Rediscovering a Moment in Time
The VBRP “Rediscovering
a Moment in Time” exhibit will be on display at Saratoga National
Historical Park during the winter of 2007 and spring of 2008. The
official opening of the exhibit takes place at the park’s Visitor Center
on October 26, 2007.
The exhibit consists
of interpretive panels and artifacts recovered by the VBRP team in 2001
and 2006. Although many of the artifacts from the 2006 recovery are
still undergoing conservation at the LCMM Lab, newly conserved articles
of ordinance have been added to the display. Also new to the exhibit is
a 10’x7’ interpretive banner that will act as a backdrop for the New
York’s exploded cannon. Depicted on the banner is a contemporary
image of the Battle of Valcour Island, a map of artifact scatter
discovered by the VBRP team, images of recently discovered artifacts,
and the movements of the New York at the time its cannon
exploded.
“Rediscovering a
Moment in Time” also interprets the formation and objectives of the
Valcour Bay Research Project. It explains how we conduct our underwater
field research and details how our research has been enhanced by the
study of historical records.
Since its initial
opening in 2001, “Rediscovering a Moment in Time” has been a traveling
exhibit. It has been shared by both the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum
in Vergennes, Vermont and the Clinton County Historical Association’s
Museum at the former Plattsburgh Air Force Base. The exhibit has also
been displayed at Fort Ticonderoga and the Westford Museum in Westford,
Massachusetts (the hometown of patriot Lieutenant Thomas Rogers).
We’re very pleased
and exited about the exhibit’s most recent move to the Saratoga National
Historical Park. Park visitors will have the opportunity to discover
another crucial American battle as they tour the hallowed grounds of the
Battle of Saratoga.
Back to the VBRP HOME PAGE
Other links about Valcour Island and the
Battle of Valcour within
The Lake Champlain and Lake George Historical Site
The Battle of
Lake Champlain:
The American Revolution on Lake
Champlain
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