Home of David G. Hackney and his family.THREE CENTURIES OF ARCHITECTURAL STYLES IN FORT PLAIN
Traveling through the Village of Fort Plain one notices that there are many homes reflecting over three centuries of architectural styles of our forebears.
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The Rich History of Fort Plain
The following photo essay deals with the event that had the greatest influence on the growth of Fort Plain.
Visit Montgomery County Launches Mobile ‘Pastport to History’ Program
Visit Montgomery County, NY, is excited to launch a new mobile version of the “Pastport to History” Program.
Chamber of Commerce Building, Main Street, GloversvilleTake Self-Guided Gloversville Walk During NYS Path Through History Weekend
Downtown Gloversville participating in NYS Path Through History Weekend on June 15 and 16 with self-guided walk.
The Entrance to Old St. Mary’s Cemetery | Archangel Gabriel with Trumpet in Alcove of MausoleumA Sailor at Heart | The Life Story of Charles P. Byron
The prelude to the life story of Charles P. Byron begins as one walks through the entrance of the Old St. Mary’s Cemetery.
Queens of Quackery! Female Proprietors of Patent Medicines
“Queens of Quackery” A History at Home presentation by the National Bottle Museum hosted by Schoharie Crossing.
Lundstrom corner bookcase on museum displayLundstrom Bookcase’s Long Journey Home
Lundstrom sectional barrister bookcases are often found in local law offices and private homes,holding sets of law books and personal libraries.
1822 AQUEDUCT | A BRIDGE FOR BOATS
On December 1, 1853, John Burnham was attempted to cross the aqueduct on the side without rails, slipped on the ice, and fell 20 or 25 feet to his death upon the rocks below.”
Mysteries of the Bowie Knife by Ann Schuyler
I sat by the window on the night of September 29th watching the last of four Super Full Moons when random memories ran through my mind.
Explore all that Mohawk Valley History has to offer
Mohawk Valley Museums highlights Mohawk Valley history while supporting the museums and historical societies across the region.
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Revolutionary War Conference
Revolutionary War Conference
The Revolutionary War Conference 250 in the Mohawk ValleyMay 29-June 1, 2025 at the Fulton-Montgomery Community College’s Visual Arts & Communications Building Theater, located at 2805 NY-67, Johnstown, NY.
Conference Lodging:
Please Click Here for the 2025 Hotel-Lodging Information
Lunch: Provided on Saturday and Sponsored by Lorna Hainesworth, Ambassador and National Traveler and Fort Plain Museum Board of Trustees Member
Conference Location: The Fulton-Montgomery Community College’s Theater – The Visual Arts & Communications Building (Campus Map Building #2) – 2805 NY-67, Johnstown, NY 12095 – Please Park in Lots 5, 4 or Visitor’s Lot – Please Click Here – FMCC Campus Map
Speakers and Topics Include:
Pulitzer Prize Winner Rick Atkinson – The Fate of the Day: The War for America, Fort Ticonderoga to Charleston, 1777-1780
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: The Battles of Lexington & Concord, April 19, 1775 – Led by Alexander R. Cain – Thursday, May 29, 2025
Holding Down the Fort
Holding Down the Fort will be back in 2025 – August 2, 2025 10 am to 6 pm.
There will be a commemoration to remember those who paid the ultimate sacrifice on August 2, 1780 during the Raid of Canajohary.
Confirmed for 2025:
- First Tryon County Militia
- Tryon Inn Chicken BBQ
- Eisenadler Brew House
- Cannon Demonstrations
- Historian Presentations
- 18th Century Military/Civilian Life Demonstrations
Free Admission for Women (Honor the Women who took up arms in the Fort during the Raid)
Tours of Revolutionary War Fort Plain/Rensselaer
The Museum is located at 389 Canal Street, Fort Plain, NY 13339
