Colonial Day in Mt. Pleasant, NY

65 Broadway,Hawthorne NY 10532

14 August, 2021

Description

Step back in time to the days of the Revolution. Sign up at the recruitment table. Drill with the militia. See short videos, fam friendly Flag raising and blessing the troops at 10am! Come meet George Washington as he discusses the Battle of Brooklyn and White Plains, watch a Tombstone carving demo (hands on), tour the old cemetery where Rev soldiers rest. Colonial kids program at 2pm (tri-corner hat making, drilling with troops, story time), militia drilling and muskets, re-enactors, learn what it was like for women during that era, hear a fiery brimstone lecture from colonial patriot "Pastor Muhlenberg". Come spend the day with us. Bring the kids! Food and gifts. FREE Sponsored by Historic Hawthorne Reformed Church (Old "Unionville Dutch Church"). Established 1819.