October 28, 2011
Fort Necessity NB & Friendship Hill NHS Winter Hours announced
The Mount Washington Tavern, will be closed from November 1, 2011 through April 1, 2012. Jumonville Glen will close November 1 and reopen May 1, 2010. The picnic area at Fort Necessity is closed November 1 through April 14. Friendship Hill NHS is open weekends only November through March.
September 30, 2011
Friends of Fort Necessity present “Legends” program
Legends of Fort Necessity on Saturday evening, October 15, 2011. This special program is the October installment of the Friends of Fort Necessity Lecture Series and will highlight the history of the Braddock’s 1755 campaign to the Forks of the Ohio.
July 26, 2011
Friends of Fort Necessity August Lecture
The Friends of Fort Necessity Lecture Series hosts Joshua Scully to discuss "From Quebec City to Port-au-Prince," Aug. 10. Mr. Scully discusses the rise and fall of France's North American Empire.
July 13, 2011
National Park Service to Host Encampment of Maryland Forces Re-enactors at Fort Necessity
Maryland Forces, a re-enactment group that portrays the lives of soldiers during the French and Indian War, will be demonstrating an encampment Saturday, July 23, and Sunday, July 24, at Fort Necessity National Battlefeld, Farmington, PA.
June 30, 2011
Braddock Anniversary Commemoration Features Artillery Demonstrations
The National Park Service will commemorate the 256th anniversary of the Braddock campaign at Fort Necessity National Battlefield on Saturday, July 9. Park staff and First Allies Living History Group of the Oneida Indian Nation
June 14, 2011
National Road Bicentennial Exhibit Opening at Fort Necessity
“A Work Worth of a Great Nation”: Bicentennial of the National Road features artifacts on loan from The Washington County Historical Society along with items from Fort Necessity’s collection. The exhibit, which chronicles the history of the National Road, will be up through October.
May 25, 2011
Anniversary Program at Jumonville Glen Includes Encampment
Historical portrayal of dress, customs, manners and activities of these historic soldiers this Saturday and Sunday, May 28 and 29 at the Jumonville Glen unit of Fort Necessity National Battlefield.
January 11, 2011
Keith Newlin Named Superintendent of National Parks of Western Pennsylvania
Keith Newlin has been named superintendent of the National Parks of Western Pennsylvania effective February 1, 2011. He will serve in the position for one year. He replaces Joanne Hanley, who will retire at the end of January.
