We shared this image on the Essex on Lake Champlain Facebook page and invited our viewers to play some Vintage Essex Trivia! This vintage photo from circa 1890 captures a winter scene on Main Street in Essex, NY. In the background is the Essex Community Church, and as we go up … [Read more...] about Vintage Photo: Essex Main Street Winter Scene
Vintage Essex Trivia
Every Monday we publish a vintage Essex photograph or miscellaneous artifact and ask you to share what you know about the image. What is featured? Where and when was the image most likely created? Can you help decipher these visual time capsules? Sometimes a guess is all it takes to help unravel the mystery! The Vintage Essex Trivia challenge is a fun (and interesting) way to explore our Essex, NY heritage. Part research, part game, part "crowdsourcing". Together we can collect and preserve valuable artifacts and knowledge before they succumb to the passage of time. We can celebrate the memories and stories of our forebears while simultaneously archiving and curating our cultural heritage for generations still to come. Learn more about
Vintage Essex Trivia, or dive into the full Vintage Essex Trivia & Artifacts Portfolio.
Vintage Postcard: St. John’s Episcopal Church
A fun new postcard that wandered our way, check it out above! This quaint drawing pictures St. John's Episcopal Church of Essex, New York. Can you help us identify the artist who created this drawing as well as the year it was created? We shared the image on the Essex on … [Read more...] about Vintage Postcard: St. John’s Episcopal Church
Vintage Photo: Essex Motor Boat Station
Check out this vintage photo postcard of the Essex motor boat station and automobile garage, Essex, NY. The large sign on the building reads: Murphy Garage Parts-Motors Sales-Service You can see the large garage door open under this sign, and nearby is an early gas … [Read more...] about Vintage Photo: Essex Motor Boat Station
Vintage Stereoview: Essex Baptist Church Steeple
We love sharing vintage artifacts and photos on our Essex on Lake Champlain Facebook page and inviting our visitors to play some Vintage Essex Trivia every Monday. Thank you to Todd Goff for sharing the stereoview image above with us! In the background we can see the steeple … [Read more...] about Vintage Stereoview: Essex Baptist Church Steeple
Vintage Photo: Union Free 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. Easily recognizable by the steep arches on the roof over its side door and the distinctive cupola, the building in the center is the former Union Free … [Read more...] about Vintage Photo: Union Free School