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Epaulettes, American, made from imported British or European materials, 1778. Part of a military uniform worn by Colonel Elisha Porter (1742-1796) of Hadley, an important example of late 18th-century officer’s uniform owned and worn in the Connecticut River Valley.

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Porter family gifts Historic Deerfield American Revolution first-hand accounts

by David Mclellan For the BulletinFebruary 8, 2018

Pat McChesney, an open-hearth cook at Historic Deerfield, peels and cuts a sugar pumpkin during a pumpkin-themed cooking demonstration on Saturday.

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Historic Deerfield rings in fall with pumpkin-themed cooking

by Ashline For the BulletinOctober 5, 2017

Revolutionary War-era re-enactors from Nathan Hale Ancient Fifes and Drums in Coventry, Connecticut, fire a cannon during the Patriot’s Day Revolutionary Muster at Historic Deerfield, Saturday.

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Historic Deerfield’s Patriot’s Day muster inspires interest in history

by Ashline For the BulletinApril 27, 2017

Members of the Nathan Hale Fife and Drum Corps fire a cannon at Historic Deerfield’s Patriots’ Day Revolutionary Muster and Parade event on its opening day, Saturday.

News of American Revolution rides to Old Deerfield on horseback

by Domenic Poli For the GazetteApril 18, 2016

The Patriots’ Day Revolutionary Muster and Parade at Historic Deerfield on April 16 will feature a cannon-firing demonstration and other spectacles.

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Patriots’ Day at Historic Deerfield

by Domenic Poli For the GazetteApril 12, 2016