FORTS OF THE EMPIRE STATE: The French and Indian War and The American Revolution in Upstate New York

Date: July 26, 2004 - July 29, 2004

Location: Fort Ticonderoga and Fort Edward
Contact Hours: 30
Cost: $175 (Lodging Available)

PROGRAM

Day 1:        Fort Ticonderoga
Historical Overview and Introduction: Education Curator
Guided Tour
Lunch at Mount Defiance overlooking the Region
Fascline Building
Camp Cooking/Home Arts (dinner)

Day 2:        Fort Ticonderoga
Primary Source Documents
Pre- and Post-Visit Curriculum Programs
19th Century Tourism: Guided Tour
Women’s History of Fort Ticonderoga: Guided Tour
Abenaki Life: Presentation by Red Hawk
Music in the 18th Century
Wrap Up

Day 3:        Fort Edward
Historical Overview and Introduction: Education Curator
Guided Tour
Workshop: Methods of Archaeology
The Archaeology of Fort Edward

Day 4:        Fort Edward
Archaeology Dig

Lodging has been arranged at the Super 8 near Fort Ticonderoga at $45/night and Ramada Inn near Fort Edward at $65/night double occupancy.Registration Cutoff Date: May 3, 2004

For further information contact Dr. Peter Feinman at the Institute of History, Archaeology and Education at 914.933.0440 or email us at: feinmanp@ihare.org.