America250 Event
“Whatever Shall I Wear?” and “No Sewing Machine Required” Workshops
20 June 2025
For Immediate Release – America250 Event
“Whatever Shall I Wear?”
An America250 Event Workshop
July 12th, 10 am to 11:15 am
Clinton County Historical Association Museum
98 Ohio Avenue, Old Base, Plattsburgh
Everyone is a little curious about how they might ‘dress the part’ during the upcoming America250 celebrations. This workshop will explain the types of clothing men, women and children wore during early Revolutionary war times. Workshop leader, reenactor Sharon Bell, will also explain your options for creating the Revolutionary war period look with relative ease. Attendees will receive an information package to help them take that next step toward joining the America250 celebrations in style. The workshop is free but preregistration is necessary by calling 518-561-0340.
“No Sewing Machine Required”
An America250 Event Workshop
August 23, 10 am to Noon
Clinton County Historical Association Museum
98 Ohio Avenue, Old Base, Plattsburgh
With a few stitches in the right spot, and some instruction by those in the ‘know’, you can make a shirt or a shift for your Revolutionary War outfit during this America250 Event Workshop. Workshop leader Sharon Bell will provide you with the materials, tools and instructions. What you don’t finish, you can finish at home. The workshop is free with all materials supplied but preregistration is necessary by calling 518-561-0340.
These programs are sponsored by the Clinton County America250 Committee under the leadership of the Clinton County Historical Society with funding from a 2025 Special Programs Grant from the Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership. For more America250 events, go to www.goadirondack.com or www.adcoastcultural.org or www.battleofvalcour.com . For more information about the American250 commemoration, contact Geri Favreau at 518/561-0340.
For Immediate Release – America250 Event
“Whatever Shall I Wear?”
An America250 Event Workshop
July 12th, 10 am to 11:15 am
Clinton County Historical Association Museum
98 Ohio Avenue, Old Base, Plattsburgh
Everyone is a little curious about how they might ‘dress the part’ during the upcoming America250 celebrations. This workshop will explain the types of clothing men, women and children wore during early Revolutionary war times. Workshop leader, reenactor Sharon Bell, will also explain your options for creating the Revolutionary war period look with relative ease. Attendees will receive an information package to help them take that next step toward joining the America250 celebrations in style. The workshop is free but preregistration is necessary by calling 518-561-0340.
“No Sewing Machine Required”
An America250 Event Workshop
August 23, 10 am to Noon
Clinton County Historical Association Museum
98 Ohio Avenue, Old Base, Plattsburgh
With a few stitches in the right spot, and some instruction by those in the ‘know’, you can make a shirt or a shift for your Revolutionary War outfit during this America250 Event Workshop. Workshop leader Sharon Bell will provide you with the materials, tools and instructions. What you don’t finish, you can finish at home. The workshop is free with all materials supplied but preregistration is necessary by calling 518-561-0340.
These programs are sponsored by the Clinton County America250 Committee under the leadership of the Clinton County Historical Society with funding from a 2025 Special Programs Grant from the Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership. For more America250 events, go to www.goadirondack.com or www.adcoastcultural.org or www.battleofvalcour.com . For more information about the American250 commemoration, contact Geri Favreau at 518/561-0340.
