Liberty Encounters

08/22/2026

Hear ye!

As you consider learning adventures for the upcoming school year, we are delighted to invite you for an inspiring and unforgettable time that parents may enjoy with their children!

Co-ops, classes, scouts, and church youth groups may consider attending this excellent team building exercise as well.

All are welcome with activities recommended for ages 7 and above to step back into 1777 an immersive adventure! In late August, 16,000 British troops under General Howe landed at Elkton with their sights on Philadelphia. General George Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette saw this from Iron Hill in Newark, Delaware. Washington ordered General William Maxwell to form 800 men into a Corps of Light Infantry to give the British as much trouble as they could.

Thus, for our purpose, Patriots are called to rally in defense and may serve as Soldiers or Camp Followers. However, all should be aware of nearby Tories, along with the impending British invasion!

*Reflect upon words and songs of American Liberty
*Learn basics of fire starting and cooking rations
*Take part in woodcutting, laundry, and ammunition making
*March and drill with musket and bayonet
*Carry out foraging, patrol and guard duty, dress parade, and the Battle of Cooch’s Bridge
*Celebrate with Colonial Era games and dancing

This event is scheduled for the morning of Saturday, September 19th, 2026, at the Bible Fellowship Church of Newark, Delaware.

***Email [email protected] to receive the required registration form and receive more details***

Admission is free with donations appreciated.

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08/21/2026

Still glowing after such a wonderful opportunity remembering this historic event with multiple generations present! Grateful to the City of Savannah Government, Massie Heritage Center, Coastal Heritage Society, and Savannah-Chatham County Public School System for an incredible time.

08/15/2026

Overjoyed to take part in this event and excited for the upcoming cycle of celebrations! 🇺🇸

08/11/2026

Huzza for American Liberty! The Founders understood that happiness may only come from virtue, which Noah Webster defines as a voluntary obedience to truth. May God save these United States and thank you to such wonderful support for this event!

08/11/2026

Grateful to the City of Savannah Government and Coastal Heritage Society for this opportunity. We blessed with relatively cool weather, abundant smiles in the beauty of Georgia’s Colonial Capital, and the ability to relive this historic moment as part of America’s 250th Anniversary! May we have the same firm reliance upon the protection of Divine Providence and pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor. Huzza for American Liberty and the Georgia Patriots of 1776!

Savannah commemorates the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence, marking a pivotal moment in the city’s history during America 250. See link below ⬇️

📸 Evan Lasseter / Savannah Morning News

08/11/2026

What an honor! Thank you to Coastal Heritage Society and the City of Savannah Government for hosting such a wonderful commemoration. Huzza for American Liberty and the Georgia Patriots of 1776!

08/03/2026

Here is a compilation of firing a glorious 6 Pounder Gun on a naval carriage at Old Fort Jackson. In 1776, citizen soldiers from Savannah, Georgia in the Savannah Provincial Company of Artillery under the command of Captain Thomas Lee received orders to construct an earthen battery three miles downriver to guard the narrowest point in the Savannah River and a natural, '30 deep harbor known as Five Fathom Hole. 6 Pounder Guns, which could fire effectively with a 6 pound solid shot at 800 yards and out to about 1,500 yards, could hit any ship that tried to sail past into Savannah.

In 1862, Savannah defenders in the Savannah Republic Blues, a militia unit formed the same year that Fort James Jackson was begun, could still use these undersized guns for signaling and saluting.

Follow along with a few scenes firing a salute of the Georgia Queen Riverboat from Old Fort Jackson! After serving at this oldest standing brick fort in Georgia for 12 years, it's a joy to see it continue offer daily cannon firing presentations.

Liberty Encounters brings history to life through captivating and inspiring live presentations, theatrical historic programs, and hands on History Adventure Walks and Camps.
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Especially with this year marking the 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and Birthday of the United States, we are delighted to offer crafting a living history performance with museum quality programming which provides event entertainment and enlightenment for YOU! We believe history should be engaging, accurate, and accessible. Our standard is to always deliver a high quality experience.
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Explore www.libertyencounters.com to find offerings that share history for you and your family, friends, scouts, students, and fellow members of your organization! We're delighted to visit you and offer a Pilgrim to Patriot Presentation that shares how the Pilgrims embodied the principles of American Liberty of freedom, virtue, and faith, portray Delaware Signer of the Declaration of Independence Caesar Rodney, and/or bring a troup of living historians to tailor engaging living history activities for your event! You're invited to join us in the Colonial Capital of Delaware as the state motto comes alive on a Liberty and Independence in New Castle History Adventure Walk, and you're invited join the ranks of Delaware Continentals on a Patriot Soldier Life History Adventure Camps.
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07/30/2026

Grateful to take part in this event! The work going into this commemoration is appreciated as we remember the words of Declaration of Independence. May all Americans draw encouragement and inspiration from the vision for our Constitutional Republic. 🇺🇸

"We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights... and for the support of this declaration, with a firm reliance upon the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor."

07/28/2026

You're invited to join this enlightening and interactive historic event to remember and renew the founding ideals of the United States of America.

07/25/2026

An extraordinary scene!