Members of the Twist o’Wool Guild and Strands will be in residence on the Chimney Point porch from 1:00 – 4:00 pm to demonstrate a variety of fiber skills, including spinning and many weaving techniques, and other crafts and arts important historically and relevant today. Bring your project or ask questions.
In 2021 the Mount Independence State Historic Site and Mount Independence Coalition completed a project to conserve 45 significant Revolutionary War metal artifacts found on Mount Independence over the decades. Site administrator Elsa Gilbertson and project consultants, long-time reenactors, and historians Michael Barbieri and Michael Blakeslee will have a conversation with visitors about some of these objects, their uses, how these objects got to Mount Independence in the first place (or were they made on site?), and what some of the stories are or might be behind seemingly simple or even odd objects. Questions and discussion welcome. Vermont Archaeology Month event. The artifact conservation work was conducted by the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum conservation laboratory and funded by an agreement awarded by the Great Lakes Fisheries Commission (GLFC) to the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission (NEIWPCC) in partnership with the Lake Champlain Basin Program.
Saturday, September 10, 2022, 1 – 2 PM free with museum admission.
On this guided tour, walk in the footsteps of Revolutionary War soldiers. Mount Independence Coalition president Stephen Zeoli is your guide from 12:00-3:00pm. As you walk around the site he will tell you about some of the events that led up to the Revolution—to get you thinking about the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and Mount Independence in 2026. Wear walking shoes and dress for the weather. Co-sponsored by Mount Independence Coalition.
WEEKEND OUTLINE OF EVENTS
SATURDAY August 13 - SUNDAY August 14
BATTLE DAY WEEKEND CELEBRATION – RE ENACTORS ON SITE 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
August 13 - SATURDAY
8:00 AM 17th Annual Battle Day 5k
12:00 PM Moodus Fife and Drum presentation
5:00 PM POTLUCK DINNER WITH RE ENACTORS
EVENT DETAILS
August 13 - SATURDAY 8:00 AM 17th Annual Battle Day 5k
Early race times, registration starts at 7:00 AM – race at 8:00 AM. Register online https://www.raceentry.com/social-media/m-click/74131
5k starts at the Monument to the Bennington Airport and return. Children’s fun run around the circle follows the return of the 5k racers.
August 13 - SATURDAY-August 14 SUNDAY
BATTLE DAY WEEKEND CELEBRATION
BENNINGTON BATTLE MONUMENT * 10:00 PM – 4:00 PM
In August of 1777 a decisive battle took place 9 miles from a much-needed storehouse, where the Monument now stands. A small contingent of minute men and farmers stayed behind guarding the storehouse.
Reenactors will be onsite to discuss the importance of the Battle of Bennington and what life was like for Colonial Soldiers. An ongoing outdoor event. A Battle re enactment will take place at the Bennington Battlefield in Waloomsac NY.
August 13 - Saturday – starts at noon
Moodus Fife and Drum presentation – A free open-air concert with the Moodus Fife and Drum takes place on the lawn of the Bennington Battle Monument. A 131-year-old tradition, the Corp played at the dedication of the Monument in August of 1891, same drums and same style. Bring a chair or blanket and sit back and enjoy an afternoon of 18th Century
August 13 - Saturday
POTLUCK DINNER WITH RE ENACTORS
Old First Church Barn 5:00 – 6:30 PM
Bring a potluck dish or $5.00 to enjoy conversation and food with the 18th Century Guardians of the Bennington Storehouse
music.
The June program was so popular that mycologist Meg Madden is coming back in September for another guided walk to look for and learn about mushrooms on Mount Independence. Join us September 18th from 1:00-4:00pm. Wear comfortable walking shoes and dress for the weather. Included in regular museum admission. Sponsored by the Mount Independence Coalition.
Reenactors honor the 1776-1777 history of Mount Independence during this living history weekend. Saturday's popular interactive Baldwin Trail Walkabout, 10:30 to 1:30, features experts at trail stations bringing the site's history to life. Afternoon military tactical, annual reading of Declaration of Independence, and camp life and skill demonstrations. Call (802) 948-2000 for additional details.
SAT 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM, SUN 10:00 AM -2:00 PM * $7
Hubbardton Battlefield hosts A Day of Remembrance on Patriot Day for those who wish to contemplate or to honor past heroes. The site will be open without charge from 10:00am-5:00pm. Enjoy a walk around the battlefield trail and see the new interpretive signs.
