Ethan Allen
Sunday February 15, 2026
2:45 PM
"It is infinitely better to have a few good men than many indifferent ones"
Ethan Allen & the Green Mountain Boys Take Fort Ticonderoga
In 1775 Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain Boys captured Fort Ticonderoga from the British which garnered the American rebels over 100 cannons to be used in the siege of Boston. But Allen could care less about the artillery. He had more personal goals in mind. Throw in Benedict Arnold as a foil to the operation and this first American victory has many sides to the story.
$12 General / $9 Ages 7-15 / FREE 6 and UnderDr. Bruce Venter is president of America's History, LLC, whose annual conference on the American Revolution is considered the premiere symposium for Revolutionary War enthusiasts, public historians and scholars. Bruce was president of the Richmond Civil War Round Table, first vice president of the Richmond American Revolution Round Table, and the Goochland Historical Society. He is currently vice president of the Dr. Joseph Warren Foundation and the Marshall House, Inc. He also serves on the board of trustees of the Lake George Battlefield Park Alliance, the Fort Plain Museum and Historical Park, and was recently appointed to the Saratoga County 250th Commission.
Bruce recently appeared on C-SPAN where he presented his Ethan Allen lecture. Bruce has authored two non-fiction books. Kill Jeff Davis: Union Raid on Richmond in 1864 was published by the University of Oklahoma Press (2016) in their prestigious Campaigns and Commanders series. In 2019 a Smithsonian Channel documentary film based on this book aired under the title "Targeting Jefferson Davis" with Bruce appearing on screen as a consulting historian. His The Battle of Hubbardton: The Rear Guard Action That Saved America, published by The History Press (2015) was selected as one of the "100 Best Books on the American Revolution" by the editors of the Journal of the American Revolution.
His history-related articles have appeared in American History, Blue & Grey, Civil War, Patriots of the American Revolution, Washington Times, Goochland County Historical Society Magazine, and the Fort George Post. He is a popular speaker at historical conferences and other venues, including a presentation of Kill Jeff Davis in London, UK. He holds a BA in history from Manhattan College, where he was awarded the history department medal, a master's in public administration, and a doctorate in educational administration from the University at Albany.
House Rules for Historic St. John’s Church
We encourage masks but they are no longer required.
Seating is first come, first served.
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