Heritage New York Program
George E. Pataki Governor
Richard White-Smith Executive Director
PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
August 13, 2001
Contact: Richard White-Smith
(518) 473-8591
PUBLIC FORUMS ANNOUNCED FOR AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR HERITAGE TRAIL
Richard White-Smith, Executive Director of the Governor's Heritage New York Program, today announced the schedule for nine public forums on the state's American Revolutionary War Heritage Trail initiative to be held around the state. Local elected officials, historians, Revolutionary War site operators and private citizens are encouraged to attend. The schedule of dates and locations is enclosed.
Governor Pataki recently established the Heritage New York Program with a primary purpose to organize a series of thematic Heritage Trails. One of these trails, the American Revolutionary War Heritage Trail, will help to preserve, protect, interpret, link, and promote significant historic sites associated with New York's important role in the American Revolution. The Heritage New York Program will also administer Governor Pataki's recently announced $1 million matching capital grant program to help municipalities and non-profit organizations preserve and interpret important Revolutionary War sites.
"The primary purpose of the Revolutionary War public forums is to get participation and input on this important initiative from a broad spectrum of interested citizens - from local elected officials to site operators," explained Rich White-Smith. The public forums will assist us in ensuring that all important Revolutionary War sites are identified and given consideration for inclusion in the Heritage Trail. We are also seeking feedback on proposed grant program guiding principles, and information on critical capital needs, as well as, ways to improve promotion of these sites. The forum will include a briefing on the American Revolutionary War Heritage Trail initiative and the proposed grant program. Each forum will also feature an informative presentation on the region's role in the Revolutionary War by an expert.
A similar schedule of public forums will be announced in early fall for the Underground Railroad Heritage Trail, which will link historic sites that tell the story of New York's significant role in the Underground Railroad and anti-slavery movement.
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REGION/COUNTIES/DATE & TIME/LOCATION
HISTORY/PRESENTER
SOUTHERN TIER/BINGHAMTON
Delaware
Chenango
Broome
Cortland
Tioga
Steuben
Schuyler
Chemung
Tompkins
Tuesday Aug. 28, 7:00 pm
Binghamton Visitors Center
@ Roberson Museum and Science Center
30 Front St.
Binghamton
Directions Contact #: (607) 772-0660
Joseph Fischer, PhD
Military Historian/Author of A Well-Executed Failure: The Sullivan Campaign against the Iroquois, July-September 1779
CENTRAL NEW YORK
Onondaga
Oswego
Lewis
Jefferson
Cayuga
Seneca
Yates
Wayne
Ontario
Livingston
Wed. Aug. 29, 7:00 pm
Seneca Falls
Heritage Area Visitor Center
115 Fall St.
Seneca Falls
Directions Contact #: (315) 568-2703
Pete Jemison
Manager
Ganondagan State Historic Site
WESTERN NEW YORK
Niagara
Erie
Chautauqua
Cattaraugus
Orleans
Genesee
Wyoming
Allegany
Monroe
Thurs. Aug. 30, 7:00 pm
Niagara Reservation Visitor Center
Niagara Falls
Directions Contact #: (716) 278-1770
Douglas DeCroix
Director of Interpretation
Fort Niagara
MOHAWK VALLEY
Madison
Otsego
Montgomery
Fulton
Schoharie
Herkimer
Oneida
Tuesday Sept. 4, 7:00 pm
Herkimer County Community College
Robert McLaughlin Center, Room CC 228
100 Reservoir Rd
Herkimer
NYS Thruway Exit 30 (Herkimer) Take right onto Mohawk St. and a left onto Caroline St. to the end. Follow the signs to HCCC.
For directions help, go to: www.hccc.suny.edu/admissions/index or call (315) 866-0300
Rachel Bliven
Interpretive Program Coordinator
Mohawk Valley Heritage Corridor Commission
LAKE CHAMPLAIN
Warren
Essex
Clinton
Hamilton
St. Lawrence
Wed. Sept. 5, 7:00 pm
Crown Point State Historic Site Visitor Center
Crown Point @ Lake Champlain Bridge
Directions Contact #: (518) 597-3666
Bill Farrar
Historic Site Manager
Crown Point State Historic Site
and
Tom Nesbitt
Historic Site Interpreter
Crown Point State Historic Site
LONG ISLAND
Nassau
Suffolk
Thurs. Sept. 6, 7:00 pm
Planting Fields State Historic Park
Horticultural Center
Planting Fields Rd
Oyster Bay
Directions Contact #: (516) 922-7604
Andrew Batten
Executive Director
Raynham Hall Museum
NEW YORK CITY
Bronx
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Queens
Staten Island
Tuesday Sept. 11, 6:00 pm
Federal Hall National Memorial
26 Wall St. @ Nassau St.
Manhattan
Directions Contact #: (212) 825-6883
Steve Laise
Chief of Interpretation
National Park Service, Manhattan Sites
HUDSON VALLEY
Westchester
Rockland
Orange
Putnam
Dutchess
Ulster
Sullivan
Wed. Sept. 12, 7:00 pm
Bear Mountain State Park
Overlook Lodge
Bear Mountain
From Bear Mountain Circle, take Rt. 9W south. Go about 100 yards and take the first right onto Overlook Lodge Road and continue to the end
Directions Contact #: (845) 786-2701
Jim Johnson
Military Historian for the Hudson River Valley
Visiting Professor of History, Marist College
CAPITAL REGION
Greene
Columbia
Rensselaer
Albany
Schenectady
Saratoga
Washington
Wed. Sept. 19, 7:00 pm
Albany Institute of History & Art
125 Washington Ave. @ Dove St.
Albany
Parking available behind Institute and on street
Directions Contact #: (518) 463-4478
William Valosin
Park Ranger
National Park Service
Saratoga National Historical Park
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