Sunday, Oct. 22: New Yorkers get to start celebrating the centennial of women’s suffrage nearly three years earlier than the rest of the country. The 19th Amendment to the US Constitution was formally adopted on August 26, 1920. But it was in a referendum on November 6, 1917 that 54 percent of New York’s all-male voters approved the addition of a women’s suffrage amendment to our state constitution, after it had been approved by two successive State Legislatures. 

Thursday, Oct. 19: Kennedy is the author of several books including Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War. Freedom from Fear tells the story of the New Deal’s achievements, without slighting its shortcomings, contradictions and failures. It is a story rich in drama and peopled with unforgettable personalities, including the incandescent-but-enigmatic figure of Roosevelt himself. 

Friday-Sunday, Oct. 13-15: The event includes a full schedule of historical reenactments at different locations and a number of supplementary activities that include a Colonial grand ball, exhibits, a cemetery tour, a bucket brigade competition and Redcoat and Militia camp tours and demonstrations. Most events are free to attend.