The Homestead Journal
Year One Overview | August 2016
Looking back on the past year, it is hard to believe how far the organization has come. We have made considerable progress toward our goals of building the organization, restoring the John Brown House and developing the Brown Homestead.
The Schoharie Uprising and the Battle of the Flockey
As the British plan for the invasion of New York to divide New England from the rest of the colonies was coming together, there was much activity in the Schoharie Valley that would have a direct bearing on the future of the Brown family.
The Battle of Oriskany
Today is the 238th anniversary of the Battle of Oriskany, one of the bloodiest battles of the American Revolution and a defining moment of the war in New York. It also had a deep impact on the fate of John and Magdalena Brown and their family.