UNDERGROUND RAILROAD EXPERIENCE Saturday, November 23rd starts promptly at 6:00 pm, ends at approximately 9:00 pm Cost: $5 per person. Ages 10+ welcome. Share in an re-enactment of one of our most popular living history courses and become a player of the story. Travel the … [Read more...] about Pok-O-MacCready: Underground Railroad Experience
History
Civil War Exhibit Closes October 14
The Adirondack History Center Museum remains open for the season until October 14, 2013. A special Civil War exhibit, The Human Face of the Adirondacks in the Civil War, which contains historic artifacts, photographs and soldiers’ letters from that period will also close on … [Read more...] about Civil War Exhibit Closes October 14
Fort Ticonderoga Awards Teacher Scholarships
Fort Ticonderoga is pleased to announce the recipients of teacher scholarships to attend the Tenth Annual Fort Ticonderoga Seminar on the American Revolution May 17-19, 2013. They are: Nicholas Costa, Gouverneur Middle School, Gouverneur, New York Natasha Gray, The Brearley … [Read more...] about Fort Ticonderoga Awards Teacher Scholarships
Essex Development Stalls
Essex, New York built up an impressive head of steam in the early 19th century with steady commercial and residential growth. But the momentum would not endure. Stagnating manufacturing and commerce during the Civil War and shifting migration trends into the American West … [Read more...] about Essex Development Stalls
Essex Growth Peaks by 1850
Rapid expansion of maritime commerce resulting from steamboats and the Champlain Canal buoyed Essex prosperity until about 1850 when the population of Essex reached 2,351 residents. Frankly, I find it a little difficult to imagine our quaint little village bustling with 2,351 … [Read more...] about Essex Growth Peaks by 1850