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Inaugurial Award for Colonel Kevin J. Weddle, PhD
Colonel (Ret.) Kevin J. Weddle, Ph.D., author of the acclaimed book The Compleat Victory: Saratoga and the American Revolution (Oxford University Press, 2021, “Pivotal Moments in American History” series). The Friends of the New York State Military Museum’s “Preserving Our Military Heritage Award” recognizes a wide variety of exceptional projects and publications that contribute to…
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The Turning Point of the Revolutionary War
by Brian Mumford, Past President. During the fall of 1777, while leading the Canadian Campaign south to capture Albany, British General John Burgoyne was defeated at Bemis Heights in Stillwater and forced to begin a retreat back north. He was pursued by American troops commanded by General Horatio Gates who surrounded Burgoyne’s troops at old…
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You say you want a revolution?
By Joe Craig, Park Ranger Like devotees of crossword puzzles, those who read through the many letters, journals and other literature of the past develop a rather extensive vocabulary. On occasion, a new word will pop up and cause even the hoariest student of history scurrying for a dictionary. Words like “redoubt” and “abatis” are…
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Wonders
By Joe Craig, Park Volunteer “Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known”-Carl Sagan The circus ain’t comin’ to town no more. A recent issue of Time Magazine announced that, the “Greatest Show on Earth”, Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey Circus is going out of business. For more than 140 years their death-defying acts, exotic animals and…
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