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Old Fort Niagara is offering a virtual field trip to the fort. Here are the details:

Programs are delivered via Zoom and consist of a 26-minute video touring the fort, meeting historical characters and experiencing living history programs. After the video, students can ask questions of fort staff in this interactive presentation.

The program is available Monday – Friday from February 1 through May 24, 2021.

Cost is $100.00. This fee can be reimbursed to your school through New York State Parks Connect Kids program. Information is available here:

https://parks.ny.gov/documents/environment/ConnectKidsGrantsGuidelinesBrochure.pdf

How to register for your class’s program:

1. Contact Carrie LaFlair-Barber at claflair@oldfortniagara.org or (716) 745-7611 x. 223
2. Provide school name and address, your name, phone, email address and number of students. If more than one class, please also provide number of classes (100 person limit). Please provide the date and time you are requesting.
3. We will email you a confirmation with a link to the program that you can use in the classroom or forward to students working at home. We will also email you a pre-visit teacher’s packet with useful information.
4. We will send you an invoice for use with Connect Kids.

This program is brought to you by the John Roffo Oishei II Charitable Trust and the Grigg Lewis Foundation.

 

 

YOUTUBE VIDEOS FOR YOUR CLASSROOM

Fort Niagara: The Struggle for a Continent- (Overview of the Fort's History) 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkfhI85qlhs&t=454s

The role of music in the 18th century military- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsWLlgWVP-s&t=32s

The British soldier in the American Revolution- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFXfXCx-FN0

Download our new pre-visit booklet-"Flintlocks and Council Fires."

This 12-page booklet contains history, activities, and links to videos to help prepare your students for their Fort visit. Click- http://www.oldfortniagara.org/documents//FlinklocksCouncilFires_Booklet_Final.pdf