Schedule of Events - Commemorating the 250th Anniversary
of the American Revolution
Sunday, October 18th
1:00 - 5:00 pm - Pavilion Field - Harbor Island Park
Admission is free
Battle reenactment, living history, Revolutionary heroes and live performances
1:00 - Event Opens: live music, opening remarks and recognition of the Skirmish at Heathcote Hill
1:00 - 5:00 – Mix, mingle and visit the soldiers & civilians of the American Revolution
o See the historic whaleboat the Albatross
o Hear the period fife & drum music from Ministers of Apollo
o Join the Continental Army Camp - life in the American Revolution with Joe Ryan
o Meet Revolutionary Women: Phebe Ward (Jennie Steinhagen) with Edmund Ward and British General Howe, Mary Silliman (Constance Kehoe) and Deborah Sampson (Judith Kalaora at 4:00-4:20 pm)
o See 18th Century Spinning with Nancy Van Tassel
o Revisit The Revolution – New York State Parks Banners displayed along the perimeter of the event.
o Games & Activities for Kids
1:30 – Meet the Ward Family and British General Howe – Hear the dramatic story of a divided family – Patriot and Loyalist.
2:00 - Meet Robert Buccheri - Life as a Hudson Valley Solider - A short multimedia presentation, participants dress in soldiers’ uniforms hold equipment, and learn exercise from the "Manual of Arms"
3:00 – Narrated Reenactment of the Skirmish at Heathcote Hill – the 1st Delaware regiment and other visiting regiments
3:45 - Meet Linda Russell - The Revolution in Song and Story. Linda will perform ballads, broadsides, love songs, marches and dance tunes.
4:45 – Final Fife & Drum performance with Ministers of Apollo – all join parade
5:00 - Program closes
1:00 - 5:00 - Meet Revolutionary Women - Mary Silliman, Phebe Ward and Deborah Sampson as portrayed by Constance Kehoe, Jennie Steinhagen and Judith Kalaora.
The day will include both a dramatic presentation with British General Howe and the local divided Ward family as well as a visit from Deborah Sampson, who disguised herself as a man and joined the Continental Army.
A scheduled special feature will be recognition of the local Skirmish at Heathcote Hill, when British loyalist troops were encamped here and Washington’s regiment, The 1stDelaware, staged a daring nighttime attack on them. Known as the Delaware Blues, this renowned unit of reenactors will join Mamaroneck 250 for the day.