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FOUNDERS’ DAY 2023: REMEMBER THE LADIES & PATRIOT MEMORIAL WALK DEDICATION FOR THE HOUSE 250TH!

Location: Gen. John Hathorn Historic Site / Old Stone House Inn, 21 Hathorn Rd., Warwick NY
How did the women of Warwick contribute to the Revolutionary cause?
What were their lives like?
Please join us to explore the many ways in which “the ladies” helped during the war and suffered its hardships, and demonstrations of military life by Hathorn’s Minutemen and the 5th NY Regiment.
Our volunteers and historical organizations will be on-site outdoors with hands-on activities and demonstrations from 4-6 PM at the Gen. John Hathorn house historic site for this free family-friendly event, thanks to the generosity of owners of The Old Stone House Inn.
SPECIAL PERFORMANCE AT 6:30!
A Revolution of Her Own!™ Deborah Sampson”
Join Judith Kalaora of History At Play ™, LLC for a living history performance chronicling the life of Deborah Sampson; the first woman to enlist, fight, and be honorably discharged from the American Military during the Revolutionary War. Sponsored by the Albert Wisner Public Library.
Pre-Event celebration: DEDICATION OF THE PATRIOT MEMORIAL WALK OF HONOR AT 3 PM followed by “toasts & libations”.
PARTNERS:
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Friends of Hathorn House Historical Society
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Minisink Chapter, National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution
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Friends of Sterling Forest
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Warwick Historical Society
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Hathorn’s Minutemen, the 5th NY Regiment, and the Navasing Long Rifles Reenactment Units
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Drew Shuptar Rayvis, Cultural Ambassador of the Pocomoke Indian Nation
SPONSORS:
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The Old Stone House Inn
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Friends of Hathorn House historical society
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Albert Wisner Public Library
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Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area




The event will be held on Saturday June 10 at 5 p.m., giving a few lucky contestants and supporters of the upcoming Greenwood Lake Centennial a chance to win prize money.
There are three winner levels: First prize takes home $1,500; second prize, $500; and third prize, $250.
The “drop zone” will be located in Winstanley Park, the field adjacent on CVS on Windermere Avenue, across from the Chase Bank. While the winner need not be present, a large audience is expected to attend as it’s the day of the Annual Village Street Fair and the beginning the Lakeside Farmers Market season.








