Revolutionary Westchester 250, (RW250) is a charitable not-for-profit corporation organized to further the purpose of the Semiquincentennial Commission by providing for the observance and commemoration of the pivotal role of Westchester County in the American Revolution, the founding of the United States and related events.
EVENT
4th Annual Rochambeau Festival
June 6, 2026 @ 10:00 AM - June 7, 2026 @ 5:00 PM
Don’t Miss It! Free Family – Friendly Event
Rochambeau Park / Yorktown Grange Fair Grounds
99 Moseman Road, Yorktown Heights, New York
The Fourth Annual Rochambeau Festival is a two-day, family-friendly celebration in Yorktown Heights (June 6–7, 2026, 10 AM–5 PM daily) at Rochambeau Park / Yorktown Grange Fair Grounds (99 Moseman Road). Commemorating the 250th anniversary of the birth of our nation, the festival features living history programs—including debates at “Hunt’s Tavern,” skirmishes and tactical demonstrations, hands-on colonial life experiences (with animals of the day), a bus tour of Yorktown’s encampment sites, colonial games and heritage booths, plus live music, performances, and food & beverage.
Event hosted by Yorktown Heritage Preservation Commission / Yorktown 250, Washington Rochambeau Revolutionary Route Association (W3R) & the Yorktown Grange. In conjunction with local partners, Town of Yorktown, Yorktown Historical Society, Arts + Culture Committee, Yorktown Small Business Association, John C. Hart Memorial Library, Living History Education Foundation and The Brigade of the American Revolution
RESOURCES
Resources available from the library for further interests
BOOKS
Countdown to independence: a revolution of ideas in England and her American colonies : 1760-1776 by Natalie S. Bober. Published: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2001 (YRK: YA 973.3 B)
Westchester County insights: Native American thru American Revolutionary War history by Kent Iarocci. Published in 2016. (MAM: 974.7222 IAR)
This is the way it was in Cortlandt in 1776: the Revolutionary War : independent study by Karen Sakalian. Published in 1976 (HHF: REF 974.7277 COR S)
[Maps of] Westchester County, 1944. Published by The Dept in 1944 (WHI: REF 917.4727 W)
LOCAL HISTORY
Shrub Oak Methodist Church Cemetery Revolutionary War Veterans. (YRK: R 929.5 YORKTOWN M)
First Presbyterian Church of Yorktown Cemetery : Civil War veterans, Revolutionary War veterans (YRK: R 929.5 YORKTWN M)
Revolutionary sites in and around the Town of Cortlandt by Susan McCarter. Published by The Town of Cortlandt Bicentennial Commission in 1976. (YRK: R 974.7 CORTLANDT)
VIDEO
RW250.org 's YouTube channel offers a wide range of video content, from short films about the Revolutionary War in100 Westchester to presentations, book discussions and speeches. Check out the two popular series, Explore Westchester County’s Revolutionary War Places and Revolutionary People: Patriots & Loyalists.
Watch the Interview of Author Stacy Schiff by Mary Calvi as a part of the Westchester Library System's One County One Read initiative. Stacy Schiff is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author who wrote The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams.
EXTERNAL LINKS
- Town of Yorktown : Yorktown Prepares for the 250th Birthday of the United States
- Yorktown Historical Society: Historic Yorktown: Settlers and Revolution
