ROGERS ISLAND HERITAGE DEVELOPMENT ALLIANCE INC

Hosts public events at the Rogers Island Visitors Center that include guided tours, children's activities, raffles, historic artifact sales, and themed gatherings such as historic motorcycle rides and cookouts, fostering community engagement and historical awareness.

Hosts annual public events including French & Indian War encampments, battle reenactments, 18th-century naval reenactments, and living history weekends featuring historical reenactors representing Rangers, Soldiers, Sailors, Bateau men, and Native Americans. Events include scheduled military and naval battle demonstrations, historical exhibitions of weapons, cannon, and naval bateaux, and interactive displays.

Provides outdoor exhibits, memorials, and recreational amenities including benches and picnic tables for public education and enjoyment on Rogers Island, enhancing visitor experience and access to historical sites.

Operates a replica colonial house, store, and soldier's living quarters to interpret 18th-century life at Fort Edward, enhancing public understanding of daily life and military operations during the colonial period.

Educates the public about Robert Rogers and the development of military tactics through the “Ranging Rules” on Rogers Island, integrating this history into exhibits, tours, and public programming.

Supports interpretation, education, and promotion of the region's prehistory, history, commercial, industrial, social, and cultural development and diversity through exhibits, events, and public programming at the Rogers Island Visitors Center.

Offers year-round rental of the Robert Rogers Room for meetings and events, and hosts group visits including youth field trips and adult tours, supporting educational and community engagement.

Offers a membership program to support the preservation of history and the mission of the Rogers Island Visitors Center, providing members with complimentary admission, gift shop discounts, event invitations, and newsletter subscriptions.

Operates a fully accessible visitors center on Rogers Island in Fort Edward, New York, featuring interior and outdoor exhibits, a gift shop, and a calendar of special events focused on local history, archaeology, and 18th-century military life. The center has been open to the public since July 6, 2001, and serves visitors nationally and internationally.

Operates a gift shop selling souvenirs and locally-made items including t-shirts, jewelry, and replicas, and sells an extensive collection of books on local history and archaeology authored by local writers and illustrators.

Conducts guided tours of the Visitors Center exhibits and walking tours of historic sites on Rogers Island, including narratives on the island's history, inhabitants, and archaeological work by Dr. David Starbuck. Offers special themed tours such as full moon snowshoe and walking tours, moonlight tours with campfire stops, and approximately 1-mile evening walking tours featuring historical interpretation and interactive Q&A with members of the Rogers Rangers.

Conducted archaeological excavations at the Old Fort House Museum from 1993 to 1994 during foundation repairs, uncovering an original 1760s cellar and various historical artifacts. Disinterred and analyzed the remains of Jane McCrea in the early 21st century, identifying commingled remains with Sarah McNeil and ensuring both were reburied in separate graves.

Offered 20 historical bricks from Old Fort Edward for sale at the 25th Anniversary Event to raise funds for the Rogers Island Visitors Center, combining historical preservation with financial sustainability.

Hosted the SUNY Adirondack Archaeological Field School for over 20 years, supporting student excavations, artifact processing in an on-site lab, and public exhibition of findings. Conducted archaeological excavations on Rogers Island beginning in the 1990s, uncovering thousands of indigenous artifacts and features from multiple prehistoric periods, including the outline of the British army's smallpox hospital in 1990—the first such hospital excavated in the United States.

Displays over 80,000 artifacts from archaeological excavations on Rogers Island, including evidence of prehistoric settlements and the historic fort. Presents archaeological research conducted by Dr. David Starbuck on the prehistoric and historic inhabitants of Rogers Island and Fort Edward.

Helped found the Adirondack Chapter of the New York State Archaeological Association in 1992 and served as an integral board member of the Rogers Island Visitors Center, contributing to regional archaeological capacity building.