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When:
May 21, 2023 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm America/New York Timezone
2023-05-21T16:00:00-04:00
2023-05-21T18:00:00-04:00
Where:
Old Stonehouse Inn
Hathorn Rd
Warwick, NY 10990
USA
Cost:
Free
Arts + Entertainment Historical event

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:

  • Friends of Hathorn House Historical Society

  • Minisink Chapter, National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution

  • Friends of Sterling Forest

  • Warwick Historical Society

  • Hathorn’s Minutemen, the 5th NY Regiment, and the Navasing Long Rifles Reenactment Units

  • Drew Shuptar Rayvis, Cultural Ambassador of the Pocomoke Indian Nation

SPONSORS:

  • The Old Stone House Inn

  • Friends of Hathorn House historical society

  • Albert Wisner Public Library

  • Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area