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Old Stone Fort to Host War of 1812 Lecturer
On Thursday, July 24 at 7:00 PM, the Schoharie County Historical Society presents the second program in its free Summer Lecture Series at the Old Stone Fort Museum complex. John Osinski will discuss the role played by Schoharie County is the War of 1812, as part of the Bicentennial observance of that conflict.
War of 1812 is perhaps best remembered for the British attack on Fort McHenry, that inspired Francis Scott Key to write “The Star Spangled Banner.” Some may remember that the British burned Washington, D.C. or the victories of the tiny United States Navy over ships of the world-dominating Royal Navy. But little is generally known of the land battles that occurred along New York’s border with Canada.
John Osinski is one of the founders of the recreated Kellogg’s Artillery, a reenactment group portraying a militia company from Cobleskill that fought in the St. Lawrence/Lake Champlain campaign of 1813. He will describe this action and other stories of Schoharie County volunteers. The museum holds several significant artifacts from the War of 1812, including three militia artillery sabers that probably belonged to members of Kellogg’s, a collection of Giles Kellogg’s papers and a drum used by the Schoharie Militia.
The free lecture is open to the public and will be held in the Badgley Museum Annex, just across the street from the Old Stone Fort itself. The museum is located in the village of Schoharie at 145 Fort Road, off NY State Rt.30, 2.5 miles south of Interstate 88 Exit 23. The museum is open daily from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM and from Noon to 5 on Sundays. For information, contact the museum at (518) 295-7192 or on the internet at theOldStoneFort.org.
John Osinski is one of the founders of the recreated Kellogg’s Artillery, a reenactment group portraying a militia company from Cobleskill that fought in the St. Lawrence/Lake Champlain campaign of 1813. He will describe this action and other stories of Schoharie County volunteers. The museum holds several significant artifacts from the War of 1812, including three militia artillery sabers that probably belonged to members of Kellogg’s, a collection of Giles Kellogg’s papers and a drum used by the Schoharie Militia.
The free lecture is open to the public and will be held in the Badgley Museum Annex, just across the street from the Old Stone Fort itself. The museum is located in the village of Schoharie at 145 Fort Road, off NY State Rt.30, 2.5 miles south of Interstate 88 Exit 23. The museum is open daily from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM and from Noon to 5 on Sundays. For information, contact the museum at (518) 295-7192 or on the internet at theOldStoneFort.org.