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Private tours of the fort

Fort Warren with the town of Hull in the background.
Photo courtesy of Alfred Coombs

Although fort tours are offered by park rangers and volunteers, author Jay Schmidt conducts private tours for Civil War Round Table associations and other groups.

Jay also offers private guided Fort Warren tours through the Boston Center for Adult Education. Visit the BCAE web site for the latest update. Click on "Course Search" on the far left column. Then enter "Fort Warren" in the top section where it says "Search by Keyword" to find information about Jay's latest tour of Fort Warren. The price of the tour includes the ferry ticket.

Jay Schmidt at Battery Stevenson talking to a middle school group.
Photo by Jennifer Schmidt

Contact Jay Schmidt if your group is interested in a private tour of the fort, or if your club or school would like Jay to lecture to them about some of the historical events that took place at Fort Warren.

Hear author Jay Schmidt tell the story of the two prisoners shot at this execution site.

Jay telling the story of the Lady in Black.	The Edward Rowe Snow Memorial at Fort Warren.
Photo Copyright © 2005 The President and Fellows of Harvard University Photo by Jeffry Pike	Photo by Jennifer Schmidt