Volunters: Ryan Robbins, Emily Jane Wilk, Peter Schonberg, Haeleah Lewis, Sarah Gugliuzza and Susie Margery.

Our Next Event:

 

Evenings at the Old Fort

"Rescued By Sir William"

June 19 – 6:30 p.m

 

 “Rescued By Sir William” is the true story of Ezra Trim, a 13 year old living on the New York-Pennsylvania frontier in 1763 when Delaware Indians massacred his family and carried him off. Ezra was eventually passed from the Delaware to the Seneca and was their captive for about a year.  It was thru the efforts of Sir William Johnson that several white prisoners, Ezra among them, were released at Fort Niagara in 1764.  This talk will be presented by Steve Trimm, a descedant of Ezra, who has done extensive research on this very personal family history.

 

We hope you’ll join us on June 19 at 6:30 p.m. for this very interesting program. Admission is just $2.00 per person and members of the Montgomery County Historical Society are free. For more information, please call 843-0300


Old Fort Johnson is the original 1749 limestone house, on the north bank of the Mohawk River, New York Colony, built by Sir William Johnson, (Warragh-i-ya-gey), Superintendent of Indian Affairs and hero at the Battles of Lake George and Fort Niagara. 
The Old Fort was home to William, Catherine Wisenberg, Molly Brant, John Johnson and family throughout the French & Indian War. 


Photographs and line drawings of the Old Fort can be studied at the 
Historic American Buildings Survey website. 


Today the Old Fort is a museum and more. Here visitors can steep themselves in the social, cultural, military and industrial past of the Mohawk Valley. And though the Old Fort has been the setting for many historical books, no fiction could be as interesting as the real story of Old Fort Johnson, presented and preserved here for all to enjoy.

  Regular Season

  May 15 -October 15

 
Wednesday - Saturday
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
 
Sunday
 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

 

Closed Major Holidays

 

Admission is $4.00 for adults and children under 12 are free.