Latest News

Christmas at the Fort

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Museum is Located at 389 Canal Street, Fort Plain, NY 13339

Up to 50% Off Select Titles - Many to Choose From - All other books and gift shop items 25% Entire Purchase

German Beer will be served by Eisenadler Brauhaus

There will be plenty Refreshments and Christmas Cheer!

2025 Conference

Save-the-Date

The American Revolutionary War Conference 250

May 29-June 1, 2025

Speakers Confirmed (More will be added and topics updated soon)

Major General Jason Q. Bohm USMC - 250th United States Marine Corp

Alexander R. Cain - We Stood Our Ground: 250th of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, April 19, 1775

Abby Chandler - Choosing Sides: North Carolina's Regulator Rebellion and the American Revolution

Gary Ecelbarger - The Mammoth of Monmouth: George Washington's 1778 Campaign in New Jersey

Michael P. Gabriel - Richard Montgomery and the Other Invasion of Canada

Shirley L. Green - Integrating Enslaved and Free: Rhode Island’s Revolutionary Black Regiment

Don N. Hagist - State of British Army in 1775

Patrick H. Hannum - Great Bridge and Kemps Landing, Virginia 1775

Edward G. Lengel - 250th General George Washington and the Continental Army

Wayne Lenig - Committee of Safety and the Mohawk Valley in 1775

James Kirby Martin - Setting the Stage for Bloody Warfare in the Mohawk Valley: Neutrality versus Partisan Combat in 1775

James L. Nelson - Bunker Hill: The First Battle of the American Revolution

Jane Simpson, U.E. - Twice Refugees: A Huguenot Family’s Shades of Allegiance in Dutchess and Westchester County New York, during the American Revolution

William P. Tatum III, Ph.D. - “To Quell, Suppress, and Bring Them to Reason by Force:” Combatting the Loyalist Threat in New York during 1775

Bruce M. Venter - "It is infinitely better to have a few good men than many indifferent ones": Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys Take Fort Ticonderoga

Bus Tour - We Stood Our Ground: Battles of Lexington & Concord, April 19, 1775 - Led by Alexander R. Cain

 

Visit the Fort Plain Museum

Winter Season Hours of Operation

Open Saturday & Sunday

10 AM to 4 PM

389 Canal Street, Fort Plain, NY 13339

Thank you to our Sponsors/Supporters!

Thank you to our Museum Sponsors and Supporters, we truly appreciate it!

The Three Sisters

The Three Sisters
 
Presented by Lori Mead, Fort Plain Museum Member and Volunteer
Saturday, November 23rd at 1 PM at 389 Canal Street, Fort Plain, NY 13339

Book Talk - Defending For Stanwix

Today - NEW BOOK Release Talk Featuring William Larry Kidder on his new book: Defending Fort Stanwix: A Story of the New York Frontier in the American Revolution

Saturday, November 16, 2024 - 6 pm to 8 pm - at the SUNY Fulton-Montgomery Community College

Please Click Here to Register

For those who can't make the talk tonight, Larry will be signing his new book at the Museum today from Noon to 3 PM today. Call 518-993-2527 for more information.

 

Basket Making at the Fort!

Basket Making at the Fort

Please Reach out to Christina at fortplainmuseum@yahoo.com

Huge Bookstore & Gift Shop Sale!

Huge Bookstore & Gift Shop Sale - Starts on Thanksgiving Day!

Please Click Here for In-Store (Black Friday Weekend) Sale Details

Please Click Here of Online (Thanksgiving Weekend) Book Sale Details

Thank you for Supporting the Fort Plain Museum & Historical Park!

Halloween Event

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

389 Canal Street, Fort Plain, NY 13339

November Events

< Previous Next >