FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 26, 2019
2019 Burning of
Kingston Schedule Released
KINGSTON, NY – Mayor Steve Noble is
pleased to announce the schedule for the 2019 Burning of Kingston commemorative
event has been released. The City of Kingston, alongside several local
organizations, will be sponsoring and supporting the two-day event, which will
include:
Friday, October 18
6:30pm Introduction by Paul O’Neill, U.C. Commissioner of Jurors at Old Dutch
Church
7:00pm Screening of the Burning of Kingston Documentary at the Old Dutch Church
7:30pm The Great Debate Committee of Safety Meeting reenactment at Old
Dutch Church
Saturday, October 19
11:00am-4:00pm
Exhibit at the Friends of Historic Kingston gallery at Fred J. Johnston
House
11:00am-3:00pm
The 18th Century Autumn Festival at the Senate House
12:30pm
Harambee Speaker and Special Exhibit at the Matthewis Persen House
2:00pm
The Volunteer Firemen’s Museum Bucket Brigade
3:00pm
Burning Memories: John Jay, Kingston, and the Legacies of the American
Revolution lecture by Robb K. Haberman at the Old Dutch Church
7:00pm
Theatre on the Road’s Living History Cemetery Tour at the Old Dutch Church
8:00pm
Colonial Grand Ball at the Old Dutch Church, Bethany Hall
The Senate House will be hosting its
Autumn Festival, which will include reenactment of 18th century camp life such
as demonstrations of apple cider pressing, meat smoking, hearthside cooking,
dipping candles, making dried apple wreaths and cornhusk dolls.
New additions to the Burning of Kingston
include Harambee Kingston’s special exhibit on display at the Persen House, and
a lecture on Saturday that will discuss enslaved persons during the
Revolutionary War and in Kingston during the burning. The lecture will be
preceded and followed by singing of African hymns, and there will be a march to
the Pine St. African Burial Ground where a ceremony will be held.
“We are excited about the Burning of
Kingston event and are appreciative of our partnerships old and new – from the
Senate House’s Autumn Festival, where we can see what life was like in 1777, to
the important addition of new voices,” said Mayor Noble. “We look forward to a
fun and meaningful commemoration.”
There are several volunteer opportunities
and the public is encouraged to participate. The 2019 Burning of Kingston is
looking for volunteers as well as those who would like to be involved in the
reenactment of the Committee of Safety Meeting on Friday, October 18. If you
are interested in being an event volunteer or a costumed reenactor, please
contact Summer Smith at 845-334-3945 or [email protected].
Limited costumes are available to borrow.
Visit www.burningofkingston.com or www.kingston-ny.gov/burningofkingston
for more information and other ways to participate.