Where to begin… I found a small paperbound book of my mother’s that was written by Margaret Calkins Harwick in 1986. Her writing is a treasure trove of Essex memories: Essex families, organizations, and history. [pullquote]I hope this series will evolve into a working record … [Read more...] about People of Essex: Remembering Those Who Built the Foundation of Essex, NY
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Vintage Artifact: Hydrogen Peroxide Bottle from W.C. Alexander of Essex
Every Monday we share an image on the Essex on Lake Champlain Facebook page and invite our viewers to play some Vintage Essex Trivia. Take a look at this artifact! It's an old bottle of Hydrogen Peroxide. It says at the bottom it was distributed by W.C. Alexander of Essex, NY. … [Read more...] about Vintage Artifact: Hydrogen Peroxide Bottle from W.C. Alexander of Essex
Vintage Photo: Essex Post Office
Every Monday we share an image on the Essex on Lake Champlain Facebook page and invite our viewers to play some Vintage Essex Trivia. Thank you Karen & Rick Dalton for sharing this one with us. Take a look at this old photograph of Main Street in Essex! What can you tell … [Read more...] about Vintage Photo: Essex Post Office
Vintage Artifact: Runnemede Apiaries
Every Monday we share an image on the Essex on Lake Champlain Facebook page and invite our viewers to play some Vintage Essex Trivia. This time it is an old artifact! The front of the pamphlet reads: "Runnemede Apiaries, Essex, New York. Ingersoll D. … [Read more...] about Vintage Artifact: Runnemede Apiaries
Essex Horse Nail Company Artifacts
I'm perennially on the lookout for Essex artifacts... especially artifacts that offer a glimpse of bygone buildings such at the Essex Horse Nail Company that once stood proud and productive on the site of present day Beggs Park. Lost heritage. Ghost of a building, an enterprise, … [Read more...] about Essex Horse Nail Company Artifacts