The Ticonderoga Historical Society (THS) will present a free public program entitled “The Last Days of John Brown” on Friday, June 24, at 7 p.m. at the Hancock House, 6 Moses Circle, Ticonderoga. Speaker John Warren will look at the life of the controversial abolitionist who … [Read more...] about Hancock House Presents Free Program “The Last Days of John Brown”
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Hancock House Opens for Season with Free Program “Black Baseball in the North Country”
The Ticonderoga Historical Society (THS) has opened for the 2022 season and will present a free public program entitled “Black Baseball in the North Country” on Friday, June 10, at 7 p.m. at the Hancock House, 6 Moses Circle, Ticonderoga. Presenter Maury Thompson will discuss … [Read more...] about Hancock House Opens for Season with Free Program “Black Baseball in the North Country”
Carrying The Torch Forward: Champlain National Bank History (Press Republican)
Peter Jr.’s grandfather moved to the North Country in the 1880s to manage Willsboro’s pulp mill and, believing “there needed to be a bank in town,” founded Essex County National Bank in 1921. The bank merged with Lake Champlain National Bank of Westport, about 15 miles south, … [Read more...] about Carrying The Torch Forward: Champlain National Bank History (Press Republican)
Hancock House Presents Program on Blacks in the Adirondacks
The Ticonderoga Historical Society will present a free public program on Friday, July 23 at 7 p.m. at the Hancock House, 6 Moses Circle, Ticonderoga. “Blacks in the Adirondacks” will take a look at the impact made by people of color in the North Country, says program … [Read more...] about Hancock House Presents Program on Blacks in the Adirondacks
Program Will Look at Adirondack Regiments in American Civil War
The Ticonderoga Historical Society will commemorate the 160th anniversary of the beginning of the American Civil War with a free public program on Friday, July 9 at 7 p.m. at the Hancock House, 6 Moses Circle, Ticonderoga, NY. “Adirondack Regiments in the American Civil War” … [Read more...] about Program Will Look at Adirondack Regiments in American Civil War