The Society of Colonial Wars in the State of New York The Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of New York The Military Order of Foreign Wars New York Commandery Gathered for A Summer Solstice Party at the Knickerbocker Club on 17 June 2025
Warriors, please bring Prospective Members First Time Prospective Members: Gratis All Others: $25 If you cannot attend the reception, you can still invite Prospective Members. Just notify the office, so we can properly welcome them. Please R.S.V.P.: office@colonialwarsny.org Business Attire Open Bar, Hors d'Oeuvres Members and Gentlemen Guests
Union Club with the Lester Lanin Orchestra This year, our Annual Banquet and General Court takes place on the 350th Anniversary of the Great Swamp Fight: 19 December 1675. We will invite fellow Warriors of other State Societies but are giving priority to our New York Warriors, so please register early to avoid disappointment.
Black-Tie Dinner and Panel Discussion with
Professor Hannah Farber, Head of our Fellowship at Columbia University and this year's scholar, Erin Null.
Members and Gentlemen Guests
Cocktail reception and book signing, followed by a black tie dinner and a discussion with author Russell Shorto on his books: Taking Manhattan and The Island At The Center Of The World
Our traditional joint Summer Party, with our Friends at the Society of Mayflower Descendants, back at the Knickerbocker Club.
Join us at the Lake George Battlefield Park for the Dedication of a Marker to Unknown Combatants! In 1931, the remains of four unknown combatants were found while the State was building a highway, and reburied in the Park, near the actual location where they died on 8 September 1755 during the Bloody Morning Scout.…
A lively group of Warriors, friends and Prospective Members gathered in the beautiful John M. Mossman Lock Collection for Cocktails and a Discussion with our friends at the Fort Ticonderoga…