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Clinton County Historical Association

Michael Anderson: Plattsburgh’s Native Astronaut

September 14, 2023 by Guest Contributor Leave a Comment

Michael Anderson during the STS-107 Columbia Space Shuttle missionHistory is often treated as an old thing, of events before anyone’s living memory, of days gone by. And yet history is happening all around us, all the time, right now, if we only choose to recognize it.

Clinton County made that choice in 2020 — in a big, bold way — a choice to mark the remarkable life of one of its own, Lt. Col. Michael P. Anderson. [Read more…] about Michael Anderson: Plattsburgh’s Native Astronaut

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Arts, History Tagged With: Air Force History, astronomy, Clinton County, Clinton County Historical Association, Outside Art, Plattsburgh, Plattsburgh Air Foce Base, Science History

Jehudi Ashmun: A Founder & Historian of Liberia

September 14, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Map of Liberia Colony in the 1830s, created by the ACS, and also showing Mississippi Colony and other state-sponsored coloniesBorn and raised in the town of Champlain, Clinton County, NY, Jehudi Ashmun (1794 – 1828) was a religious leader and social reformer who helped lead efforts by the American Colonization Society to “repatriate” African Americans to a colony in West Africa.

The organization, formed in 1816 by Quakers and slaveholders, founded the colony of Liberia as a place to resettle free people of color from the United States, believing in part that Black people would face better chances for freedom and prosperity in Africa than in the United States. [Read more…] about Jehudi Ashmun: A Founder & Historian of Liberia

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, History Tagged With: American Colonization Society, Black History, Champlain, Clinton County, Clinton County Historical Association, Connecticut, Liberia, Maine, Middlebury College, Political History, Quakers, Religious History, Slavery, University of Vermont, Vermont

Aitkin’s Rifles: Mementos of the Battle of Plattsburgh

September 12, 2023 by Guest Contributor Leave a Comment

Commemorative plate on the stock of the rifle awarded Captain Martin Aitkin in 1826 "For His Gallantry at the Siege of Plattsburgh" (Battle of Plattsburgh)By any measure, things were looking very grim for General Alexander Macomb and his army on September 3, 1814. Scouting reports indicated that as many as 11,000 battle-hardened British troops were moving south along the western shore of Lake Champlain with Plattsburgh in their sights, and most Plattsburgh inhabitants had left for safer quarters. [Read more…] about Aitkin’s Rifles: Mementos of the Battle of Plattsburgh

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History Tagged With: Alexander Macomb, Battle of Plattsburgh, Chazy, Clinton County, Clinton County Historical Association, Material Culture, Military History, Plattsburgh, Saranac River, War of 1812

Peru, NY Church History Tour Set For Saturday

July 21, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Peru Community Church (courtesy Clinton County Historical Association)The Clinton County Historical Association will host a driving tour of Peru, NY churches on Sturday, July 22, 2023. Four churches will be visited – St. Augustine’s, the Peru Community Church, the Harkness United Methodist Church and St Patrick’s Oratory and Mother Cabrini Shrine. [Read more…] about Peru, NY Church History Tour Set For Saturday

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, History Tagged With: Clinton County Historical Association

The Lozier Automobile Company of Plattsburgh

July 18, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

1908 lozier-7 passenger Touring Car made in PlattsburghHenry Abrahm Lozier was an Indiana-born sewing machine and bicycle manufacturer.  After selling his bicycle business, Lozier moved to Plattsburgh, NY to organize the manufacture of boats and marine engines. He started the Lozier Automobile Company, which produced the luxury Lozier in Plattsburgh from 1900 to 1918. [Read more…] about The Lozier Automobile Company of Plattsburgh

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: Champlain Valley Transportation Museum, Clinton County Historical Association

Conservation Grant Awardees Announced

July 6, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Conservation Grant Awardees The New York State Council of the Arts and Greater Hudson Heritage Network Grant Program now offer three opportunities for collecting institutions in New York State including Conservation Treatment Grants, Preservation Supplies Grants, and Site Assessment Grants. [Read more…] about Conservation Grant Awardees Announced

