“Historian & a Movie” program continues in 2025
Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site and the Friends of Philipse Manor Hall are pleased to present “Historian & a Movie: The Last of the Mohicans” on Friday, January 17, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. in-person at Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site (29 Warburton Ave. Yonkers, NY). This program is free and open to the public.
“The Last of the Mohicans” (1992, R) follows half-White Hawkeye and his adoptive Mohican family as they struggle to rescue the captured daughters of a British colonel during the French & Indian War. Historians Michael McGurty and Chad Johnson of New Windsor Cantonment State Historic Site [7] and historian and Pocomoke nation member Drew Shuptar-Rayvis discuss the truth and fiction behind this popular adaptation of James Fenimore Cooper’s novel. This film is rated R for its depictions of violence and is not recommended for children or sensitive audiences.
Michael S. McGurty is the historic site manager of New Windsor Cantonment & Knox’s Headquarters State Historic sites in New York. A retired infantry New York Army National Guard lieutenant colonel, he was one of the first military responders to the World Trade Center attack on September 11, 2001, and served two tours in Afghanistan as an advisor to the Afghan National Army.
Chad D. Johnson is the interpretive programs assistant at New Windsor Cantonment & Knox’s Headquarters State Historic Sites. He has worked in history museums since 2004.
Drew Shuptar-Rayvis is a public historian who seeks to preserve the language, history, and culture of Eastern Woodlands people, particularly the Renape, Nanticoke, and Southern Unami. He has a BA in Anthropology and Sociology from Western Connecticut State University and a Certificate Degree in Archaeology from Norwalk Community College. He works as an Algonkian historical consultant with the New Amsterdam History Center and for the Maryland State Archives as a contractual research and preservation specialist, working with tribal oral histories and lifeways.
Tickets are free, but registration is recommended. To reserve your spot, email philipsemanorhall@parks.ny.gov or call 914-965-4027. Refreshments provided by the Friends of Philipse Manor Hall. [
