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Sean Kelleher @historiantosara.bsky.social · 13h

On Oct. 6, 1777, Burgoyne faced growing American pressure near Saratoga while Clinton attacked forts in the Hudson Highlands. They were connected by strategy, but separated by distance and slow communication. What did they actually know? Read: tinyurl.com/2n7cp7fr

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Sean Kelleher @historiantosara.bsky.social · 18h

A British victory in the Hudson Highlands could not instantly solve Burgoyne's problems near Saratoga. In 1777, rivers and roads connected the campaign, but distance slowed information and support. Read the story: tinyurl.com/2n7cp7fr

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Sean Kelleher @historiantosara.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

History does not stop when the fighting ends. Historian Ben Haley examines how NY & MA turned Henry Knox’s 1775-76 expedition into public memory Oct. 13 in Schuylerville. One week away. saratoga250.com#Saratoga250

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Sean Kelleher @historiantosara.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Heritage tourism works best when history gives visitors a reason to stay. Siege Weekend links Fort Hardy, Schuylerville and the Hudson River Valley. Plan your visit: tinyurl.com/ym2p4asb #SaratogaCounty

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Sean Kelleher @historiantosara.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Philip Schuyler expected an army. What arrived at Fort Edward included men he described as young, small and feeble. Commanders worked with the people they had. tinyurl.com/4n728n6b

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Sean Kelleher @historiantosara.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Ezra Badlam fought at Fort Schuyler, then illness kept him from Saratoga. His absence is part of the story too. The Northern Campaign was shaped by people who could not always be where history remembers them. tinyurl.com/4n728n6b

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Sean Kelleher @historiantosara.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

October is when Saratoga’s Revolutionary story gathers momentum. Siege Weekend, Oct. 10–11, brings living historians, military demonstrations and 1777 life to Fort Hardy Park in Schuylerville. Read the Substack: tinyurl.com/ym2p4asb #Saratoga250

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Sean Kelleher @historiantosara.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

🥣🇺🇸 The 2027 @DiscoverSaratoga Chowderfest logo celebrates the 250th Anniversary of the Battles of Saratoga, the Turning Point of the American Revolution! Thank you for helping share the story of Saratoga and Stillwater with thousands of visitors. Learn more: tinyurl.com/yjssy5rc #Saratoga250

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Sean Kelleher @historiantosara.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

October 2, 1777: Burgoyne was waiting. His army was short of supplies, Gates's army was growing, and help from the south was uncertain. Five days later, the waiting ended in the Battle of Bemus Heights. Read the Substack article: tinyurl.com/2zp2jdry

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Sean Kelleher @historiantosara.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

History rarely announces the moment when everything changes. On October 2, 1777, Burgoyne was still deciding what to do. On October 7, his reconnaissance became the Battle of Bemus Heights. Read the Substack article: tinyurl.com/2zp2jdry

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Sean Kelleher @historiantosara.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Here’s What I Want Visitors to Notice at Siege Weekend. Don’t just watch the demonstrations. Look at the people. Those details are where living history can become more than a performance. Come to Siege Weekend Oct. 10–11 and see what catches your attention. tinyurl.com/39r494h6

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Sean Kelleher @historiantosara.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

You can read about 1777. Or you can walk into the story. Siege Weekend is Oct. 10–11 at Fort Hardy Park in Schuylerville, with living historians, artillery, muskets, music and hands-on history. Come experience Saratoga. tinyurl.com/39r494h6

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Sean Kelleher @historiantosara.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The British won the field at Freeman’s Farm on Sept. 19, 1777. But the American army remained, and the road to Albany stayed blocked. Walk the ground today and the difference between winning ground and achieving an objective becomes clear. tinyurl.com/mtbytpk6

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Sean Kelleher @historiantosara.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

At Freeman’s Farm, the woods were not scenery. They were part of the weapon. Daniel Morgan’s riflemen used broken ground to take cover, regroup, and fire while British formations struggled with terrain and visibility. Read the Substack article: tinyurl.com/mtbytpk6

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Sean Kelleher @historiantosara.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

History is coming alive in Schuylerville! 🥁 Join the Town of Saratoga at Fort Hardy Park for Victory Season at Saratoga: Siege Living History Weekend. 📅 Oct. 10, 10–4 📅 Oct. 11, 10–2 Come explore, learn and experience 1777! www.saratoga250.com

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The Battles of Saratoga | America's Turning Point | 250th Anniversary

The Battles of Saratoga saved the American Revolution and changed the world. Learn the history of the fall 1777 events.

