Author Tim Brookes Book Launch Party
The Westport Library and Wadhams Free Library present:








This reenactment will dramatically recreate one of the greatest Continental Army victories of 1776 that
occurred at the same time as one of its greatest defeats. The very moment soldiers and militiamen at
Ticonderoga held the line for liberty—and perhaps secured independence—will come to life.
On the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Valcour Island Fort Ticonderoga will host a distinguished panel
of scholars to reflect on the campaign of 1776 on Lake Champlain. The failure of the British to seize
Ticonderoga in the fall of 1776 was a critical, vital victory for the Americans in the early years of the
Revolutionary War—acknowledged even at the time. But who gets the credit for the year’s victory?
This annual premier conference focused on the military, political, social, and material culture of the
American Revolution regularly features scholars from across North America and beyond. [HYBRID]
Spend a day at Fort Ticonderoga and take part in a series of programs designed for homeschool families!
Bring your students to experience Ticonderoga’s epic story within America’s 250 th celebration. Don’t
miss the opportunity to understand the compelling struggle for independence in 1776. Step aboard our
Carillon tour boat for a 75-minute narrated boat tour on Lake Champlain to gain an in-depth waterway
experience. Row a reproduction 18 th -century bateau. Explore a new 2026 design in the six-acre Heroic