Soldiers Atop the Mount – August 23 & 24

Living history arrives at the Mount. Fun and entertaining for the whole family The Revolutionary War comes to life at the annual “Soldiers Atop the Mount” living history weekend on Saturday, August 23 and Sunday, August 24, 2025, at the Mount Independence State Historic Site in Orwell. Meet the reenactors and site interpreters commemorating the soldiers who … Continue reading Soldiers Atop the Mount – August 23 & 24

Author talk: Sunday, July 27

"What I have done here is to construct a character that would show what it was like to be a soldier stationed at Mount Independence and what life would have been like for that soldier." - Paul Andriscin Paul Andriscin has been a site interpreter at Mount Independence State Historic Site for many years, a … Continue reading Author talk: Sunday, July 27

Brown Bag History Lunch: Historic Fiction Set During the Revolutionary War

Saturday, July 27 at noon The Mount Independence Coalition will be hosting the third of four informal brown bag lunch discussions at the Mount Independence State Historic Site in Orwell, Vermont. The topic is historic fiction about the Revolutionary War in the New England/New York area, and beyond.  These discussions are designed to be informal. … Continue reading Brown Bag History Lunch: Historic Fiction Set During the Revolutionary War