Saturday, May 21 ~ Hands-On History: Family Day
It's been ten years since Hurricane Irene roared through the Mohawk Valley, and we are inviting all of our friends to come celebrate what we have accomplished at Old Fort Johnson since then. Check out our new flood walls and beautifully restored gardens. The house will be open for tours and there will be lots of family-friendly activities, including free ice cream! Come join us for the day. Open 10:00-4:00 pm.
Garden Teas
Join us in the summer garden of the Fort for an afternoon tea party. Admission is a $25.00 non-refundable donation per person and includes your choice of the finest hot and iced teas served with a tower of homemade savory sandwiches, assorted sweets, and fresh fruit. Held indoors in case of rain. Seating is limited.
PRE-PAID RESERVATIONS ARE NOW REQUIRED.
Book your tea reservation by calling 518-843-0300, then send a check to confirm your seat: MCHS, PO Box 196, Ft Johnson NY 12070
Tuesday, June 14 - 1:00 pm
Tuesday, July 12 - 1:00 pm
Tuesday, August 9 - 1:00 pm
A Summer Concert Series: Three Hundred Years of Music in the Mohawk Valley
Three Wednesdays, 6:30-8:00 pm in the West Parlor
June 22 Refreshment for the Mind: Music in the Johnson Household
The rooms of Fort Johnson echoed with music when Sir William Johnson lived here. Local musicians Liaisons Plaisantes bring colonial times to life with a program of music first developed for the 2011 Western Frontier Symposium. Based on extensive research in the Johnson papers, they will perform some of the songs, instrumental music and dance tunes that Johnson’s family and friends played for amusement.
July 20 Music in the Midst of Madness: Respite from the Turmoil of Civil War*
Wanda Burch read the wartime letters of hundreds of people while writing The Home Voices Speak Louder than the Drums: Dreams & the Imagination in Civil War Letters & Memoirs. Almost all of them mention music, whether written in army camps or from home. Hear their stories with images of the time, while Ron Burch on the field organ and Gisella Montanez Case, vocalist, perform the songs used as a common language in the middle of the 19th century.
August 17 A World in Ragtime*