Friday, April 25Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â (At The Library)
Friday, April 25Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â (At The Library)
7â10 pm, free refreshments in the âTavern.â
7:15â9:15 pm, music and dancing of the 18th Century on the second floor, The Reel Thing with dance caller Fran Hendrickson.
7:15â9:30 pm, games and puzzles for children in the Childrenâs Department.
7:15â9:30 pm, gaming for adults throughout the library.
7:15â7:45 pm, lecture and demonstration in the Genealogy Room, âRevolutionary War Medicine and Surgeryâ with Dr Timothy Hosmer, Regimental Surgeon, 6th Connecticut Regiment.
7:50â8:20 pm, lecture/quiet study, âThe Dragoons That Stayed in Newtown,â Captain Salvatore Tarantino, 2nd Continental Light Dragoons.
8:25â8:55 pm, lecture in the Periodicals Room, â18th Century Cooking ââ Open Hearth and Campfire,â Cheryll Compton, camp follower, DeLanceyâs Brigade 1st Battalion.
9â9:30 pm, debate in the Genealogy Room, Patriot Captain Richard Swartwout vs Loyalist Major Michael Cock, 6th Connecticut Regiment, L.I. DeLanceyâs Brigade, 1st Battalion.
9:35â10:05 pm, exhibit and lecture in the Art Room, â18th Century Clothing,â Diane Stevens, camp follower, Kingâs Rangers.
Various times, lectures in various locations, âWho We Are, Regimental Histories and Descriptions,â representatives of regiments in attendance.
Saturday, April 26Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â (At Fairfield Hills)
9 am, camp opens.
Morning: camp life, drill, demonstrations, presentations, crafts, cooking, toys etc.
Noon: lunch (on your own).
Early Afternoon: same as morning schedule.
2â3 pm, battle.
4:30 pm, camp closes.
There are no activities scheduled for Sunday, but reenactors will stay overnight from Saturday.