The Ticonderoga Historical Society is inviting individuals and community groups to once again take part in the Festival of Trees at the Hancock House Museum. The popular holiday event will take place from November 26 through December 31. This year’s theme is “T’was the Night … [Read more...] about Call for Entries for Festival of Trees at Hancock House Museum
Archives for September 2021
Vintage Postcard: View of Split Rock from Crater Club
Frequently we share a different historic image on the Essex on Lake Champlain Facebook page and invite our viewers to play some Vintage Essex Trivia. The caption on this black and white postcard states: "Split Rock from Crater Club, Essex, NY." Split Rock is a recognizable … [Read more...] about Vintage Postcard: View of Split Rock from Crater Club
Adirondack Garden Club Honors Barbara Hail for Club Contributions
For many of the 17 years Barbara Hail has been a loyal and active member of the Adirondack Garden Club (AGC), she served as the history and archives committee chair. In a club that was founded in 1928, the sheer volume of documents and artifacts collected over those years, … [Read more...] about Adirondack Garden Club Honors Barbara Hail for Club Contributions
Whallonsburg Grange Second Fall Lyceum Lecture: Using Maps to Navigate Space and Place on Lake Champlain
The Grange’s second installment in their Fall Lyceum Series on the Subject of Navigation. At their most fundamental level, maps help us navigate geographic space, allowing us to get from Point A to Point B. But they also help navigate our relationship with the landscape around … [Read more...] about Whallonsburg Grange Second Fall Lyceum Lecture: Using Maps to Navigate Space and Place on Lake Champlain
LOCAL AUTHOR CHRISTOPHER SHAW PUBLISHES NEW MEMOIR
Writer Christopher Shaw met Jon Cody in 1972 when he moved to Stony Creek, New York, a remote hamlet in the southern Adirondacks. Their close and sometimes rocky friendship lasted until Cody's death in 2015. Now 72, Shaw—the author of two previous books and a former editor of … [Read more...] about LOCAL AUTHOR CHRISTOPHER SHAW PUBLISHES NEW MEMOIR