Patriot’s Weekend
2002
Oct. 3 to 6
The Hudson River Valley
Institute
at Marist College Presents
Patriot's Weekend
The Hudson River Valley Institute at Marist College will present a series
of lectures to celebrate Patriot's Weekend, Oct. 3 to 6, 2002, the 225th
Anniversary of the American Revolution in New York and the British invasion
of the Champlain, Mohawk and Hudson Valley. For Additional Information
contact: Chris Pryslopski at 845-575-3052 or email: HRVI@marist.edu.
Marist College Patriot's Weekend
Schedule of Events
Thursday, October 3 "The 225th Anniversary of the American Revolution in New York:
A Reconsideration:"
Dr. Edward Countryman,
Southern Methodist University
Author; A People in Revolution: The American Revolution and Political
Society in New York,(winner of the 1981 Bancroft Prize), and Contributor
to the Empire State: A History of New York (New York State Historical
Association, 2001)
Marist College,
Nelli Golletti Theater,
7:30 p.m.
The Charlotte Cunneen Hackett Lecture on Hudson River Valley History
Friday, October 4The M&T Bank Charitable Foundation Seminar on Hudson River Valley History Marist College,
Performing Arts Room,
10:45-11:00 a.m. Welcome
11:00-12:15 p.m. Symposium
12:15-1:15 p.m. Lunch
1:15-2:30 p.m. Symposium -
Rediscovering the American Revolution in New York
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Albany County and the Revolution:
Stefan Bielinski,
NYS Cultural Education Department, author; Crossfire: The American Revolution in Albany
County.
"New York’s Northern Frontier and the Revolution"
Robert Venables,
Cornell University, co-author: "Exiled in the Land of the Free: Democracy, Indian Nations, and the
US Constitution"
The Mid-Hudson Valley and the American Revolution:
Dr. Thomas Wermuth,
Marist College, author; "Rip Van Winkle’s Neighbors."
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War of Revolution -
New York City and the War for American Independence:
Barnet Schecter,
author of The War in New York City
"The History and Interpretation of Fort Montgomery:"
Dr. James M. Johnson,
Military Historian of the Hudson River Valley, author; Militiamen, Rangers, and Redcoats and
Historian Gregory Smith, NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
"New Information from Old Things: An examination of Ft. Montgomery:"
Dr. Charles Fisher,
New York State Museum
Saturday, October 5- 225th Anniversary of the Battle of Ft. Montgomery
and US Military Academy Bicentennial
Sunday, October 6- 225th Anniversary of the Battle of Ft. Montgomery
and US Military Academy Bicentennial
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