⚠️ Notice: The Free Walking Tour at 4 PM on Saturday, May 3 has been cancelled due to weather.  All other events are happening as planned for paid ticket holders as listed below — including the Turning Point Symposium 5/3/25 and the Retracing Henry Knox Sled Tracks Bus Tour 5/4/25.

Turning Point Symposium 

&

Retracing Henry Knox’s Sled Tracks:

A 250th Anniversary Bus Tour with Dr. Phillip Hamilton

📅 Saturday, May 3 – Sunday, May 4, 2025

📍 Join Us for an Immersive Revolutionary War Experience!

Turning Point Symposium | Saturday, May 3, 2025 | $89 per person

🕣 8:15 AM – 3:30 PM | Includes Continental Breakfast, Breaks & Deli Lunch

Step into history at the Turning Point Symposium, where renowned authors and historians bring one of the most pivotal moments in American history to life.

Engaging presentations by esteemed experts on Molly Pitcher, Henry and Lucy Knox and the Fall of Ticonderoga.

✅ Dr. Bruce M. Venter, Master of Ceremonies & Head of Faculty

"Irascible Ethan Allen: He Cared Little About Ticonderoga's Guns"  

Dr. Bruce M. Venter is president of America's History LLC, a history tour and conference company headquartered in Goochland, Virginia. He is the author of the award-winning book, The Battle of Hubbardton: The Rear-Guard Action that Saved America. AHLLC is well-known for offering the country's premier conference on the American Revolution.

Feature Speaker:

✅ Dr. Phillip Hamilton

"Washington's Artillerist: Henry Knox Commands the Continental Guns"

Dr. Phillip Hamilton is a professor of history at Christopher Newport University in Virginia and the author of the acclaimed book, The Revolutionary War Lives and Letters of Lucy and Henry Knox. He also wrote The Making and Unmaking of a Revolutionary Family: The Tuckers of Virginia, 1752-1830. He is currently working on a new biography of Henry Knox.

Sponsored by the Saratoga Battle Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution

✅ Dr. Matthew Keagle

"My Dinner with Andre? Henry Knox Arrives at Fort George on Lake George" 

Matthew Keagle is Curator of Collections at Fort Ticonderoga where he works at the forefront of collecting and interpreting the conflicts that shaped the 18th century. He has been involved in curation, exhibitions, research, historical interpretation, and program development for historic sites and museums in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Delaware, Virginia, North and South Carolina. He holds a bachelor's degree from Cornell University, a master's from the Winterthur Museum, and recently completed his Ph.D. at the Bard Graduate Center in New York. 

✅ Michele Gabrielson

"American Calliope: The Writings of Mercy Otis Warren" 

Michele Gabrielson is a history teacher and historic interpreter of the 18th century at historic sites in the greater Boston area. She was recently awarded a 2024 Rising Star Award for Public History by the Massachusetts History Alliance, and she was named a finalist for the 2024 Massachusetts History Teacher of the Year. Her specialty is interpreting Mercy Otis Warren. 

✅ Dr. Mark Edward Lender, "The Friends of the Marshall House", Saratoga Women in War, featured speaker

"The Woman at the Gun Reconsidered: Molly Pitcher's Legendary Performance at Monmouth"

Dr. Mark Edward Lender has a Ph.D. in American History from Rutgers University. He is Professor Emeritus of History at Kean University. He is the author or co-author of eleven books and many articles and reviews. He was a finalist for The George Washington Prize with Garry Wheeler Stone, for Fatal Sunday: George Washington, the Monmouth Campaign, and the Politics of Battle. He lives in Richmond, Virginia.

Sponsored by The Friends of the Marshall House

✅ Lauren Roberts, Saratoga County Historian, Saratoga 250 Chair & New York State 250 Commissioner

This full-day event offers:

✅ Thought-provoking discussions on the Revolutionary War’s defining moments

✅ Experience Revolutionary War history up close with the 2nd Continental Artillery display! See and learn more about an authentic replica cannon and related Artillery inputs

✅ Access to exhibitor displays, book signings, and interactive augmented reality experiences

✅ Continental breakfast, coffee & tea, beverages, snacks, and a delicious buffet deli lunch

Connect with fellow history enthusiasts, expand your knowledge, and gain fresh insights into the battle that changed the course of America’s fight for independence.

👉 Enhance Your Experience with an Exclusive Add-On!

Retracing Henry Knox’s Sled Tracks:

A 250th Anniversary Bus Tour with Dr. Phillip Hamilton

Sunday, May 4, 2025 | $75 per person

🕙 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM | Includes Box Lunch*

Journey through history with our expert-guided bus tour led by Dr. Phillip Hamilton, a distinguished historian specializing in Henry Knox and the Revolutionary War. This immersive experience follows portions of the sled tracks of Henry Knox: Fort Miller to the Mohawk River commemorating the upcoming 250th anniversary of the Henry Knox Noble Train of Artillery (Dec 2025 – Mar 2026). 

This once-in-a-lifetime tour includes a box lunch and offers an incredible opportunity to journey through the historic sites where patriots shaped our nation’s future.

*Tour Leaves from Champlain Canal Region Gateway Visitors Center, 30 Ferry Street, Schuylerville

⚡ Secure Your Spot for One or Both Events – Space is Limited!