Christina Dulal is more than just a brilliant student - she’s an outstanding teacher too. Christina has channeled her passion for science and engineering into college-style lectures and projects for sophomores in the College For Every Student (CFES) program at her school, Miramar … [Read more...] about Florida Student Promotes Her STEM Passion Through CFES
Essex People: Profiles of Essex, New York People
The following posts and profiles feature past and present Essex people including Essex, NY historic figures across two centuries. We hope that you enjoy reading about the individuals who shape the unique heritage of our community, and we welcome your recommendations for future profiles. If you would like to suggest (or submit) a profile to be featured on the Essex on Lake Champlain community blog please contact our People Editor, Olive Alexander. Thank you.
Willsboro Boatbuilders: Frederick W. Rice and Fred M. Rice
I recently stumbled across a reference to local boatbuilders, Frederick W. Rice and Fred M. Rice. The mention, buried in museum notes about a Willsboro, NY Adirondack guideboat builder, was brief. Too brief. 55-year old guide and boatbuilder, Fred Rice... Fred M. Rice learned … [Read more...] about Willsboro Boatbuilders: Frederick W. Rice and Fred M. Rice
Searching for Ancestors: John Call and Andrew Call
"I'm looking for a relative (John Call, 21 yrs old, born 1861) that came from Michigan and died in New York on 9-3-1882. I believe he had relatives: Joe Call, Jesse Call, or Sherman Call that lived in Essex and/or Onondaga, New York. Apparently John left home after his father, … [Read more...] about Searching for Ancestors: John Call and Andrew Call
Joseph Ramsdell: Progenitor of the Lighthouse Ramsdells
Joseph Ramsdell was born in 1779 in Marblehead, Massachusetts, where he learned maritime trades including barrel making. He left Massachusetts at about age 20, trekking north and west through New Hampshire and Vermont, probably using family connections as he went. In Vermont he … [Read more...] about Joseph Ramsdell: Progenitor of the Lighthouse Ramsdells
R.R. Williams
The phone rings at the RR Williams General Store, Dick answers and a very tiny voice giggles and asks "Do you have Prince Albert in the can?" Yet another Essex youth has played the trick that has become a rite of passage for us all. Richard Williams was born in Wales in March … [Read more...] about R.R. Williams