Program Schedule

Special programs, guest speakers and book signings are scheduled July 2-4

Programs will begin at the "Interpretive Tent" located between the Visitor Center and the British Camp.

Friday, July 2	The Approaching Storm
11:00 a.m.	Painting "Damn the Capitulation"	Artist John Buxton will discuss his painting "Damn the Capitulation" that represents the scene of the surrender at Fort Necessity.
12:00 noon	American Indian Experience in the Seven Years War	Historian Brian Kissler will discuss the "American Indian Experience in the Seven Years War," (which is another name for the French and Indian War).
1:30 p.m.	George Washington Remembers - Video	Premier of George Washington Remembers, Peter Argentine's dramatic nine minute film to accompany the exhibit George Washington Remembers: Reflections on the French & Indian War.
2:00 p.m.	Scholars Panel	Noted French and Indian War authors and scholars will engage the public in a dialogue on the significance of the Battle of Fort Necessity. This free event is sponsored by the Pennsylvania Humanities Council and the Braddock Road Preservation Association.
	Walter Powell	Dr. Powell, President of the Braddock Road Preservation Association,will serve as the moderator of the scholars panel.
	Robert Bearor	Mr. Bearor will provide a French perspective. He is the author of "Battle on Snowshoes," "French and Indian War Battlesites: A Controversy," and "Leading by Example, Partisan Fighters and Leaders of New France, Volumes I, II, III."
	Andrew Gallup	Mr. Gallup will provide another French perspective. He is the author of "La Marine," " The French Colonial Soldier in Canada 1754-1761," "Memoirs of a French and Indian War Soldier," "The Celeron Expedition on the Ohio River 1749," and "A Sketch of the Virginia Soldier in the Revolution."
	Steve Brumwell	Dr. Brumwell will provide the British Perspective. He is the author of "Redcoats, The British Soldier and War in the Americas, 1755-1763" and co-author of "Cassell's Companion to 18th Century Britain."
	Dr. David Dixon	A scholar to provide the American Indian perspective.
Saturday, July 3	Clash of Cultures
9:00 a.m.	Guided Fort Tour	A guided tour from the interpretive tent to the fort led by historian Brian Kissler.
10:00 a.m.	Porcupine Quill Demonstration	A presentation of the porcupine quill work of the Northeast Indians by Jack Vargo.
11:00 a.m.	Young George Washington	Bryan Simpers from Colonial Williamsburg will be portraying and speaking as Young George Washington.
12:00 noon	Basketry demonstration	A presentation of the basketwork of Northeast Indians by Donna Vargo.
1:00 p.m.	Roles of Women in New France	Author and re-enactor Maxine Trottier will discus the roles of women in New France.
4:00 p.m.	Guided Fort Tour	A guided tour from the interpretive tent to the fort. Christian Fearer or Brian Kissler.
Sunday, July 4	Clash of Cultures
9:00 a.m.	Guided Fort Tour	A guided tour from the interpretive tent to the fort. Brian Kissler.
10:00 a.m.	Black Ash Basketry demonstration	A presentation of the basketwork of Northeast Indians by Donna Vargo.
11:00 a.m.	Young George Washington	Bryan Simpers from Colonial Williamsburg portrays Young George Washington.
12:00 noon	Roles of Women in New France	Author and re-enactor Maxine Trottier will discuss the roles of women in New France.
3:00 p.m.	Porcupine Quill Demonstration	A presentation of the porcupine quill work of the Northeast Indians by Jack Vargo.
4:00 p.m.	Guided Fort Tour	A guided tour from the interpretive tent to the fort led by historian Brian Kissler.

The Mount Washington Tavern, a museum about life along the National Road in the mid-19th century, will be open during the commemoration.

For a full calendar of events for Fort Necessity National Battlefield, please click here.

"Where Three Worlds Collide
- 250th Anniversary Commemoration"
is co-sponsored by the