Founders' Day returns! Please join us to explore the many ways in which physical, political, and social boundaries shaped everyday life in the late 18th century.
Saturday, May 21st
11:00am to 3:00pm
Our volunteers and historical organizations will be on-site outdoors 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 GUESTS:
*John Muller, surveyor reenactor, Corps of Engineers, King’s Army in America
*Evan Pritchard, Center for Algonquin Culture & Author of Mapping Native New York
*Fifth New York Regiment, Revolutionary War re-enactors
*Kemyndable Flute Trio: 12-2, sharing music of the 18th century
EXPERIENCE: How the land was measured, mapped & parceled out during the English colonial era. How did math, astronomy, and other sciences and arts come together to create New York and the United States?
DISCOVER the homelands of the indigenous people of our region before and during colonial expansion.
INTERACT with 18th century military & civilian reenactors as they struggle within the roles and social groups they were bound to.
HONOR Warwick’s Founding Veterans and all the people of our area who endured 9 years of war while the nation was being born.
Gen. John Hathorn Home/ Old Stone House Inn,
21 Hathorn Road
Warwick NY