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Historic Saranac Lake

Longtime History & Preservation Advocate Mary B. Hotaling, 80

September 13, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Mary B Hotaling (courtesy of the Hotaling Family)Mary B. Hotaling, age 80, of Saranac Lake, NY died on Friday, September 1, 2023 at her home with her family by her side. “Mary B” was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, and grew up in the Midwest. [Read more…] about Longtime History & Preservation Advocate Mary B. Hotaling, 80

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History Tagged With: Adirondack Architectural Heritage, Adirondacks, Essex County, Franklin County, Harrietstown, Historic Preservation, Historic Saranac Lake, Museums, Saranac Lake

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

Historic Saranac Lake Groundbreaking Ceremony

July 6, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Trudeau Rendering Print 2023Historic Saranac Lake will host a groundbreaking ceremony on August 1, 2023 at 4 pm, marking the beginning of construction at the Trudeau Building. The historic former home and medical office of Dr. E. L. Trudeau will undergo complete rehabilitation for expansion of Historic Saranac Lake’s museum at the neighboring Saranac Laboratory. [Read more…] about Historic Saranac Lake Groundbreaking Ceremony

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, History Tagged With: Essex County, Franklin County, Historic Preservation, Historic Saranac Lake, Saranac Lake, Trudeau

Historic Saranac Lake’s Trudeau Building Construction Begins

May 8, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Trudeau building renderingConstruction on the Trudeau Building in Saranac Lake has begun. The building will undergo complete rehabilitation for expansion of Historic Saranac Lake’s museum at the neighboring Saranac Laboratory. [Read more…] about Historic Saranac Lake’s Trudeau Building Construction Begins

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History Tagged With: Adirondacks, Essex County, Franklin County, Harrietstown, Historic Preservation, Historic Saranac Lake, Medical History, Museums, Saranac Lake

Safe Harbor, A Play About Saranac Lake’s TB Years

October 30, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

couple courtesy Historic Saranac Lake CollectionHistoric Saranac Lake will host a reading of Safe Harbor, a play about the tuberculous years in Saranac Lake on Friday, November 4th, in the historic auditorium at the former Trudeau Sanatorium. [Read more…] about Safe Harbor, A Play About Saranac Lake’s TB Years

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Arts, Events, History Tagged With: Historic Saranac Lake

Historic Saranac Lake Wins Grants to Support Museum Expansion

September 9, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Architectural rendering of the Trudeau Building after restoration providedHistoric Saranac Lake has announced that it has successfully secured a series of grants to support the project to expand the museum into the Trudeau building.

The organization has received thirteen government grants totaling over $1.8 million to support various aspects of the project, including architectural design, staffing, museum planning, and rehabilitation of both museum buildings. [Read more…] about Historic Saranac Lake Wins Grants to Support Museum Expansion

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History Tagged With: Grants, Historic Saranac Lake

Historic Saranac Lake Celebrating Béla Bartók

June 23, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Béla Bartók courtesy Historic Saranac Lake CollectionHistoric Saranac Lake (HSL) has announced a series of programs in celebration of Béla Bartók. The great Hungarian composer spent the last three summers of his life in Saranac Lake, in the Adirondack Mountains of Northern New York. [Read more…] about Historic Saranac Lake Celebrating Béla Bartók

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Arts, Events, History Tagged With: Historic Saranac Lake

Historic Saranac Lake To Host Trudeau Building Open House

April 3, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Trudeau Building courtesy Historic Saranac LakeHistoric Saranac Lake (HSL) will host an open house will be held at the Trudeau Building, located at 118 Main Street, on Wednesday, April 6th from 4 to 6 pm. All community members are welcome to come by for a look at the building before renovations begin. [Read more…] about Historic Saranac Lake To Host Trudeau Building Open House

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events Tagged With: Historic Saranac Lake

Historic Saranac Lake Acquires Béla Bartók Artifacts

March 17, 2022 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

The Saranac Laboratory Museum Historic Saranac Lake has announced that the Saranac Laboratory Museum has received an important donation, a collection of personal effects that once belonged to Béla Bartók.

Widely regarded as one of the great composers, Bartók spent the last three summers of his life in Saranac Lake, in the Adirondack Mountains. Historic Saranac Lake maintains the cabin where Bartók stayed the year of his death, in 1945, and shows it to the public by appointment. [Read more…] about Historic Saranac Lake Acquires Béla Bartók Artifacts

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Arts, History Tagged With: Cultural History, Historic Saranac Lake, Material Culture, Musical History, Performing Arts, Saranac Laboratory Museum, Saranac Lake

Resistance to Vaccines, Past & Present (A Virtual Talk)

February 28, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

historic saranac lakeHistoric Saranac Lake has announced “Exploring Vaccine Resistance Past and Present,” a program discussing popular resistance to vaccines and other public health measures using past and present infectious disease pandemics as a backdrop, set for Thursday March 3rd. [Read more…] about Resistance to Vaccines, Past & Present (A Virtual Talk)

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, History Tagged With: Historic Saranac Lake

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