Special Events

230th Annivesary Battles of Saratoga 

Come join the 13th Albany County Militia in a weekend event in Fort Edward, New York on October 5-7, 2007.  Family fun for all.

STILLWATER HERITAGE WEEK

Come celebrate the heritage of Stillwater New York, at the Stillwater Blockhouse and The Saratoga BattleField on September 15th and 16th, 2007

This is a shared event with the Saratoga National Historic Park.  This weekend will appeal to the history buff in all of us.  On Saturday September 15th, there will be a “Living History Progam” presented by the 13th Albany County Militia, 4th Company at the Stillwater Blockhouse Museum Park. The women and children will also be on hand to show what it was like as they moved from camp to camp. Musket and cannon drills, open fire cooking, candle and soap demonstrations, quilting and tating, sewing, map maker, surgeon, musket ball maker, children’s toys and games, knife making, farming, and carpentry.  Tours open to the public 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.

Then as in real life, on Sunday September 16th, the 13th will be trecking to Saratoga Battlefield to take part in the re-enactment with American and British Soilders re-enacting set of the 1777 scene with tents, campfires, musket and cannon firing, and select special programs.  Discuss strategy with officers, judge a court martial, browse colonial wares, go on a “reconnaissance” party, learn about open hearth cooking or take part in a mock drill.

13th Albany County Militia, 4th Company

13th Albany County Militia, 4th Company

MUSTER DAY  Sunday, August 26, 2007  at the Stillwater Blockhouse Museum from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.

This is your big day to enlist in the 13th Albany County Militia.  In the 18th century many men from local farms and businesses joined the militia to protect their homes and families.  Today the purpose of the militia is “Living History”.  Each year our group grows by leaps and bounds.  The 13th has begun to travel around the area to other historical sites and joining in with other groups to participate in their history.  If you are interested in the Revolutionary War and French and Indian War,  join the 13th Albany County Militia and learn how it was to be in the American Colonies of the 18th century.  Living history is the best way to teach, learn and have good family fun.

Directions: Route 4 & 32 (along the Hudson), Stillwater, New York 

See you there…

Colonial Era Encampment July 21 & 22, 2007

Stillwater Blockhouse Museum

Greetings Friends,

Do you have a passion for history?  Did you always wonder what it was like to live centuries ago?  The struggles of colonial era life intrigue you?

At the Stillwater Blockhouse on July 21-22 come and see the colonial life as the 13th Albany County Militia, 4th Company provide the public with a “Living History” of an actual colonial encampment .  Come see the Militia with their families as they would of lived, on the move, in  a temporary encampment on compaign or patrol.

Come speak with the members of the militia and learn both the adults and childrens struggles of the time period.  Learn of why the men fought, and why and how the women supported them and how the children lived through it all.

Come and visit the Stillwater Blockhouse, a museum of colonial era history right here in town.  The Stillwater Blockhouse is wonderfully displayed with both artifacts and history of the colonial era and the local campaigns fought in this area.

A GREAT educational experience for the entire family. 

The encampment is open to the public on July 21st Noon until dusk, and then July 22nd from 10 am to 3 pm.

Come and enjoy history!