Join reenactor Emma Cross of Williamsburg as she portrays and shares the life experience of the Baroness von Riedesel, who passed through Warwick along with the entire captured army of Burgoyne. Meet an eyewitness of the American Revolution who left countless details in her letters and journals. She followed her husband across the ocean, through Canada and America, and marched into captivity with her husband and his troops. Program will be held off-site at Founders Day 2025, the lawn of the Old Stone House Restaurant, 21 Hathorn Rd. In the event of rain/wind, the performance will be held in the Library’s Community Room at 6 PM.
This performance is preceded by free family-friendly 18th century fun learning activities from 2-5:30, coordinated by Friends of Hathorn Historical Society.