American Revolutionary War Conference 250 in the Mohawk Valley

Speakers and Topics Include:

Pulitzer Prize Winner Rick Atkinson – The Fate of the Day: The War for America, Fort Ticonderoga to Charleston, 1777-1780

Major General Jason Q. Bohm USMC (Ret) – The Birth and Early Operations of the Marine Corps: 250 Years in the Making

Alexander R. Cain – We Stood Our Ground: 250th of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, April 19, 1775

Abby Chandler – Choosing Sides: North Carolina’s Regulator Rebellion and the American Revolution

Gary Ecelbarger – The Mammoth of Monmouth: George Washington’s 1778 Campaign in New Jersey

Michael P. Gabriel – Richard Montgomery and the Other Invasion of Canada

Shirley L. Green – Integrating Enslaved and Free: Rhode Island’s Revolutionary Black Regiment

Don N. Hagist – Marching from Peace into War: British Soldiers in 1775 America

Patrick H. Hannum – The Virginia Campaign of 1775-76: Kemp’s Landing & Great Bridge

Wayne Lenig – The Mohawk Valley’s Committee of Safety in 1775

James L. Nelson – Bunker Hill: The First Battle of the American Revolution

Eric H. Schnitzer – Breaking Convention: How a Fussy Detail about British Uniforms Doomed Burgoyne’s Army to Captivity

The James F. Morrison Mohawk Valley Resident Historian – William P. Tatum III, Ph.D. – “To Quell, Suppress, and Bring Them to Reason by Force:” Combatting the Loyalist Threat in New York during 1775

Bruce M. Venter – “It is infinitely better to have a few good men than many indifferent ones”: Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys Take Fort Ticonderoga

Bus Tour – We Stood Our Ground: Touring the Battles of Lexington & Concord 250 Years Later – Led by Alexander R. Cain – Thursday, May 29, 2025 – Lunch and a Copy of Cain’s Book are Included.

Conference Schedule (This Schedule will Change): Please Click Here for the 2025 Conference Schedule

Conference Registration:

Online – Please Click Here to Register Online

Mail – Please Click Here for the Conference Registration Form

Conference Lodging: Please Click Here for the 2025 Hotel-Lodging Information

Lunch: Provided on Saturday and Sponsored by Lorna Hainesworth, Ambassador and National Traveler and Fort Plain Museum Board of Trustees Member

Conference Location: The Fulton-Montgomery Community College’s Theater – The Visual Arts & Communications Building (Campus Map Building #2) – 2805 NY-67, Johnstown, NY 12095 – Please Park in Lots 5, 4 or Visitor’s Lot – Please Click Here – FMCC Campus Map

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