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Sean Kelleher @historiantosara.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Elijah Parsons marched 140 miles toward Saratoga in 1777. His journey passed through farms, roads, mills and river communities. The Saratoga Campaign was happening beyond the battlefield, too. Read: tinyurl.com/47kn6rj4 #Saratoga250

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Sean Kelleher @historiantosara.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

What happened between the Battles of Saratoga? Soldiers marched. Supplies moved. Roads became military routes. At Tulls Mills, American troops listened to the guns at Bemus Heights. The battle was out of sight. The war was not. tinyurl.com/47kn6rj4

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Sean Kelleher @historiantosara.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

On October 7, 1777, soldiers at Tulls Mills heard cannon fire from Bemus Heights. They could not see the battle. They knew something was happening. That distance is part of the story of Saratoga. tinyurl.com/47kn6rj4 #Saratoga250 #SaratogaCounty

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Sean Kelleher @historiantosara.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Saratoga has a Thanksgiving story. On Nov. 1, 1777, Congress recommended a national day of thanksgiving after the victory over Burgoyne. The war was still uncertain. Read the story: tinyurl.com/mvbuupsc #Saratoga250

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Sean Kelleher @historiantosara.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Walk Saratoga's battlefield and the distances begin to make sense. So does the scale of the 1777 campaign. The landscape can turn names and dates into something tangible. Read the story: tinyurl.com/mvbuupsc #Saratoga250

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Sean Kelleher @historiantosara.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

History stays alive when people keep asking questions. In Saratoga, that means walking battlefields, researching, volunteering, preserving places and interpreting the past. That's already happening as 2027 approaches. tinyurl.com/mvbuupsc #America250

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Sean Kelleher @historiantosara.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Don't just read about Saratoga this fall. Walk the battlefield. Explore Schuylerville. Visit Schuyler’s Saratoga Estates. Meet living historians. Follow the story through Victory Season and toward Saratoga 250. tinyurl.com/2tmkx44u

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Sean Kelleher @historiantosara.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Saratoga's Revolutionary history is larger than the battlefield. Victory Season connects Saratoga National Historical Park, Schuylerville, historic houses, trails, lectures, living history and Surrender Day. tinyurl.com/2tmkx44u

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Sean Kelleher @historiantosara.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

2026 Victory Season is also a preview of 2027. Saratoga County will mark the 250th anniversary of the Battles of Saratoga. Thank you to the Old Saratoga Historical Association for letting me share what is ahead. tinyurl.com/2tmkx44u

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Sean Kelleher @historiantosara.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Victory Season at Saratoga turns fall 2026 into a connected journey through Saratoga County. Battlefield walks, living history, historic houses, Surrender Day, lectures, music and more. Thank you to the Old Saratoga Historical Association for hosting me. tinyurl.com/2tmkx44u

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Sean Kelleher @historiantosara.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

A battlefield can be a beginning, not an ending. This fall, follow Saratoga's story from Stillwater to Schuylerville and beyond. Victory Season shows how landscape, history and community connect. Read the Substack article: tinyurl.com/2tmkx44u

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Sean Kelleher @historiantosara.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

If Revolutionary War history is on the October travel list, put Saratoga County on it. Schuylerville, Stillwater & Saratoga Springs offer a connected landscape where the story of 1777 can still be followed. Read more: tinyurl.com/26s5apsb

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Sean Kelleher @historiantosara.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The 249th anniversary is here. The 250th is next. This October, explore Saratoga County through Victory Season: living history at Fort Hardy Park, historic sites, music & the Turning Point Passport. Read more: tinyurl.com/26s5apsb

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Sean Kelleher @historiantosara.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Two tons of grass. Forty bushels of potatoes. John Neilson documented those losses after the American army occupied his farm. Small numbers beside an army's movements, perhaps. Not small to the farmer. tinyurl.com/3zbupj2r

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Sean Kelleher @historiantosara.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The soldiers at Bemus Heights knew what they could see. They did not know October 17 was coming. They did not know which choices would bring fortune or misfortune. Today, visitors know the ending. Walking the ground can restore some uncertainty. tinyurl.com/3zbupj2r

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Sean Kelleher @historiantosara.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

On Sept. 19, 1777, Burgoyne won Freeman’s Farm after seven hours of fighting. He gained the field. He did not break Gates’s army or open the road to Albany. The victory was tactical, but its costs were campaign-wide. tinyurl.com/5dtvjzy3

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Sean Kelleher @historiantosara.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Saratoga 250 looks ahead to 2026 and 2027. Walking Through Saratoga History looks at the historic sites, passports, events, and stories that will help visitors experience Saratoga's Revolutionary landscape. tinyurl.com/5n7f5au5

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Sean Kelleher @historiantosara.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Freeman’s Farm was a British battlefield victory. It was not a breakthrough. The American army survived, Bemus Heights remained fortified, and Albany remained out of reach. Seven pressures shaped what came next. Read: tinyurl.com/5dtvjzy3

