Saratoga National Park
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Thursday October 30 6:30pm - 7:30pm EDT
"Constantly at Hand": Getting into the Weeds of Skilled Enslaved Labor in Saratoga and Washington Counties
What did it take for a six-man crew to fell trees in frigid 18th century Saratoga? How did African (American) women master the arduous task of laundry day at the Schuyler Estate? How did Lewis, one of General Philip Schuyler's coachmen, earn a shoutout from Benjamin Fra......More
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Saturday November 1 7:00am - 8:00am EDT
Saratoga Sunrise Photography Event
Want to appreciate the beauty of one of the last later sunrises of the year before the time change? Join Park Volunteer and Photographer David Truland and Park Ranger Kristin Vinduska to welcome a new day at the Saratoga National Historical Park Visitor Center Lawn on S......More
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Thursday November 6 6:30pm - 7:30pm EST
They Were Good Soldiers: African Americans Serving in the Continental Army
The role of African Americans free and enslaved in the regiments of the Continental Army is not well-known neither is the fact that relatively large numbers served in southern regiments and that the greatest number served alongside their white comrades in integrated uni......More
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Thursday November 13 6:30pm - 7:30pm EST
Agrippa Hull: A Revolutionary Life
Agrippa Hull was a free African American resident of Stockbridge, MA. He enlisted in the Continental Army in May 1777 and served for six years, first with General John Paterson of the Massachusetts Line and then with Tadeusz Kościuszko, the Polish military engineer. Dec......More
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Thursday November 20 6:30pm - 7:30pm EST
Battle of Bennington
The progress of the army under British Lieutenant-General John Burgoyne was impeded by the logistical requirements of continuing its advance toward Albany in the summer of 1777. Burgoyne sent a detachment commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Friedrich Baum to procure supplie......More
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Thursday December 4 6:30pm - 7:30pm EST
The Woes of Richard Montgomery: The Invasion of Canada, 1775
Winter is coming for the American Army in Canada and the fate of the soldiers rests upon the shoulders of General Richard Montgomery. Following the flashpoint of the Battles of Lexington and Concord in April and the easy capture of Fort Ticonderoga and Crown Point in Ma......More
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Thursday December 11 6:30pm - 7:30pm EST
Myths and Realities of Col. Henry Knox’s Mission to Lake Champlain
In November 1775, Gen. George Washington gave Henry Knox a mission to travel to New York and bring back cannons for the Continental Army. Knox was a 25-year-old bookseller with no military rank. His trek back to Cambridge has become a beloved part of the American saga. ......More