The Fort Plain Museum & Historical Park will present their American Revolutionary War 250 Conference from May 28-31, 2026 in Johnstown, NY. Registration is now open, including for a special bus tour on Thursday, May 28th – “A Day on the Lines: The 250th Anniversary of the Continental Army’s Siege of Boston” – led by Alexander Cain.
The current list of conference speakers includes:
Alexander Cain – “I Screamed with All My Might” – Reflections on the Civilians Trapped Behind the Boston Siege Lines 250 Years Later
Brady J. Crytzer – River of Peace: The Continental Congress and the Quest for Native Neutrality on the Western Frontier
Jane E. Calvert (2025 Martin Book Prize Winner) – Penman of the Founding: A Biography of John Dickinson
Robb K. Haberman – James Selkirk’s Revolutionary War: The Memoir of a Continental Sergeant
Lorna Hainesworth – Seasons of Arnold: Retracing the Routes of the 1775 Expeditions to Invade Canada
Michael D. Hattem – The American Origin Myth: How and Why We Remember the Revolution
William Larry Kidder (2025 Martin Book Prize: New York History Winner) – Trenton 250: Preparing for, Experiencing, and Recovering from Battle on December 26, 1776
Mark Edward Lender – The “Nero of New Jersey”: Governor William Livingston from Moderate Whig to Existential Revolutionary
Edward G. Lengel – Dark Before the Dawn: George Washington’s Battle of Long Island, 1776
Holly A. Mayer – War on the Run: From Harlem Heights to Fort Lee, 1776
James L. Nelson – Valcour Island: Benedict Arnold’s Greatest Blow for Independence
William M. Welsch – Christmas Night 250 Years Ago: How Did They Cross
The James F. Morrison Mohawk Valley Resident Historian – Philip D. Weaver – Guarding the Western Frontier: The Jersey Greys in the Mohawk Valley, 1776
More information and registration can be found here.
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