Fort Ticonderoga's Fort Fever Series Program Continues 4/27

Fort Ticonderoga's "Fort Fever Series" begins on Sunday, April 27 at 2 pm with "Amazing Things! Highlights from Fort Ticonderoga's Collections will be presented by Curator of Collections Chris Fox. The cost is $10 per person and will be collected at the door; free for members of the Friends of Fort Ticonderoga.

Spend the afternoon with Curator of Collections Chris Fox examining some of the rare and important manuscripts, books, and objects in the Fort's extensive collections. Highlights include the chance to get a close look at the autographs of many of the famous people who are connected with the Fort's history, objects associated with important people from the French & Indian War and American Revolution, and rare weapons from America's colonial period.

Fort Ticonderoga is home to one of America's largest and most comprehensive collections of 18th-century military material culture. The weapons collection is composed of over one thousand muskets, bayonets, pistols, swords and pole arms representing most of the major types of weapons used in the colonial wars and struggle for American Independence. The museum's collection of 18th-century artillery is considered the largest collection of its type in the western hemisphere. A collection of nearly 100 engraved powder horns spanning the last half of the 18th century highlights a unique form of American art popular in military camps. In addition the museum preserves a major collection of uniforms and headgear numbering over 150 objects. This important collection includes several 18th-century American and British uniform coats and headgear as well as dozens of early 19th-century military uniforms and hats. Fort Ticonderoga also preserves a significant collection of American art spanning three centuries. The art collections includes 18th-century military portraiture and battle scenes, 19th-century view of the Fort's ruins and works depicting events in Ticonderoga's dramatic history. Fort Ticonderoga's library and archival holdings are also vast and include nearly 14,000 published works focusing on the military history of northeastern North America and New France during the 18th century as well as thousands of manuscripts, diaries, orderly books, maps, and photographs.