TEACHERHOSTEL™ - 2009
The British Invasion of 1777: The Ride of Sybil Ludington™
Date: May 16-17, 2009
Location: Danbury, Ridgefield, Westport
Contact Hours: 15
Cutoff Date: April 16, 2009
Cost: $145
Relive the ride of the teenage girl (Sybil Ludington)who succeeded during a dark and stormy night to rally the militia to assembly at the home of her father after the British burning of Danbury in 1777. Participants will retrace the steps of the invasion from the landing in Westport, to the burning of Danbury, to the ride of Sybil, to the battle at Ridgefield. The story will be told from the English and American perspectives along with the effort to uncover the truth that had been hidden among primary source documents for so long while false statements were copied from one erroneous report to another. Her story will entertain you as it informs you. Includes one book, one map, one T-shirt and curriculum materials.
Saturday (9:00-5:00) Westport and Fairfield
Westport Town Hall
9:00 Welcome and Program Overview: Peter Feinman, IHARE
9:15 The British Are Coming: British Strategy to Reconquer the Colonies: Ray Raymond, USMA and SUNY
10:30 Westport Walking Tour, Susan Gold, Westport Historical Society and Allen Raymond, Westport Municipal Historian
Westport Historical Society
11:30 The British Are Coming: A Reader’s Theater Experience, Hilary Gibson, Education Director, Westport Historical Society
12:30 Lunch
1:30 The British Invasion Bus Tour: Allen Raymond
3:00 The British Are Coming: The Fairfield Experience, Walter Matis, Educator, Fairfield Museum and History Center
Sunday (9:00-5:00)
Danbury Historical Society
9:00 The Burning of Danbury, Brigid Guertin, Danbury Historical Society
11:00 The Ride of Sybil Ludington, Vin Dacquino, author of Sybil Ludington: Call to Arms
12:00 General Tryon Danbury to Ridgefield Self Guided Drive
Ridgefield
12:30 Lunch: Dimitri’s Diner
1:30 Museum in the Streets Walking Tour, Kay Ables, Ridgefield Town Historian
2:30 The Battle of Ridgefield: George Hancock, Keeler Tavern Museum Tour
3:30 Tom Castrovinci, Re-enactor Connecticut 5th
4:00 My Brother Sam Is Dead: Teaching the British Invasion of 1777 - Brent Colley, Redding historic tours
For further information contact IHARE at 914-933-0440 or email us at: info@ihare.org
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Using Historical Fiction in the Classroom Teaching Programs
Using Historical Fiction in the Classroom Teaching Programs
This Spring/Summer I will be hosting a number of My Brother Sam is Dead Teaching Programs in Southwestern Connecticut. In these programs I will be providing information about the topics and issues My Brother Sam is Dead explores and how both teachers and students can benefit from its usage in the classroom. CD's containing all my material, maps and photos will be available at these events.
Event #1:
TEACHERHOSTEL™ - 2009
The British Invasion of 1777: The Ride of Sybil Ludington™ Date: May 16-17, 2009
Location: Danbury, Ridgefield, Westport
Cutoff Date for Registration: April 14, 2009
Cost: $145
My portion of the program is at 4PM in Ridgefield's Keeler Tavern Museum:
4:00PM My Brother Sam Is Dead: Teaching the British Invasion of 1777
Event #2:
Putnam Park School Days- May, 2009
My Brother Sam is Dead, Fact vs. Fiction
Date: May 18-21, 2009
Location: Putnam State Park, Redding, CT
Cutoff Date for Registration: April 14, 2009
9:30 AM to 2:00PM My Brother Sam Is Dead: Fact vs. Fiction, learn about the real events that were fictionalized in the novel. This event is for students and teachers. In addition to this presentation we will have camp activities, re-enactors and craftsman on hand all day to educate schools about the park and the time period it was occupied.
Contact Nancy Cowles for information and sign-up.
Event #3:
Putnam Park Filmfest- Summer 2009
See the Film Version of My Brother Sam is Dead at Putnam Park
Date: TBA
Location: Putnam State Park, Redding, CT
Cutoff Date for Registration: TBA
Come watch the film, My Brother Sam is Dead, under the stars at Putnam Park! A very unique opportunity to view this rare film at the very encampment General Putnam's troops were stationed.
Contact Brent Colley if you are interested in signing-up. We have not set a date for this yet and are open to suggestions.
This Spring/Summer I will be hosting a number of My Brother Sam is Dead Teaching Programs in Southwestern Connecticut. In these programs I will be providing information about the topics and issues My Brother Sam is Dead explores and how both teachers and students can benefit from its usage in the classroom. CD's containing all my material, maps and photos will be available at these events.
Event #1:
TEACHERHOSTEL™ - 2009
The British Invasion of 1777: The Ride of Sybil Ludington™ Date: May 16-17, 2009
Location: Danbury, Ridgefield, Westport
Cutoff Date for Registration: April 14, 2009
Cost: $145
My portion of the program is at 4PM in Ridgefield's Keeler Tavern Museum:
4:00PM My Brother Sam Is Dead: Teaching the British Invasion of 1777
Event #2:
Putnam Park School Days- May, 2009
My Brother Sam is Dead, Fact vs. Fiction
Date: May 18-21, 2009
Location: Putnam State Park, Redding, CT
Cutoff Date for Registration: April 14, 2009
9:30 AM to 2:00PM My Brother Sam Is Dead: Fact vs. Fiction, learn about the real events that were fictionalized in the novel. This event is for students and teachers. In addition to this presentation we will have camp activities, re-enactors and craftsman on hand all day to educate schools about the park and the time period it was occupied.
Contact Nancy Cowles for information and sign-up.
Event #3:
Putnam Park Filmfest- Summer 2009
See the Film Version of My Brother Sam is Dead at Putnam Park
Date: TBA
Location: Putnam State Park, Redding, CT
Cutoff Date for Registration: TBA
Come watch the film, My Brother Sam is Dead, under the stars at Putnam Park! A very unique opportunity to view this rare film at the very encampment General Putnam's troops were stationed.
Contact Brent Colley if you are interested in signing-up. We have not set a date for this yet and are open to suggestions.
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