Good Morning,

Heritage Hunters is having a program on researching your Rev.
War ancestor on 19 Oct as part of the celebration of the 225th
Anniversary of the Rev. War in Saratoga County.  I am compiling as
many sources of records as possible to have for a hand-out to
those attending and wondered if anyone has anything outside of
the NYS Library and Archives that they feel I should include. I would
also be interested in other repositories and websites where this
information would be available.  I will also send this info out to a
several hundred email addresses who have requested to this
type of information for research.

You may send this information to me at <[log in to unmask]>
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and not a lower case L)  Thank you.

Saratoga is the place to be on 19 Oct 2002. Read on......

19 Oct  1pm - Tracing your Revolutionary War Ancestor- Heritage
Hunters will offer a program about researching your revolutionary
ancestor.  Speaker will be Dennis Marr, NYS Registrar and past
president of SAR. Dennis will have his books set up at noon to
assist those seeking their ancestors. He will speak at 1pm
Meeting at Saratoga Springs Public Library, Saratoga Springs
Community Room - 1st floor.

19 Oct. - 10am to 4pm - British Encampment - Visit an authentic
camp of British soldiers upon the grounds where General Burgoyne’s
army retreated and encamped before their surrender. Soldiers drilling
and discussion of the trying times before the surrender. Saratoga
Monument, Burgoyne Street, Victory (518) 695-4159 (Sponsor: Town
of Saratoga, Villages of Schuylerville and Victory 225th Celebration
Committee and Saratoga National Historical Park)

19 Oct 19 from 5-9pm - Surrender March of Burgoyne -
Join British re-enactors and local community members as they
retrace the footsteps of General John Burgoyne’s defeated army
from the Saratoga Monument to the Field of Grounded Arms (Fort
Hardy Park, Schuylerville).  Watch the re-enactment of the laying
down of arms, enjoy choral and military music and fireworks over
the Hudson River.  Burgoyne Rd, Victory and Broad St., Schuylerville
(518) 695-4159) (Sponsor: Town of Saratoga, Village of Schuylerville,
Village of Victory, and the Saratoga National Historical Park)

A search was made and many descendants of Battles of Saratoga
soldiers are in this walk.  Read on....

DESCENDANTS OF BATTLES OF SARATOGA SOLDIERS SOUGHT

The Victory at Saratoga committee is seeking the names and addresses of
living descendants of soldiers who fought at the Battles of Saratoga in
September and October of 1777. These individuals will lead the citizens
surrender march from the Saratoga monument to Fort Hardy Park on
Saturday, October 19, in commemoration of the 225th anniversary of the
battles of Saratoga.

Please get descendants names, addresses and phone numbers to
Pat Peck                        518-584-4129            <[log in to unmask]>

Channel 13 news anchor Ed Dague will emcee the program at Fort Hardy
Park, which is a recreation of the famous “Surrender of General Burgoyne”
painting by John Trumbull that hangs in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capital.
Members of the Schuylerville community will portray the depicted American
and British officers. The living tableau harkens back to earlier
surrender commemorations of 1877 and 1927. A patriotic fireworks display
will
conclude the 225th anniversary celebration.

On October 17, 1777, the British General Burgoyne surrendered to the
American General Gates in Schuylerville. Over 6,000 British and German
soldiers marched out of the camps located throughout the village to Fort
Hardy where they stacked their guns. The surrendering troops were then
marched through the American Lines and past the 20,000 patriot soldiers
amassed after the two Battles of Saratoga. This was the first time that a
British Army had surrendered in over 200 years and was the first
large-scale victory for the Americans in the Revolution. This “Turning
Point” proved to the French that the Americans could fight. Within
months, the French came to our aid with badly needed supplies and
weapons, troops and the French Navy.

For a list of activities during the 225th Anniversary of the Surrender of

Burgoyne Visitors Center & Exhibition Hall in Olympian Hall, 76 Broad
Street, Schuylerville which is open Wed– Sun 11am – 4pm,
go to the web page > www.victoryatsaratoga.com, or call 695-6776.

God Bless
Ruth Ann
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