~ Sybil Sightings ~
~ 2008 ~
Author and teacher Vincent Dacquino reworks his research on my life into a shorter biography (about 40 pages) meant for younger readers. This book is called Sybil Ludington: Discovering the Life of a Revolutionary War Hero, published in 2008.
~ 2002 ~
September 30: PBS Kids TV show Liberty's Kids airs an episode called "Sybil Ludington" featuring my night ride, the destruction of Danbury, and the Battle of Ridgefield.
~ 2000 ~
Author and teacher Vincent Dacquino investigates the unknowns and contradictions about my life, and compiles his findings into a book as part of his "New Yorkers and the Revolution" series. This book is entitled Sybil Ludington: The Call to Arms by V.T. Dacquino, published in May, 2000.
~ 1979 - present ~
April: An annual 50-kilometer footrace is begun in my name. The participants of this hilly "ultramarathon" run the approximate route of my night ride, finishing near my statue by Lake Gleneida in Carmel, NY. If you wish to participate, information on the race can be found through the link below:
http://www.sybilludington50k.com/
http://www.sybilludington50k.com/
~ 1975 ~
I am honored with a "Contributors to the Cause" eight-cent postage stamp in the United States Bicentennial series in 1975, becoming the thirty-fifth woman to be honored on a US postal stamp. They are so popular that 75,000 stamps are sold in the first day.
~ 1962-1963 ~
My typist Angelica's AP US History teacher, Mrs. Richman, attends summer camp at Camp Ludington in Connecticut, near Candlewood Lake.
~ 1961 ~
A statue of me mounted on a horse was erected near Carmel, NY, in 1961 to commemorate my ride.
Smaller versions of the statue are situated at the Daughters of the American Revolution Headquarters in Washington, D.C., on the grounds of the public library in Danbury, CT, and in the Elliot and Rosemary Offner museum in Brookgreen Gardens, SC.
The inscription nearby the statue reads: "Sybil Ludington—Revolutionary War Heroine, April 26, 1777. Called out the volunteer militia by riding through the night, alone, on horseback, at the age of 16, alerting the countryside to the burning of Danbury, Conn. by the British."
~ 1954 ~
The Girl Scouts' Camp Ludington (150 acres) opens in Holmes, New York.
~ 1953 ~
A piece of land is donated to the Ludington Girl Scouts by the Lagesen family, which encourages a series of renovations and donations that turn the area into what is now known as the Ludington Little House in Ludington, Michigan (presumably named after my nephew, Harrison, who was governor of the state in the 1870s).
~ 1940 ~
Berton Braley writes a poem, "Sybil Ludington's Ride," in the style of Longfellow's "Midnight Ride of Paul Revere" poem (1863) to recount my ride.
~ 1935 ~
Due to The Daughters of the American Revolution's prompting, the State of New York erects numerous markers all along the route I rode that night in 1777, making it possible for modern-day riders or pedestrians to follow my horse's historical steps.
~ 1912 ~
Fred C. Warner writes poem "On an April Night, 1777," in the style of Longfellow's "Midnight Ride of Paul Revere" poem (1863) to recount my night ride.
~ 1907 ~
Willis Fletcher Johnson publishes a book titled Colonel Henry Ludington: A Memoir which also features a section about my ride.
Connecticut Magazine publishes an article about my night ride.
Connecticut Magazine publishes an article about my night ride.
~ 1839 ~
February 26: I pass away at age 77.
~ 1838 ~
September 8: I file for a pension from the government, but am refused.
~ 1811 ~
Henry, his wife Julia, baby Edmund, and I move to Unadilla, NY.
February 20: My first grandson, Edmund Augustus Ogden, is born.
February 20: My first grandson, Edmund Augustus Ogden, is born.
~ 1810 ~
My son, Henry, marries Julia Peck of Catskill, NY.
~ 1803 ~
I buy and run my own tavern, which is unusual for a woman.
~ 1799 ~
Edmond dies of yellow fever.
~ 1793 ~
Our family moves to Catskill, NY.
~ 1786 ~
Our son, Henry, is born.
~ 1784 ~
October 24: I marry Edmond Ogden.
~ 1783 ~
Edmond Ogden's parents move to Fredericksburgh, NY, where our families meet.
{September 3: The American Revolution ends in the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1783}
{September 3: The American Revolution ends in the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1783}
~ 1777 ~
April 26: I ride to warn my father's militia of the British burning Danbury. You can read more details about my ride on my "About" page.
~ 1775 ~
{April 18: Paul Revere rides to warn Colonial militia of the British soldiers' approach before the battles of Lexington and Concord}
~ 1775 ~
{The American Revolution begins}
~ 1761 ~
My parents move us to Fredericksburg, New York.
April 5: I am born in Branford, Connecticut.
April 5: I am born in Branford, Connecticut.