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Friends Photo Contest
Vote in the Friends Photo Contest
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Saratoga National Historical Park Hosts Special Events in September
Stillwater, N.Y. –Saratoga National Historical continues its special events season in September with the following offerings: Where are we? Saturday, September 710:30 amVisitor Center This 60-minute, hands-on session provides participants with a basic-level understanding of compass use, map reading, and the essentials of orienteering. No GPS here, we’re doing this “old school!” Space is limited, so email us…
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Bringing the Cannons Back
Brian F. Mumford, former President On October 17, 1777, British General John Burgoyne surrendered his army at Saratoga (present-day Schuylerville), New York, at the location of the Saratoga Surrender Site. Burgoyne surrendered his army and their “arms” which included their artillery. Earlier in June 1777, when Burgoyne had set off from Canada on his Saratoga…
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Member Photo Contest!
We’re having a photo contest! If you want to participate you can become a member here.  Friends of Saratoga Battlefield Member Photo Contest  Name _____________________________________ Address ____________________________________ City _____________________ State ________ Zip ________ E-mail ____________________ Phone ________________________ Enter your original photo of the Saratoga National Historical Park. That includes the Battlefield, the Surrender Site,…
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Retracing Our Steps: the French-American Joint Reconnaissance Tour in the Winter of 1780-1781
Thursday, December 7, 6:30 pmSaratoga National Historical Park Visitor Center Theater Studying the terrain to analyze how the action unfolded on Revolutionary Warbattlefields isn’t just a modern pursuit. It was the first order of business when the FrenchArmy arrived on American soil, seeking to understand the war they had just joined.Contrary to popular belief, French…
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“Perticulars that I have Been eye & ear witness to”: How Nathaniel Bacheller Changed History
Thursday, November 30, 6:30 pmSaratoga National Historical Park Visitor Center Theater Almost all media covering the 1777 Battles of Saratoga tell a story of AmericanGenerals Benedict Arnold and Horatio Gates embroiled in a nasty conflict ofpersonalities which peaked when Gates stripped Arnold from command. Nevertheless,Arnold famously defied Gates and participated in the decisive October 7…
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A Tale of Two Generals: The Later History of the Benedict Arnold Monument at Saratoga Battlefield ** CANCELLED **
EVENT CANCELLED DUE TO ILLNESS Thursday, November 9, 6:30 pmSaratoga National Historical Park Visitor Center Theater Benedict Arnold is a figure well-known to Americans and aficionados of the Battles ofSaratoga. Less well known is General John Watts de Peyster, a resident of DutchessCounty, New York, who paid for a special inscription to be added to…
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Dr. Myra Young Armstead, Ph.D. presents “The Loango Connection: Slavery and Slaveholding at Saratoga House and Its Environs”
October 25th at 6:30pm Saratoga National Historical Park Visitor Center Theater Taking the perspective of enslaved Africans and their descendants attached to GeneralPhilip Schuyler’s country estate, we will explore their work, family, and leisureexperiences with a primary focus on the early eighteenth century to the early nineteenthcentury. Myra Young Armstead is a tenured, senior faculty…
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Saratoga National Historical Park Fall Lecture Series
Dr. Myra Young Armstead, Ph.D. presents “The Loango Connection: Slavery and Slaveholding at Saratoga House and Its Environs” October 25th at 6:30pm Saratoga National Historical Park Visitor Center Theater Taking the perspective of enslaved Africans and their descendants attached to GeneralPhilip Schuyler’s country estate, we will explore their work, family, and leisureexperiences with a primary…
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