Celebrate the rich heritage of the Celtic nations at the 2025 Celtic Heritage Festival at Johnston Farm & Indian Agency in Piqua, Ohio! Now in its second year, this vibrant event weaves together music, dance, storytelling, and living history to honor the enduring legacy of Irish, Scottish, and other Celtic peoples on the American frontier. […]
See military reenactors from several of our important historical periods.
Rev War era reenactment of the capture of Colonel William Crawford on the grounds where it happened! Col. Crawford was captured here by the Delaware & Shawnee,returned to Wyandot County to be burned at the stake. This is the ending of the Gnadenhutten Massacre story. Lovely park setting, capture reenactments, Patriot, Native & British camps […]
Come visit the birthplace of David Rittenhouse and learn Surveying from the master himself.
June 7-8, 2025 Founding of Fort Boonesborough 1775-2025. Held along the Kentucky River near the original fort site. Speakers, demonstrations, authors, period vendors, food, period music and activities for children. Also special commemorative fort souvenirs and tee shirts available. Re-enactors can camp along the river. Participate in Kentucky's Firsts - first legislative session in Kentucky […]
National Trails Day June 7, 2025. Program at 1:00 p.m. Hike at 2:00 p.m. Visit Wilderness Road State Park on National Trails Day to create and customize your own hiking stick. We provide the sticks. You provide the creativity. Afterwards join our rangers as they lead you on a mile long hike along the Pioneer […]
We all know of the Mason/Dixon line but Charles Mason and Jerimiah Dixon only surveyed about 50 miles of this border. David Rittenhouse and Andrew Ellicott finished the line. Come learn the real story.
We often remember David Rittenhouse as a scientist and founder of the mint but he was also America's premier authority on geography and surveying. Come to the Jonathan Hager House Museum and discuss how Mason and Dixon abandoned their famous line and Rittenhouse and Ellicott finished it settling a long standing land dispute between Maryland […]
21st Annual Cook Forest French & Indian War Encampment Cook Forest State Park and the Sawmill Center for the Arts will host a series of living history events depicting life during the French & Indian War. Highlights of this full two-day encampment include children’s programs, woodland natives, cannon and musket firing demonstrations, sutler camp, council […]
Historic Fort Wayne, Inc. will host the Siege of Fort Wayne 1812, June 7 - 8 at The Old Fort in Fort Wayne, Indiana. From the days of the American Revolutionary War to the end of the 1812 war, British agents operating from Canada worked to instigate Native American tribes against the United States as […]
Join us for the 10th Annual Field of Honor celebration, to be held at the Jacobus Vanderveer House & Museum, located at River Road Park in Bedminster, NJ. This inspiring tribute honors those who have bravely served our country, featuring a stunning display of over 200 American flags. On Saturday June 7, from 11 am […]
The Friends of the Jacobus Vanderveer House will host our 10th Annual Field of Honor ® at River Road Park, Bedminster, NJ. The tribute will celebrate our nation’s independence, honoring all those who have proudly served our great country, with a beautiful display of over 200 American flags on the north field of the park […]
In Defense Of Liberty June 14, 2025. Programs at 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. The Battle of Bunker Hill is now infamous. The effects of revolution are spilling onto the Virginia frontier and men have mustered, preparing to march in defense of liberty. A heartfelt symbol of home is presented, both as a reminder and […]
In Defense Of Liberty June 14, 2025. Program at 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. The shadow of revolution darkens Powell’s Valley. Provisions are laid. Powder and ball are gathered. Journey to Martin’s Station and join the men of Fincastle County as they prepare to travel to Shepherdstown. Upon assembly, if necessity commands, they will defend […]
Come celebrate and learn about the 250th anniversary of Jefferson County WV's most significant Revolutionary War happening: the Bee Line March. In that march, during the early days of the War, a company of 98 riflemen from in and around Mecklenburg, VA (now Shepherdstown, WV) responded to a call from the Continental Congress to aid […]
Visitors can meet authentically clad and equipped military and civilian reenactors who will discuss the everyday lives of Civil War soldiers, and the roles civilians played in supporting them. Feel the thunder of artillery and hear accounts from civilians in 1860's and take a stroll through the military camps. Have your picture taken using authentic […]
Dads, Dairy & Moo-velous Fun at Johnston Farm Forget the neckties and grill tools — this Father’s Day weekend, give Dad something he really wants: ice cream, cow encounters, and free admission! On June 14 and 15, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., the Johnston Farm & Indian Agency in Piqua, Ohio, is churning […]
Dads, Dairy & Moo-velous Fun at Johnston Farm Forget the neckties and grill tools — this Father’s Day weekend, give Dad something he really wants: ice cream, cow encounters, and free admission! On June 14 and 15, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., the Johnston Farm & Indian Agency in Piqua, Ohio, is churning […]
Dads, Dairy & Moo-velous Fun at Johnston Farm Forget the neckties and grill tools — this Father’s Day weekend, give Dad something he really wants: ice cream, cow encounters, and free admission! On June 14 and 15, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., the Johnston Farm & Indian Agency in Piqua, Ohio, is churning […]
Dads, Dairy & Moo-velous Fun at Johnston Farm Forget the neckties and grill tools — this Father’s Day weekend, give Dad something he really wants: ice cream, cow encounters, and free admission! On June 14 and 15, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., the Johnston Farm & Indian Agency in Piqua, Ohio, is churning […]
Fort Loudoun was built in 1756 by the colony of Pennsylvania, served as a supply depot during the French and Indian War, was the site of the Cherokee Indian council of 1758, and it was the site of a pre-Rev War uprising, the Black Boys Rebellion of 1765. Step back in time and visit an […]
Call to arms...Take Notice men 16 to 60 needed to fight for the cause. Come and witness how the men of 18th Century were recruited and trained to fight for independence.
A Shot Of Vengeance June 28, 2025. Programs at 10:00 am, 12:00 pm, 2:00 pm and 4:00 pm Artillery lends dignity to what would otherwise be considered a vulgar brawl. Join the artillery encampment at Martin’s Station, visit with “Vengeance” and her crew, and experience the equipment and techniques of artillery on the frontier during […]
The Connellsville Historical Society is in the midst of planning the 22nd" anniversary of our celebration of Braddock's Crossing of the Yough, which will be held the weekend of June 27-29th, 2025. Originally this event was organized as Connellsville's contribution to the Age of Empire celebrating the United States involvement in the period known […]
A Declaration Of Independence July 4, 2025 A Reading of the Declaration of Independence at 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. The Second Continental Congress ratified the Declaration of Independence, leaving ties to the English crown in ruin and the North American colonies in an open state of rebellion. Join Captain Martin as word of liberty […]
