Sackets Harbor Battlefield State Historic Site Events
Community Conversation – Freedom and the Responsibilities of Citizenship
The Smithsonian exhibition “Voices and Votes: Democracy in America” offers a chance to reconsider America’s democratic experiment. The exhibition along with our supporting exhibition, “Sackets Harbor in the North Country,” highlights the roads to democracy. We invite you to join a “Community Conversation” – “Freedom and the Responsibilities of Citizenship“ Facilitator: Joe Murphy, Director of…
Read MoreHaudenosaunee Heritage – Past, Present, and Future
When: Friday June 14 and Saturday June 15, 2024 Where: Sackets Harbor Battlefield State Historic Sites’s Union Hotel – 401 West Main Street Traditional Cornhusk Dolls and Raised Beadwork Workshops with internationally recognized Dolores Elliott and Seneca Nation member Ronnie Reitter Traditional Cornhusk Dolls Friday 9am to 10am, repeated 1pm to 2pm Traditional Velvet Strawberry…
Read MoreNational Trails Day and StoryWalk
Saturday June 1 10:00 a.m. ~ 1:00 p.m. Free Sackets Harbor NY Sponsors: Hay Memorial Library and Sackets Harbor Battlefield State Historic Site The story: “Tim Does His Own Thing” by Bianca Antonissen Location: Main Street from the historic site to the Union Hotel building Celtic music on traditional instruments by Lindsey Davis Free books…
Read MoreThe US Army’s “Hidden History: Lesser-Known Stories”
Sackets Harbor Battlefield State Historic Site’s Union Hotel building West Main at Ray Sts. Saturday May 25th 1:00pm Free Admission Join us to hear Ft. Drum Museum Director Kent Bolke highlight army stories. Kent’s illustrated talk features lesser-known military history stories through the eyes of minority members. A perfect program for Memorial Day weekend!
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