Essex County historians and history enthusiasts will have the opportunity to get in touch with local history on Friday, Oct. 16. The Adirondack History Museum in Elizabethtown will host a free Conservation Workshop from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. The workshop is open to both professional … [Read more...] about Adirondack History Museum to Host ‘Hands On’ Workshop for History Enthusiasts
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Jim & Colleen Van Hoven: On the Road to Hidden Treasures
Jim and Colleen Van Hoven will present On the Road to Hidden Treasures: Our National Parks, Monuments and Historic Sites on Wednesday, August 19, at 7:00 p.m. in the community room of the Essex Community Church. The program will feature Jim and Colleen's reminiscences on two … [Read more...] about Jim & Colleen Van Hoven: On the Road to Hidden Treasures
Boquet Octagonal School
The one-room, one-teacher school is the most well known and loved school structure in the United States. Reports of these schools go back to 1745 before we were a nation. It seems as if every town in the country had one or more. Many of our nation’s leaders began their education … [Read more...] about Boquet Octagonal School
Grange to Host Lecture on Prison History in the North Country
The Whallonsburg Grange Hall and John Brown Lives! will host a summer lyceum on Wednesday, August 19 at 7:30 p.m. Prison historian Jefferson Hall will give a lecture entitled "Prison History and Memory in New York’s North Country." Professor Hall grew up in a North Country … [Read more...] about Grange to Host Lecture on Prison History in the North Country
View the Adirondacks Through the Lens of Fire Tower History
Families will have a chance to view the Adirondacks from the top of the world in a unique program offered by the Adirondack History Museum. The Adirondack History Museum will present its Adirondack Fire Tower program Wednesday, July 22 and Wednesday, Aug. 12 from 9 a.m. until … [Read more...] about View the Adirondacks Through the Lens of Fire Tower History