The 259th anniversary of the battle of Bushy Run was held on August 6 and 7. the Bushy Run Battlefield re-enactment was a huge success with about 1600 visitors and more re-enactors than in previous years. For two days the public was given the opportunity to see a small part of their local history that occurred in the summer of 1763.

A full twenty-two years before the Declaration of Independence was written, Benjamin Franklin proposed the idea of a central government for the colonies. From June 19 to July 11, 1754 representatives from seven of the thirteen colonies met in Albany, New York. Their purpose was to discuss how to promote better relations between the colonies and the Native Americans and the threat presented by the French to the north of the colonies in Canada.

After being closed for more than two weeks due to installation of our new lavatory system we are open and back in business.

With authorization from PHMC the contractors have finished installing the new lavatory system by using the latest technological advancements. The carpet tiles were removed and the floor in the back of the museum was dug in the process to allow placement of the new system.

The Bushy Run Battlefield Historical Society proudly announces Liz Staab as the new Bushy Run Battlefield Museum Facilitator. Liz Staab grew up in Castle Shannon, PA and currently resides in Brentwood, PA with her grandmother, sister, and dog. She recently graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a degree in European History.

The Bushy Run Heritage Society is actively recruiting the position for museum facilitator. The Museum Facilitator supports the interpretive function of the site by providing informational services; publicity; and operation of the ticketing fee collection, gift shop collection and site rental collection programs. The Facilitator performs public education and informational work for the site by implementation of school programs, tours, lectures and additional special fundraising events for the Bushy Run Battlefield Heritage Society, Inc. (BRBHS). The activities are based upon the site’s curatorial collection, cultural resources, history and historical research.

As children we all sang about Yankee Doodle and the feather in his hat. However, did you know that the lyrics we all enjoy were written by the British during the French and Indian War. The English Army was one of the best trained in the world. They were polished soldiers, well trained and well dressed. In comparison, the colonial soldier was really not a professional soldier at all but farmers and shopkeepers. They had little or no training in military tactics and as for uniforms anything went. They were an untidy, disorganized, and a ragtag group next to their English counterparts. An English doctor named Richard Shuckburgh rewrote the words to a popular melody as a slap in the face to the colonists.