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250th at the Fort

Join us from June 28th to July 4th for special programming to commemorate America’s Semiquincentennial!

 

Pay What You Wish Week – June 28th to July 4th

Admission to the museum and all on-site events are by donation only, pay as much or as little as you’re able.

 

Weeklong Activities

  • Enjoy our weeklong Eagle Scavenger Hunt, search the museum and grounds for all 25 hidden eagles and enter for a chance to win a special prize!
  • After Sunday (June 28), visitors can vote for their favorite entries in our Fort Building Competition, with the winner announced in the tavern before the afternoon toasts.
  • Purchase tickets to our various raffles going on throughout the week or our season long quilt raffle.

 

Hometown History Day – Sunday, June 28th

  • Museum Open – 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
  • Fort Building Competition – 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
  • Guided Tours – 10:00 AM, 12:00 PM & 2:00 PM
  • Local History Trivia – 5:30 PM

 

Stars, Stripes, and Civics – Monday, June 29th

  • Museum & Site Open – 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
  • Activity Stations – 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
  • Militia Training – 11:00 AM & 2:00 PM

 

Tuesday, June 30th

 

Truck Touch – Wednesday, July 1st

  • Museum & Site Open – 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
  • Touch-a-Truck – 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM

 

Spies of the Revolution – Thursday, July 2nd

  • Museum & Site Open – 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
  • Kids Programs – 10:00 AM, 12:00 PM & 2:00 PM

 

Friday, July 3rd

 

Declaring Independence at the Fort – Saturday, July 4th

  • Museum & Site Open – 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
  • Activity Stations – 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
  • Flag Raising – 10:00 AM
  • Militia Training – 10:00 AM & 12:30 PM
  • Readings of the Declaration – 11:00 AM & 2:30 PM
  • Tavern – 3:30 PM (or after the 2:30 PM Reading)