On this 11th annual driving tour, Jim Rowe, historian of the Crown Point Road Association, is your leader to look at the second leg of the 1776 Mount Independence-Hubbardton Military Road. Meet at the Hubbardton Battlefield State Historic Site with your own car. The tour will end in Center Rutland. Co-sponsored by Crown Point Road Association. Included in site admission ($4.00 adults/free for children under 15). HUBBARDTON BATTLEFIELD 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM.
Modern day historian Paul Andriscin turns back the time machine to interview Justus Sherwood, an early settler of New Haven, Vermont, and later a Loyalist spy, and Ethan Allen of the Green Mountain Boys. Patriot or Tory and discord in the Green Mountains, whose side were they on anyway? Where did their loyalties lie? Which George did they support? Event runs from 2:00 – 3:30 PM.
Join us for a living history weekend encampment on July 9 and 10, 2022, honoring the 245th anniversary of the July 7, 1777, Revolutionary War battle fought here. Scores of reenactors will portray the American, British, and German soldiers in the largest Revolutionary War living history weekend in northern New England.
The weekend offers activities for all ages and interests!
Enjoy hands-on-history activities for kids and adults.
Walk through the encampment, learn about camp life activities and talk with reenactors.
Observe tactical and artillery demonstrations.
Enjoy a colonial shopping experience.
Observe colonial open-hearth cooking demonstrations.
Attend presentations throughout the weekend given by historians and reenactors.
Visit the museum and gift shop.
Narrated military tacticals will be held weather-permitting—Saturday afternoon, Sunday morning at 8:00 a.m., and in the early afternoon on the slope of Monument Hill. The Sunday morning battle starts forming at 7:30 a.m.—this battle formation is the weekend’s highlight. Muskets will sound in the distance, just before the soldiers emerge over Monument Hill.
Detailed Daily Program - May be subject to change
SATURDAY 7/9/22
10:00 AM – 4:45 PM Museum & camps open. Visit American & British camps. Talk with reenactors. See camp life, army formations, tactics, unit drills, engineering, cooking, colonial crafts, & more
10:30 AM Small tactical on Monument Hill
10:30 AM – 2:30 PM Children’s hands-on activities, tent near museum
10:30 AM – 4:00 PM Camp cooking, life, and foodways at Whitcomb’s Rangers dining fly, American camp
10:30 AM – 4:00 PM Revolutionary War gun-smithing with Jim Casco of Whitcomb’s Rangers, American camp
11:00 AM Last Man Standing Competition & Awarding of Carl Fuller Hubbardton Cup, base of Monument Hill
11:30 AM “Life of a Reenactor” presentation, Warner’s Regiment, outside near museum
12:15 PM Escorted tour of American & British camps, meet outside museum
1:00 PM “People of Hubbardton” presentation, Brigade of the American Revolution, outside near museum
1:15 PM Kids Drilling, American camp, 3rd MA
2:00 PM Narrated tactical on Monument Hill, presentation of the 2nd New Hampshire being caught at Sucker Brook.
2:45 PM Guided battlefield tour with Tom Hughes, meet outside museum
3:00 PM Illustrated talk, “The Battle Backstory,” Paul Andriscin, at tent outside museum, followed by drone footage showing the entire battlefield
4:45 PM Museum closes
SUNDAY 7/10/22
7:30 AM Formation and Safety Inspection
8:00 AM Narrated Battle of Hubbardton Reenactment
9:00 AM – 2:00 PM Museum & camps open. Demonstrations of camp life, military tactics, engineering, cooking, colonial crafts, medicine, & more. Foodways and gunsmithing with Whitcomb’s Rangers, American camp
9:30 AM Escorted battlefield walk, meet outside museum
9:30 AM – 1:00 PM Children’s activities, tent near museum
10:00 AM Kids Drilling, American camp, 3rd MA
10:30 AM Life of a Whitcomb’s Ranger, outside near museum
11:15 AM “People of Hubbardton” presentation, Brigade of the American Revolution, outside near museum
12:30 PM Army Formation and Safety Inspection, followed by
12:45 PM Narrated Tactical
1:30 PM Camps close
2:00 PM “The Voices of Hubbardton” video, outside near museum
5:00 PM Museum closes
The Hubbardton Battlefield State Historic Site is located on Monument Hill Road, 6 miles off VT Route 30 in Hubbardton, or 7 miles off exit 5 on US Route 4 in Castleton. The site is regularly open 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Thursdays to Sundays through October 9. Call (802) 273-2282 for more information.
Event admission is $7.00 for adults and is free for children under 15. There is nearby parking. The event is offered by the Vermont Division for Historic Preservation, reenactor groups, and the Hubbardton Historical Society, with support from volunteers, local organizations, and businesses.
