museum Education, going beyond Common Core
For the last five years since their introduction, the discussion surrounding the Common Core State Standards has dominated the field of education. Much of the discussion about the Common Core in the news and around our dinner tables neglects the fact that the Common Core State Standards primarily cover English Language Arts and Math. While […]
Past Exhibitions
Fort Ticonderoga regularly rotates exhibits and presents new installations to display our singular collection of 18thcentury military artifacts. These are a sampling of past exhibits showing the range and breadth of Fort Ticonderoga’s exhibition program.
Living History Event: The Bridge to 1777
In March 1777, American soldiers at Ticonderoga raced against time to prepare for the next British attack on Lake Champlain. On land and ice, soldiers labored to build a strong bridge across Lake Champlain, connecting both halves of the camp and blocking the big boats of the Royal Navy. During this event, discover this difficult […]
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 […]
Preserving Amos Chaffee’s Memory
On July 7, 2012 Fort Ticonderoga received a remarkable donation. For over two centuries the Chaffee family has preserved their ancestor, Amos Chaffee’s, engraved powder horn, musket and walking stick. Now the family is entrusting the Fort Ticonderoga Association to preserve their family’s Revolutionary War objects for future generations. Amos Chaffee served at Fort Ticonderoga […]
Object Lessons: Perspectives on Material Culture
Every object has a story, in fact, depending on how you look at it may have many. Explore objects from Fort Ticonderoga’s rich collections from the perspectives of function, manufacture, art, and culture. See how taking a different perspective can offer new insights, and maybe it’ll make you think about everything a little differently. .