THE FORT TICONDEROGA MUSEUM
John H. G. Pell
President
Hon. Robert T. Pell
Historian
Col. Edward P. Hamilton
Director
Miss Eleanor S. Murray
Curator
Mrs. Thomas V. Lape
Librarian
Life Members
Dwight W. Garber
Stephen V. Grancsay
Col. Edward P. Hamilton
Anna Hyatt Huntington
Eleanor Murray
Theodore R. Pell
Benoni T. Phillips
Col. Arthur Shadis, USA
C. Otto von Kienbusch
ADMISSION:
The Fort and Museum are open from mid-May to mid-October, including Sundays and holidays from 8 A.M. to 6 P.M. The admission charge is $1.00. There is no charge for children under twelve or for school children in study groups, supervised by a teacher.
LIBRARY:
The library and manuscripts are available for students of history by arrangements made with the Management.
PUBLICATIONS:
The publications of the Museum are for sale at the Log House at the entrance to the Fort, except the Bulletins. Some of the recent bulletins are available at $1.00 each, but unfortunately many of the early ones are entirely out of print. Also sold at the Log House are historical novels pertaining to our neighborhood. Information on any of these may be had from the Management.
GIFTS TO THE MUSEUM:
Appropriate articles are acceptable and the President will be glad to discuss desirable gifts and ways of assisting in the work of the Museum with friends who may desire to help. Gifts are deductible for Federal income tax purposes.
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Powder Horn Map Made at Mount Independence 1776
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The Book Shelf
ETHAN ALLEN, John Pell (New Edition)
A sound and carefully researched biography of that controversial leader of Vermont’s Green Mountain Boys $5.00
ARUNDEL, Kenneth Roberts
The story of the early history of Maine, and the magnificent march of Arnold’s troops up Dead River and across the Height of Land to attack Quebec 4.00
RABBLE IN ARMS, Kenneth Roberts
A sequel to ARUNDEL. The romance of the two-year struggle of the American Northern Army to halt the British invasion from the north 4.00
NORTHWEST PASSAGE, Kenneth Roberts
The epic story of the greatest Indian fighter, Major Robert Rogers, and his incredible adventure in the Old French War 4.00
TOWN FATHER, A Biography of Gamaliel Painter, W. Storrs Lee
The tale of a small man, a small town, a small college, that combined present the greatness that founded this country 3.75
MARINUS WILLETT, HOWARD THOMAS
The biography of an American patriot whose lifetime embraced the entire span of the American struggle for independence 3.75
FORT TICONDEROGA: KEY TO A CONTINENT, Edward P. Hamilton
The concise and violent story of a brief 20 year active span in the Colonial and Revolutionary Wars, centering in and around the Great Stone Fortress at Ticonderoga 5.95
TICONDEROGA, The Story of a Fort, Bruce Lancaster
Designed for a teen age audience, this unusual volume whose real hero is the Fort itself, will delight the adult reader as well 1.95
INDIAN WARS AND WARRIORS EAST, Paul I. Wellman
Every major struggle between the white man and the Indian, from Champlain’s attack upon the Iroquois to the subjugation of the Seminoles. Ages 11-up 1.95
WASHINGTON AND THE REVOLUTION, Lynn Montross
The inspiring story of the American Revolutionary Army, the army that wouldn’t stay beaten, and its great-hearted leader, George Washington. Ages 11-up 1.95
FORT TICONDEROGA, A Short History, S. H. P. Pell
A comprehensive, well illustrated history of the Fort at Ticonderoga, detailing the part it played in the history of three nations 1.00
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THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WARS, Edward P. Hamilton
Mainstream of America Series: The Story of Battles and Forts in the Wilderness 5.95
LAKE CHAMPLAIN AND THE UPPER HUDSON VALLEY, Edward P. Hamilton
A concise picture of the military struggles for control of the Champlain waterway, illustrated with carefully plotted population maps detailing the progress of the westward colonial expansion 1.00
THE BLACK WATCH AT TICONDEROGA, Frederick B. Richards, L.H.D.
A complete account of the 42nd Royal Highland Regiment from the time it left Scotland in 1756 until after the capture of Ticonderoga by Amherst in 1759 1.00
ROBERT ROGERS OF THE RANGERS, John R. Cuneo
A sympathetic biography of that great Indian fighter who was a controversial figure in his own time and so continues today 6.00
ADVENTURE IN THE WILDERNESS: THE AMERICAN JOURNALS OF LOUIS ANTOINE DE BOUGAINVILLE, Edited by Edward P. Hamilton
The colonial experiences of an intelligent and articulate observer who served on the frontiers of North America 5.95
NAVIES IN THE MOUNTAINS, Harrison K. Bird
The Battles on the Waters of Lake Champlain and Lake George, 1609-1814 6.50
MARCH TO SARATOGA, Harrison K. Bird
General Burgoyne and the American Campaign, 1777 6.50
GEORGE WASHINGTON’S GENERALS, Edited by Dr. George A. Billias
A series of penetrating essays depicting the military geniuses who engineered the birth of this nation 6.00
Set of 12 postcards of the French Regiments that served at Ticonderoga, from paintings by Col. Harry C. Larter, Jr. 1.00
Set of 12 postcards of the American Regiments that served at Ticonderoga, from paintings by Col. Harry C. Larter, Jr. 1.00
Set of 12 postcards of the British Regiments that served at Ticonderoga, from paintings by Alex. R. Cattley 1.00
Set of 12 postcards of the German Regiments that served with Burgoyne 1.00
Supplemental Set of 8 postcards, British Regiments .75
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THE FORT TICONDEROGA ASSOCIATION
Stephen H. P. Pell, Founder
Benefactors
John H. G. Pell
Archer M. Huntington
Sarah G. T. Pell
Robert M. Thompson
Gladys Pell Blankarn
Hon. Robert T. Pell
Members of the Fort Ticonderoga Association
Mrs. Marshall Blankarn
Mrs. Roger Dechame (Director)
Mrs. Edwin Dunning
Hon. Robert T. Pell (Director)
Anthony D. S. M. Pell
Robert Livingston Pell
Hon. Claiborne Pell (Director)
Clarence C. Pell
Duncan C. Pell, Jr.
Duncan C. Pell III
Francis L. Pell, Jr.
Howland H. Pell
John B. Pell
John H. G. Pell (Managing Director)
Stuyvesant B. Pell (Director)
Theodore R. Pell
Rev. Walden Pell II
Eben W. Pyne
H. Pendleton Rogers
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Flag Bastion
The old guns of Fort Ticonderoga still stand guard over the waters of Lake Champlain, in memory of the days when our forefathers fought and bled in the many struggles which led to the foundation of this great nation of ours.
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Fort Ticonderoga: South Barracks
