Frequently we share a different historic image on the Essex on Lake Champlain Facebook page and invite our viewers to play some Vintage Essex Trivia. Do you recognize the building featured in the postcard above? The caption tells us that it is: "The Ross Mansion, Essex, NY." … [Read more...] about Vintage Postcard: Ross Mansion
Hickory Hill
1910 Hickory Hill Photo
I present to you a rather well captured (and equally well preserved) photograph of The Ross Mansion (aka Hickory Hill) circa 1910... The Ross Mansion in the photograph above was originally built for, and owned by Henry Howard Ross, the brother of William Daniel Ross who built … [Read more...] about 1910 Hickory Hill Photo
Vintage Postcard: The Ross Mansion, Essex, NY
Every week we share a vintage image on the Essex on Lake Champlain Facebook page and invite our viewers to play some Vintage Essex Trivia. Take a look at the most recent imagine above! Do you recognize this magnificent Essex home? The photo is labeled, "The Ross Mansion, Essex, … [Read more...] about Vintage Postcard: The Ross Mansion, Essex, NY
Scott Brayden Digs Essex History
Scott Brayden is scarcely out of college, but he has already amassed an impressive collection of 18th and 19th century historic artifacts from Essex, NY and environs. Frequent visits with his grandparents at Buena Vista Park ever since childhood have fostered his passion … [Read more...] about Scott Brayden Digs Essex History
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Before this denomination of church was locally established, Episcopal church services throughout the 1840’s in Essex, NY, were held by various missionary priests traveling from nearby locations, including Ticonderoga and Keeseville (Belden Noble Memorial Library. Essex, New York: … [Read more...] about St. John’s Episcopal Church