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Fort Ticonderoga History:
Public Hours and Research Services
Research Services
When not on display, our collections are housed at the Thompson-Pell Research Center, located at 30 Fort Ticonderoga Road, just before the entrance to the Fort. The research center was named in honor of Colonel and Mrs. Robert Means Thompson and Sarah and Stephen Pell, founders of the Fort Ticonderoga Museum.
The Thomas Pell Research Center
at Fort Ticonderoga
The Thompson-Pell Research Center is the museum’s research and storage facility for the object and library collections.
The library, archival and artifact collections are all accessible for research purposes. Nearly 40 thematic research bibliographies serve as finding aids to guide researchers through the library collections. Historical inquiries may be made by mail, e-mail, telephone, or fax. All inquiries will be answered in the order they are received, and we strive to answer them in a timely fashion.
For more information or to make an inquiry please contact:
Curatorial Department
Thompson-Pell Research Center
Fort Ticonderoga
P.O. Box 390
Ticonderoga, NY 12883
Tel. (518) 585-2821
Fax (518) 585-2210
Or e-mail our curators:
Christopher D. Fox, The Anthony D. Pell Curator of Collections
cfox@fort-ticonderoga.org
Mark A. Turdo, Assistant Curator of Collections
mturdo@fort-ticonderoga.org
On-site Research
Fort Ticonderoga’s library, archives and artifact collections are preserved in the Thompson-Pell Research Center. Since materials in the museum’s library are not available through interlibrary loan, collections are accessible at the Research Center by appointment only.Hours
Year Round (closed weekends and national holidays).
Monday through Friday, 9:30 a.m. to noon and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Guidelines for on-site research:
- Please make an appointment
- Register and provide positive photographic identification
- Read and sign the “Reading Room Guidelines” (provided upon arrival)
- Pencils, notepads, and computers are permitted in the reading room, but all outerwear, bags, and pens are not
- Digital photography is allowed
- photocopies may be made for research use as the materials’ condition, access restrictions, and staffing permit at .25$ per page
- food (including chewing gum and cough drops) and drink are not allowed in the reading room
Check out our Online Resources page for bibliographies and internet resources related to the Fort Ticonderoga Museum’s history and collections.
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