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Fort Western to host summer youth programs
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AUGUSTA Fort Western Living History Museum and National Historic Landmark invites children of all ages interested in local history and museum stewardship to register for one of its summer youth programs.
An Apprenticeship Program (ages 8-12) and Junior Interpreter Program (ages 13 and older) are available. These five one-week sessions are as follows: Week 1, June 14-June 18; week 2, June 21-June 25; week 3, July 12-July 16; week 4, July 19-July 23; and week 5, July 26-July 30.
The Apprenticeship Program will explore daily life at home in the 18th century, the varied world of work such as blacksmithing and storekeeping, the life of a French and Indian War soldier, and what children and adults did for entertainment.
By Staff
Philanthropist Robert G. Fuller Jr., who has a long history of supporting Augusta-area causes, has committed $1,640,000 to complete Cony High School s athletic field upgrades, a city of Augusta project that had stalled for lack of funds.
Fuller, a former Augusta-area attorney with area roots that go back centuries, said that the donation is an investment in Augusta s future.
“I believe that when a high school has a continuing history of athletic success, it fosters a sense of community pride, Fuller said in a news release from the city. It rubs off. When this pride is evident it becomes easier to attract people who’ll add value doctors, teachers, artists, entrepreneurs and who’ll choose to stay around. Not only because Augusta has the superior facilities and services they demand but it’s also where a visitor can detect that its citizens are upbeat and enjoy living where they are.
Before He Became a Turncoat: Benedict Arnold’s Invasion of Canada
On the snow-blasted Plains of Abraham, American forces prepared to launch an attack on the English citadel at Quebec. It was a recipe for disaster.
Here s What You Need to Know: The ambitious Canadian campaign ended in defeat, but the American forces had lived to fight another day.
Fresh from his capture of Fort Ticonderoga, Colonel Benedict Arnold in the summer of 1775 lobbied hard to the Continental Congress for authorization to lead an expedition to the lower St. Lawrence River and attack the English citadel at Quebec. He was prepared, said Arnold, “to carry the plan into execution and, with the smiles of Heaven, to answer for the success of it.” However, after careful consideration, Congress gave the command to Maj. Gen. Philip Schuyler, a prominent New York landholder, with Brig. Gen. Richard Montgomery, an ex-British captain, serving as his second in command.