Every week we share a different image on the Essex on Lake Champlain Facebook page and invite our viewers to play some Vintage Essex Trivia. The collage we shared above features the cover and one of the interior pages of a commencement invitation from Essex High School. What … [Read more...] about Vintage Artifact: 1933 Essex High School Commencement Invitation
Essex High School
Llama and Turkeys in Essex?
Do you know Essex has its own llama? I know it is owned by the Pribbles. I saw it a few years ago on School Street grazing around the old Essex High School owned by Bill Sharp. Not knowing about it, I was rather startled to come around a corner, nearly bumping into a … [Read more...] about Llama and Turkeys in Essex?
Vintage Postcard: Essex High School
We invited you to play Vintage Essex Trivia when we posted this old photo on the Essex on Lake Champlain Facebook page last week. This photo of the old Essex High School in Essex, NY was found on an old postcard shared with us by Mary Wade (Thank you, Mary!). This square, … [Read more...] about Vintage Postcard: Essex High School
Essex High School
The former Essex High School in Essex, NY stands hidden behind trees on the edge of the main village on School Street. This was the last school that operated in the town. This square, brick school was built in 1908. This new school replaced the Union School situated in the … [Read more...] about Essex High School