Exhibit Opening- The Great Fear: Frontier Life in the American Revolution, July 4th!

Our newest exhibit is opening, The Great Fear: Frontier Life in the American Revolution, just in time for the 250^th anniversary!

*For July 4 and 5, light refreshments are included with admission and there will be a special 10% discount in the shop! The exhibition is open weekends, noon to 4 p.m. through the end of September, and other times by appointment. Tours for groups of children and adults available by appointment.

This new exhibition tells the story of frontier life during the Revolution in the Ulster-Orange County area of 1700s New York. Border wars between British Loyalists and their native allies and Patriot settlers (including the attack on Pinebush and the Battle of Chestnut Woods), Native American pushed off their lands, harshness of settler life, frontier forts that protected settlers along today’s Rt 209, the native trails that turned into roads we use today, and so much more. The exhibition is immersive with visuals of that early time, including a recreated Lenape wigwam and settler cabin, and the sounds of animals and fighting at the Battle of Chestnut Woods, along with games, activities and hands-on reproduction items.