The New Haven Museum hosted ‘A Day in the Revolution’ at the Pardee-Morris House, commemorating the city’s role in the Revolutionary War. Over 300 people attended the event, which featured a concert by the Second Company Governor’s Foot Guard and demonstrations of musketry and Revolutionary War-era games.

Honoring Local Patriots

The event included the recitation of the names of 15 local patriots who died defending New Haven, including Beers, Gilbert, Goodrich, Hotchkiss, and Woodin. Many of these names are now streets in New Haven and Hamden.

The Second Company Governor’s Foot Guard, led by drummer Kevin Chapin, performed period music, including ‘Rogue’s March’ and ‘Chester’, which was written by William Billings, considered the first composer in America.

The event also featured a British re-enactor group, the 54th Regiment of Foot, which participated in the raid on New Haven in 1779. The group demonstrated the loading and firing of their weapons, adding to the historical authenticity of the event.

The New Haven Museum’s Director of Programming, Cynthia Riccio, stated that the recitation of the names of local patriots is a tradition that the museum follows every season, but is especially meaningful in the semiquincentennial year.

Original reporting: New Haven Independent — read the source article.