The Westport Library presents Lecture Series The Crisis of the Union, Then and Now Featuring American Historian, Connor Williams June 25, August 13, and October 15, 2024, 6:00 PM Over recent years, Americans from both sides of the aisle and all parts of the political … [Read more...] about The Westport Library Presents Lecture Series “The Crisis of the Union, Then and Now”
History
Announcing John Sasso’s History and Legends of the Northern Adirondacks, Volume 1
History and Legends of the Northern Adirondacks, Volume 1 By John Sasso “These mountains have seen things"—from the Introduction Ever since he began hiking the mountains of the Adirondacks, John Sasso has been intrigued with the artifacts he would stumble upon, such as iron … [Read more...] about Announcing John Sasso’s History and Legends of the Northern Adirondacks, Volume 1
The Westport Library Presents Lecture on Anne Hampton Northup on March 19
The Westport Library Presents 12 Years a Widow A lecture with American historian, Connor Williams Tuesday, March 19, 2024, 5:00 PM Solomon Northup’s dozen years surviving slavery is a tragic but increasingly well-known story. A free man from the Adirondacks and upstate New … [Read more...] about The Westport Library Presents Lecture on Anne Hampton Northup on March 19
When John Brown Came To Westport
The Westport Library presents When John Brown Came To Westport: American Abolitionism and American Slavery Before the Civil War A lecture with American historian, Connor Williams Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, 5:30 PM “The past is a foreign country,” the novelist L.P. Hartley once … [Read more...] about When John Brown Came To Westport
Ticonderoga Historical Society Presents Program on The Champlain Canal
The Ticonderoga Historical Society will present a free public program on Friday, September 8 at 7 p.m. at the Hancock House Museum, 6 Moses Circle, Ticonderoga. “The Bicentennial of the Champlain Canal” will be presented by Brian O’Connor, who will discuss the significance of the … [Read more...] about Ticonderoga Historical Society Presents Program on The Champlain Canal