The Wadhams Free Library presents: BACK HOME IN WADHAMS 1812 - Shirley LaForest - September 18th, 7:30pm Join us for the first lecture of our fall series on Wednesday, September 18th.Shirley LaForest, Essex Town Historian will speak on "Back Home in Wadhams 1812," an … [Read more...] about Wadhams Lecture Series: Shirley LaForest Lecture on Local War of 1812 Homefront
Archives for 2013
Essex Doodlebomb: Essex Horse Nail Company
We're overdue for our first Essex doodlebomb. And aside from a personal aversion to the unnecessarily bellicose term "doodlebomb" there's no good excuse for my neglect and delay. So, I apologize. On with the doodlebombing... Essex Horse Nail Company The Essex Horse Nail … [Read more...] about Essex Doodlebomb: Essex Horse Nail Company
Fort Ticonderoga Receives Prestigious Education Grant
The National Endowment for the Humanities has awarded a grant of $173,000 to Fort Ticonderoga to host two week-long Landmarks of American History and Culture Workshops for School Teachers in the summer of 2014. The workshops will focus on "The American Revolution on the Northern … [Read more...] about Fort Ticonderoga Receives Prestigious Education Grant
Full and By Farm: End of Summer Field Work
Our end of summer field work is just wrapping up. We have next year's veggie field spread with compost and cover cropped with oats and peas. It will be ready to go first thing in the spring when the snow melts and the soil dries out. The other open fields—the ground for … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: End of Summer Field Work
Daily Doodle: An Essex House by Jackie Brayden
One of the first passersby to stop at the Essex on Lake Champlain table on Downtown Essex Day 2013, was Jackie Brayden and her husband David. Everyone chatted for a bit about their son's searching for Essex history with with his metal detector, before talk turned to our own … [Read more...] about Daily Doodle: An Essex House by Jackie Brayden