Save the date! The inaugural RevCon 2024 event was such a big success last June that another one is being planned for 2025! Details are still in the works, but last year's event featured demonstrations of Revolutionary War weapons and camp life, discussions with historians and more. Stay tuned for updates!
RevCon 2024:
Dutchess County kicked off its multi-year commemoration of America’s semiquincentennial with RevCon 2024 on June 8 at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in Hyde Park. Reenactors from the Brigade of the American Revolution were on hand to demonstrate military camp life, tactics, and weapons demos and to answer questions about life in Revolutionary America. Historians discussed Dutchess County’s role in the war at the accompanying history fair.
The following organizations and historical societies participated, showcasing the many layers of Dutchess County’s revolutionary history, including the people, places, and events that tie in with the continuing themes and promises of the Revolution.
