2018 Hale at the Homestead Revolutionary War Encampment & Musical Muster
Join us for the Hale at the annual Hale at the Homestead Revolutionary War Encampment & Musical Muster on July 28-29, 2018 at the historic grounds of the Nathan Hale Homestead in Coventry, Connecticut. Hosted by the Nathan Hale Ancient Fife & Drum Corps, you will experience a Revolutionary War military encampment, tactical demonstrations, craft demonstrations, children’s activities and the martial music of a dozen fife and drum corps groups on Sunday.
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Hale at the Homestead Revolutionary War Encampment & Musical Muster
Walk through a colonial militia camp and experience the sights, sounds and smells of colonial living. Reenactors will engage visitors in activities throughout the weekend. Kids will be invited to participate in colonial games, visitors will have the chance to roll musket cartridges or dip candles. As you walk through camp, the aroma of the campfire will fill the grounds as the camp followers cook over the fire. The sounds of the cannon and musket fire will echo through the town as there is a skirmish between the American soldiers and the British. Artificers will fill the colonial camp as they demonstrate their colonial skills and discuss camp life in the eighteenth century.
Sunday Fife & Drum Corps Muster
Besides the military activity, fife and drum corps from throughout the country will gather on the muster field Sunday at the Hale at the Hale at the Homestead Revolutionary War Encampment & Musical Muster to play their selected stand piece. On Sunday at noon, join the Nathan Hale Ancient Fifes and Drums Corps and many other Fife and Drum Corps from across Southern New England for a Musical Muster and parade featuring an assortment of fifes (flutes) and wooden rope tension snare and bass drums. During Revolutionary War it became customary for each company of 100 or so men to be assigned two fifers and two drummers to sound signals, hours and alarms, as well as play popular music on the march. Musical Muster is free; donations welcome.
Suggested donation of $5. Sponsored by the Society of the Cincinnati in the State of Connecticut.
Location
Nathan Hale Homestead
2299 South Street
Coventry, CT 0623
For More Information: Email hale@ctlandmarks.org, or call (860) 742-6917.
Encampment & Musical Muster Schedule (tentative)
Saturday
10:00 – 4:00
10:00 Morning Gun (camp opens)
10:00 Cannon & musket demonstration
11:00 Kids Recruit Drill
12:30 18th Century Fashion
1:00 Horse Demo
2:00 BATTLE
3:00 Historical Music
4:00 Camp Closes
Sunday
11:00 – 4:00
11:00 Morning Gun (camp opens)
12:30 Parade – Immediately followed by a showcase of fife and drum music
4:00 Camp Closes
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- Children under the age of 12 must be supervised by an adult at all times
- No alcoholic beverages allowed on the grounds of the Nathan Hale Homestead
- Firing of muskets while under the command and as part of your units performance during the parade and/or while on stand is allowed. However, there is no random firing of any weapons in the camp area at any time.
- Campfires in 18th century area will be in neat fire pits. No fires are to be built on top of the grass, save the sod plug for when your are through with the fire pit.
- Do not leave campfires unattended and be sure to have ample water on hand in vicinity of all fire pits.
- Do not leave straw, hay, firewood or anything upon vacating your campsite.
- No overnight parking between the two fields, parking in main parking lot only
- Dispose of all trash in proper bin area before you leave
- MODERN CAMPING IS AVAILABLE
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About the Nathan Hale Ancient Fifes & Drums
Organized in 1965, the Nathan Hale Ancient Fifes & Drums of Coventry, Connecticut have been officially recognized by the State of Connecticut as the reactivated 19th Connecticut Regiment of Foote – Continental Line. The Corps consists of four units: the Field Music; Knowlton’s Connecticut Rangers; Capt. Stephen Buckland’s Artillery; and the Company of Artificers. The musicians are attired in the regimental uniform of Col. Charles Webb’s 19th Connecticut Regiment of Foot in which unit Capt. Nathan Hale served in 1776. Their commitment to authenticity has resulted in their having won the coveted recognition from the Company of Military Historians. Several of the muskets carried by the Rangers are actual Brown Bess Tower Muskets, not reproductions!
About the Nathan Hale Homestead
The Nathan Hale Homestead is the birthplace of Connecticut’s State Hero, Nathan Hale, who was hanged as a spy during the Revolutionary War. The house, built in 1776, belonged to Nathan’s parents and family, and is located on the only site he ever called home. Its furnishings include several Hale family possessions and other collections amassed by Connecticut lawyer and philanthropist George Dudley Seymour, who purchased the Homestead in 1914 and began a program of restoration that is largely preserved today. The Hale Homestead is situated on 17 acres, adjoining the 1500-acre Nathan Hale State Forest, lending to the site’s substantial rural character.
Mark your calendar today so you don’t miss the next Hale at the Homestead Revolutionary War Encampment & Musical Muster in Coventry, Connecticut.
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