On Tuesday, October 4 at 7:30pm, the Whallonsburg Grange Hall will present "Place of Resources, Labor, and Refuge: A History of Iroquoian and Algonquian Peoples’ Occupation in the Adirondacks," with Melissa Otis of Carleton University. This is the second lecture in the fall … [Read more...] about Grange Lecture on Indigenous Occupation in the Adirondacks
Archives for September 2016
Fort Ticonderoga Receives Prestigious National Grant
Fort Ticonderoga has been awarded a prestigious national grant of $147,006 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services: Museums for America for a fifteen-month project to inventory, catalog, assess conservation needs, and re-house thousands of internationally significant … [Read more...] about Fort Ticonderoga Receives Prestigious National Grant
Odd Rock in Essex, NY Residential Garden
The photos above were taken of an unusual rock formation that I found among the weeds this summer. We had hired some landscapers to remove a lot of overgrown shrubs in the garden inside our oval driveway. A few months after the shrubs were gone, the weeds took over and I had just … [Read more...] about Odd Rock in Essex, NY Residential Garden
New Copies of Classic Books
Over the summer at the Belden Noble Memorial Library we weeded many books that were in unacceptable condition, including titles that we wanted to keep. Fortunately we have received a contribution from a generous donor and are able to re-purchase these titles, along with other … [Read more...] about New Copies of Classic Books
Piano By Nature Presents Duo Mistral on Oct. 22 & 23
This season’s upcoming events will give us many exciting appearances, including the return of Chilean pianist Paulina Zamora in Duo Mistral, Westport’s stupendous voice and piano duo Alisa Endsley and Russell Ames, internationally-acclaimed violinist Linda Rosenthal with Rose … [Read more...] about Piano By Nature Presents Duo Mistral on Oct. 22 & 23