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Sean Kelleher @historiantosara.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

What can Saratoga's landscape tell us about the people and choices that shaped the American Revolution? Find out Thursday, Sept. 24 at 7 p.m. at Saratoga Town Hall in Schuylerville. Free admission. Refreshments served. tinyurl.com/5n7f5au5

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Sean Kelleher @historiantosara.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Burgoyne won Freeman’s Farm on September 19, 1777. But he did not open the road to Albany. His army suffered nearly 600 casualties while the American army withdrew toward its fortified position and remained capable of fighting. tinyurl.com/ymfj2d8p

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Sean Kelleher @historiantosara.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Who won Freeman’s Farm? The British held the field. But the American army remained intact, Burgoyne failed to break Bemus Heights, and the road to Albany remained blocked. The battlefield result was only part of the story. tinyurl.com/ymfj2d8p

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Sean Kelleher @historiantosara.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

From Saratoga Springs to Schuylerville and Stillwater, the landscape still holds the questions Varick faced: What could be seen? What could be known? What remained uncertain? Read the Substack article: tinyurl.com/5fpce53f

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Sean Kelleher @historiantosara.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Saratoga Springs, Stillwater, and Schuylerville form a single Revolutionary landscape. September’s programs reveal how the terrain shaped the fate of a nation. Read the Substack article: tinyurl.com/ybejjf4a #AmericasTurningPoint #Saratoga250 #RevolutionaryWarHistory

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Sean Kelleher @historiantosara.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Today, visitors know what happened at Freeman's Farm. Richard Varick did not. On September 16, 1777, the first of the Battles of Saratoga was still three days away. The outcome remained unknown. tinyurl.com/5fpce53f

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Sean Kelleher @historiantosara.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

History changes when the map becomes a landscape. At Freeman's Farm, woods, roads, fields, and ravines shaped what soldiers could see and where they could move. tinyurl.com/4y7tfzhh

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Sean Kelleher @historiantosara.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

On Sept. 19, 1777, Burgoyne's army fought at Freeman's Farm. The British held the field, but the American defenses at Bemus Heights remained intact. Walk the ground today at Saratoga National Historical Park. tinyurl.com/4y7tfzhh

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Sean Kelleher @historiantosara.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Sept. 18, 1777: Burgoyne’s army prepared to advance from Swords’s House toward Bemus Heights. The next day, the First Battle of Saratoga began at Freeman’s Farm. Before the fighting came roads, ravines, streams, bridges and distance. tinyurl.com/mtrwbmbz #Saratoga250

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Sean Kelleher @historiantosara.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Swords’s House was not just a point on Burgoyne’s map. It was a home. On Sept. 17/18, 1777, Burgoyne’s army encamped there before advancing toward the American position at Bemus Heights. The war had entered someone’s neighborhood. tinyurl.com/mtrwbmbz

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Sean Kelleher @historiantosara.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The DAR wreath‑laying at Stop 2 always gets me. Standing there in Stillwater, looking out over the same hills the soldiers saw, you feel the weight of service — past and present. It’s one of the most meaningful moments in Saratoga County each September. tinyurl.com/ybejjf4a #Saratoga250

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Sean Kelleher @historiantosara.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Fourteen stops. Schuylerville to Saratoga Springs. Museums, farms, food, drink & historic landscapes. The Turning Point Passport offers a new way to explore Saratoga County during Victory Season. Read more: tinyurl.com/ybejjf4a

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Sean Kelleher @historiantosara.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Freeman’s Farm still holds the echoes of the first battle of Saratoga. Walk the ground where the fight turned the tide of the Revolution in the Hudson River Valley. Read the Substack article: tinyurl.com/ybejjf4a #Saratoga250 #SaratogaCounty #America250

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Sean Kelleher @historiantosara.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The road to Saratoga's 250th anniversary begins now. Victory Season brings living history, ceremony, music & historic places together this October. Save the dates and read the full guide: tinyurl.com/ybejjf4a

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Sean Kelleher @historiantosara.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Continental troops return to Stillwater as the September Encampment brings 1777 back to life in Saratoga County. Muskets crack, kettles boil, and history walks beside you. Read the Substack article: tinyurl.com/ybejjf4a#Sar... #AmericasTurningPoint #RevolutionaryWarHistory #America250

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Sean Kelleher @historiantosara.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Three days before the first of the Battles of Saratoga, Richard Varick knew Burgoyne was moving south. He did not know what Burgoyne intended. That uncertainty is the story. Read the Substack article: tinyurl.com/5fpce53f

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Sean Kelleher @historiantosara.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

A September 16, 1777 military report also mentions a cow. That small detail matters. War did not erase ordinary life. Soldiers still needed food. Families still worried about property. History happened on lived landscapes. tinyurl.com/5fpce53f

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