{"id":4035,"date":"2009-08-04T13:20:25","date_gmt":"2009-08-04T17:20:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/washingtoncounty\/2009\/08\/meet-samuel-de-champlain.html"},"modified":"2016-11-03T11:02:03","modified_gmt":"2016-11-03T11:02:03","slug":"meet-samuel-de-champlain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/washingtoncounty\/2009\/08\/meet-samuel-de-champlain\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Samuel de Champlain"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On August 13, 2009 at 2 p.m., in honor of the Quadricentennial, the Washington County Historical Society will present “Meet Samuel de Champlain,” a first person account of 17th century life in the colony of New France.\u00a0 Don Thompson, re-enactor will present the program wearing an authentic costume.\u00a0 He will use artifacts and anecdotes.<\/p>\n
The program will be held in Whitehall at Cook’s Island Recreation Center on Main Street.\u00a0 The program is designed to appeal to just about every age – from Grade 3 on up.\u00a0 The performance is free and open to the public. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
\nDon Thompson is a retired social studies teacher who divides his year between Florida and Vermont.\u00a0 He participates in archaeological digs every summer, usually at Rogers Island in Fort Edward, NY.<\/p>\n