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: Allegany County Historical Society, Anderson Falls Heritage Society Museum, Bedford Historical Society, Black Rock Historical Society, Boscobel House, Brooklyn Children's Museum, Buffalo History Museum, Burchfield Penney Art Center, Cayuga Museum, Chapman Museum, Chemung County Historical Society, Chenango County Historical Society, Clarkson Historical Society, Clinton County Historical Association, Columbia County Historical Society, Conference House Association, Dansville Area Historical Society, Davis Town Meeting House Society, DIA Center for the Arts, Dyckman Farmhouse Museum Alliance, East Hampton Historical Society, Edward Hopper House Museum, Everson Museum of Art, Friends of Rock Hall, Galen Historical Societ, Genesee Country Village, Grants, Greater Hudson Heritage Network, Greater Patchogue Historical Society, Hallockville Museum Farm, Hammond Historical Museum, Hendrick I. Lott House Preservation Association, Historic Richmond Town, Historic Saranac Lake, Historical Society of the Nyacks, Howland Stone Store Museum, Iroquois Museum, Kent-Delord House Museum, Lehigh Valley Railroad Historical Society, Lewis Latimer House Museum, Lindenhurst Historical Society, Livingston County Historical Society, Long Beach Historical and Preservation Society, Long Island Maritime Museum, Long Island Museum, Middlesex Heritage Group, Minerva Historical Society, Morris Historical Society, Museum at Bethel Woods, Museum of Arts and Design, Museums, Nassau County Museum of Art, National Comedy Center, National Lighthouse Museum, National Museum of Racing, New York City Fire Museum, Niagara County Historical Society, North Castle Historical Society, Northport Historical Society, Old Westbury Gardens, Oneida Community Mansion House, Onondaga Historical Association, Pawling Historical Society, Planting Fields Foundation, Port Chester Historical Society, Raynham Hall Museum, Reher Center for Immigrant Culture and History, Roberson Museum and Science Center, Rocky Point Historical Society, Rome Historical Society, Sardinia Historical Society, Schoharie County Historical Society, Sea Cliff Village Museum, Skaneateles Historical Society, Sonnenberg Gardens, Southampton History Museum, Southold Historical Society, Steel Plant Museum of Western New York, Strong National Museum of Play, Suffolk County Historical Society, The New York State Council of the Arts, Three Village Historical Society, Ticonderoga Historical Society, West Bloomfield Historical Society, Westhampton Beach Historical Society

The Redford Picnic: A Continuing Tradition Since 1855

July 3, 2023 by Guest Contributor Leave a Comment

Redford Picnic Historic Marker“It was the happiest day of our lives!” Her eyes light up. Her smile is a mile wide. She claps her hands in joy. Lena Collins Facteau (1904-1992) is remembering her childhood days at the 15th of Redford. If you ask anyone in the Redford area, in the town of Saranac, Clinton County, you’ll get the same response.

For one day each year people get to be part of a big family tradition that includes old-fashioned games, pie booths (they empty first), fancy booths, sumptuous meals, music, the ring toss, cotton candy, and a chance to ride on one of the oldest carousels in the country. [Read more…] about The Redford Picnic: A Continuing Tradition Since 1855

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events Tagged With: Clinton County, Clinton County Historical Association, Saranac

Sunday on Valcour Island Features Bluff Point Lighthouse Tours

June 29, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Bluff Point Lighthouse Valcour IslandThe Clinton County Historical Association has announced “Sunday on Valcour Island” featuring tours of the Historic Bluff Point Lighthouse, Sunday, July 9, 2023. [Read more…] about Sunday on Valcour Island Features Bluff Point Lighthouse Tours

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, History Tagged With: Clinton County Historical Association

Adirondack Coast Museum Days Weekend

June 13, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Museum Days display at the Clinton County Court Building by Geri FavreauThe Adirondack Coast Cultural Alliance has announced the 14th Annual Museum Days Weekend throughout Clinton County has been set for June 17th and 18th, inviting visitors and residents to “be a tourist in your own backyard” and explore the area’s wealth of museums, galleries, and cultural organizations. [Read more…] about Adirondack Coast Museum Days Weekend

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Arts, Events, History Tagged With: Adirondack Coast Cultural Alliance, Alice T. Miner Museum, Anderson Falls Heritage Society Museum, Babbie Rural & Farm Learning Museum, Clinton County Historical Association, Dannemora Village Museum, Heart’s Delight Farm Heritage Center, Kent-Delord House Museum, Lyon Mountain Mining and Railroad Museum, North Star Underground Railroad Museum, Northern New York American-Canadian Genealogical Society, Plattsburgh Air Force Base Museum, Rouses Point History Welcome Center, Samuel de Champlain History Center, Strand Center for the Arts, SUNY Plattsburgh, War of 1812 Museum

Clinton County History Events in June

June 4, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The Clinton County Historical Association has announced their scheduled events for the month of June, including programs on the history of Plattsburgh, women’s suffrage, and Black Brook History Day. [Read more…] about Clinton County History Events in June

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, History Tagged With: Clinton County Historical Association

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