Schedule: Saturday, Feb. 25 & Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012 FREE ADMISSION
Commemoration of the 1704 Raid on Deerfield, Massachusetts
Indian House hours:
Saturday, 10:00 AM–4:00 PM
Sunday, 10:00 AM–2:00 PM
First Church of Deerfield hours:
(The Brick Church)
Saturday, 11:30 AM–4:00 PM
Sunday, 12:30–3:00 PM
Saturday at the First Church of Deerfield
(The Brick Church)
11:30–1:00 Cast of Characters French, Native American, and English re-enactors share their diverse perspectives on the raid and explain how and why they were involved as well as what they are wearing and carrying
1:00–1:45 Thrice Killed—Frank’s Narrative – first-person portrayal of an enslaved African-American man who belonged to Deerfield’s minister, the Rev. John Williams
3:15–4:00 Honest Harmony – spirited songs from the 17th century and earlier, sung a cappella
2:00–3:00 Battle reenactment on the Deerfield Academy soccer fields
• Food and beverages for sale at the Bement School cafeteria.
• Public restrooms located behind the Historic Deerfield Information Center.
• Ongoing Memorial Hall Museum gift shop in the foyer of the First Church of Deerfield (Red Brick Church)
Sunday at the First Church of Deerfield
(Red Brick Church)
12:30–1:15 The Merry Company – dance music and songs from the 18th C. played on fiddle, hammered dulcimer, flute & fife
1:15–2:00 Thrice Killed—Frank’s Narrative – a first- person portrayal of an enslaved African-American man who belonged to Deerfield’s minister, the Rev. John Williams
2:00–3:00 Music for organ and voice from the courts of Louis XIV and Queen Anne by François Couperin and John Blow, and works by Henry Purcell, Georg Frideric Handel and J.S. Bach.
Tracy Smith Bessette, soprano
Thomas Pousont, organ
• Food and beverages for sale at the Bement School cafeteria.
• Public restrooms located behind the Historic Deerfield Information Center.
• Ongoing Memorial Hall Museum gift shop in the foyer of the First Church of Deerfield (Red Brick Church)
This program is made possible by the First Church of Deerfield, Institute of Museums and Library Services, MassHumanities, 1772 Foundation, National Park Service, and the Deerfield Cultural Council.