The Essex Community Fund (ECF) at Adirondack Foundation has awarded nearly $25,000 in grants to 11 organizations serving the town of Essex and nearby communities. ECF awards grants to nonprofit organizations, schools, church programs and local government activities serving … [Read more...] about Essex Community Fund Names 2023 Grant Recipients
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Vintage Photo: St. Joseph’s Church
We shared the vintage postcard above on the Essex on Lake Champlain Facebook page last Monday and invited our viewers to play some Vintage Essex Trivia. Can you identify this Essex church (before looking at the title)? It's St. Joseph's Catholic Church, which stands just outside … [Read more...] about Vintage Photo: St. Joseph’s Church
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
St. Joseph's Catholic Church is located about one mile north of the main village of Essex, NY. The church was built mostly by volunteers. In 1873, it was completed using locally quarried stone at a total cost of $9,000 (Images of America: Essex on Lake Champlain 78). The … [Read more...] about St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Essex, NY
St. Joseph's Church... was begun in 1872 and finished in 1873 at a cost of $9,000. According to H.P. Smith [in History of Essex County], the congregation numbered 100 families in 1885. Local myth held its location out of town was because the existing religions in the hamlet did … [Read more...] about St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Essex, NY