Fort Plain Museum

The Fort Plain Museum & Historical Park is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization dedicated to the History of the American Revolution in the Mohawk Valley.

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The Revolutionary War Conference 250 in the Mohawk Valley - June 14-16, 2024 Registration is Open https://t.co/UBhiKSaMDo

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The Fort Plain Museum welcomes Pulitzer Prize Winning Author Rick Atkinson to their annual American Revolutionary War 250 Conference - May 29-June 1, 2025 - Conference & Bus Tour

To Register, Please Visit: https://t.co/UBhiKSaMDo

Thank you for supporting the Fort Plain Museum!

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@RBrookhiser’s new book is now available! https://t.co/6ykDoCOgEr

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Congratulations on a great book! https://t.co/VvdRIpurwE

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The 68th annual Francis Parkman Prize honoring literary merit in the writing of history is given to David Waldstreicher for The Odyssey of Phillis Wheatley: A Poet’s Journeys through American Slavery and Independence (Farrar, Straus and Giroux). https://t.co/kOgUiZRLlM

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A great spot to read a great book! https://t.co/vIgi3RKGZ2

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For #MuseumShopMonday in May we’re focusing on items related to Paul Revere’s many jobs - this week is copperplate engravings with an example that is less well known than his Boston Massacre engraving - the “Landing of the Troops” from 1768. https://t.co/cjh7AHJA2D

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Coming Soon! The Memory of ’76: The Revolution in American History by @MichaelHattem - Release Date - July 24, 2024 - Save $5 - Preorder at: https://t.co/lKO5HPz8XW

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One of the best reads on the Revolution

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Thank you! https://t.co/K7yFjLDmyu

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The @FortPlainMuseum bookstore’s list of newly discounted books includes some good titles on New England in the Revolution: https://t.co/MSxTEdUy9F

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Thank you for supporting the Fort Plain Museum & Historical Park, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. Your book purchase is as helpful as a donation as proceeds go to historic preservation, artifact acquisition, exhibit building and educational programming.

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***Book of the Week*** A Revolutionary Friendship: Washington, Jefferson, and the American Republic By Francis D. Cogliano - Save $7 plus Free Shipping on all orders over $39. https://t.co/cgEOolku4y @FrankCogliano

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On August 2nd Washington returned again to Fort Rensselaer to commemorate the Aug 2nd Canajoharie Raid with the officials of Tryon County in a great celebratory banquet at the fort.

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Happy Birthday George Washington! We celebrate and honor with appreciation the legacy of George Washington for his leadership and service during the infancy of our great country. Sketch is by historian Nelson Greene and is of General Washington reviewing the troops at Fort Plain.

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Using Fort Rensselaer as his base the Commander-in-Chief visited forts, and Battle and raid sites up river as far as Rome, NY and south as far as Cherry Valley and Otsego Lake.

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A new release from our bookstore! Save $10 plus free shipping

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New Book Release - Unfriendly to Liberty: Loyalist Networks and the Coming of the American Revolution in New York City By Christopher F. Minty @cfminty $10 off cover price plus free shipping - The @FortPlainMuseum Bookstore, the best in the business! - https://t.co/3Cr231j943

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@KKriegeBlog @xv40rds @ConsortiumRev The @FortPlainMuseum has an excellent lineup of 18th century scholars for their annual conference! https://t.co/ctgbK1P1uS

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@NCmuseumhistory Yes, we watch Outlander! 😆

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Site visits will include Fort Failing, Fort Ehle, Fort Clyde, Fort Plank, Fort Rensselaer, Fort Kayser, Fort Paris, Fort Nellis, Fort Klock and more. Lunch and a Bus Tour Booklet are included.

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Our Annual Conference is back and rebranded as "The Revolutionary War Conference 250 in the Mohawk Valley", the only conference in the country featuring the America's 250th.
Register here at: https://t.co/nIgSZcCGtT
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This is an in-depth, never done before tour of the historic forts, fortified homes and sites that formed the defensive perimeter around Fort Rensselaer (Fort Plain).