The Lower Adirondack Regional Center for History (LARCH) in Ticonderoga, NY, will offer a free program entitled “1776: High Hopes” on Friday, July 24 at 7 pm. The program will explore the dizzying pace of revolutionary events from the New Year through Christmas 1776. [Read more…] about The Revolution in 1776: High Hopes Program in Ticonderoga
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A WWII Landing Craft’s Transition to Lake George Tour Boat
Ticonderoga Town Historian and Lower Adirondack Regional Center for History (LARCH) President Bill Dolback will present “The 1085 Chronicle,” about the history of the USS LCI(L)-1085 (Landing Craft Infantry Large).
Built by the Defoe Shipbuilding Company in Bay City, Michigan, and commissioned in August 1944, this 158-foot, 400-ton vessel served in the Pacific Theater during the closing months of World War II and was later transformed into a tour boat on Lake George. [Read more…] about A WWII Landing Craft’s Transition to Lake George Tour Boat
Local Pageants Once Brought History to Life
Before the documentaries of Ken Burns, there were historical pageants – a popular form of entertainment by means of which Americans also digested information about the history of their nation and their region.
From the 1850s to the 1950s, historical pageants, or folk dramas, as they were also called, were a characteristic feature of life in American communities, celebrating American history and/or a town’s founding, its most memorable historical events and its most prominent citizens. [Read more…] about Local Pageants Once Brought History to Life
Ticonderoga Program Explores John Hancock’s Legacy Friday
The Lower Adirondack Regional Center for History (LARCH) will offer a free program entitled “To the Interest of My Country” on Friday, September 12 at 7 pm at the Hancock House, 6 Moses Circle in Ticonderoga, NY.
The program will look at the lasting legacy of John Hancock, well-known patriot of the American Revolution. The Hancock House Museum, built in 1925, is a likeness of Hancock’s ca. 1737 home, which stood on Beacon Hill in Boston. [Read more…] about Ticonderoga Program Explores John Hancock’s Legacy Friday
Freedom’s Friend: Lafayette and America
The Lower Adirondack Regional Center for History (LARCH) will offer a free program entitled “Freedom’s Friend: Lafayette and America” on Friday, July 11 at 7 pm at the Hancock House, 6 Moses Circle in Ticonderoga.
Historian Sean Kelleher, Vice Chair of the Saratoga 250 Commission, Saratoga Town Historian, and a regular contributor to New York Almanack will share insights gained from his extensive research into Lafayette‘s special relationship with George Washington. Kelleher brings unique perspectives on Lafayette’s 1825 tour of New York and its significance to our region. [Read more…] about Freedom’s Friend: Lafayette and America
The Marshalls: An Indispensable Adirondack Family
Recently, Diane O’Connor, the managing director of the Lower Adirondack Regional Center for History in Ticonderoga, presented “Adirondack Jews: Community and Contribution,” at the Historical Society of the Town of Chester and the Town of Chester Library. The program highlighted the contributions of the Marshall family – Louis Marshall and his sons James, George and Bob – to the preservation of the Adirondacks. [Read more…] about The Marshalls: An Indispensable Adirondack Family
Commemoration of Ticonderoga Memorial Stone Planned for July 31st
The Lower Adirondack Regional Center for History (LARCH) in Ticonderoga, Essex County, NY, invites the public to join together for a commemoration of the Memorial Stone, also known as “Heroes Rock,” in Artillery Park on Wednesday, July 31 at 1 pm. [Read more…] about Commemoration of Ticonderoga Memorial Stone Planned for July 31st
Events & Sentiments Leading to the American Revolution
The American Revolution did not just happen overnight. Years before ties were formally severed with the British Empire, the Stamp Act, Boston Tea Party, and other events signaled a growing dissatisfaction with the mother country which would eventually lead to war. [Read more…] about Events & Sentiments Leading to the American Revolution
Ticonderoga ‘People’s Exhibit’ Seeks Personal Artifacts for Display
The Lower Adirondack Regional Center for History (formerly Ticonderoga Historical Society) in Ticonderoga, Essex County, NY, is mounting an innovative new exhibit this summer, and the public is invited to participate. The “Peoples Exhibit” will allow area residents to display their own personal artifacts in the Hancock House Museum’s Harmon Gallery for the summer months. [Read more…] about Ticonderoga ‘People’s Exhibit’ Seeks Personal Artifacts for Display
Ticonderoga Historical Society Now Lower Adirondack Regional Center for History
The Ticonderoga Historical Society has announced a name change that it feels better reflects its expanded mission and regional outreach. The new name has been approved by New York State officials at the Board of Regents and Department of State. Going forward, the organization will be known as the Lower Adirondack Regional Center for History or LARCH. [Read more…] about Ticonderoga Historical Society Now Lower Adirondack Regional Center for History
Ticonderoga Historical Society to Host Paranormal Investigators
The Ticonderoga Historical Society will host “Finding Dystopia,” an Adirondack-based paranormal research group on Friday, October 27 at 7 pm in the lower-level program room of the Hancock House, 6 Moses Circle, Ticonderoga, NY. [Read more…] about Ticonderoga Historical Society to Host Paranormal Investigators
Ticonderoga Historical Society Genealogy Workshop on Oct 28
The Ticonderoga Historical Society will offer “Reading the Records,” a genealogy workshop on Saturday, October 28 from 10 am until noon at the Hancock House, 6 Moses Circle in Ticonderoga, Essex County, NY. [Read more…] about Ticonderoga Historical Society Genealogy Workshop on Oct 28
Champlain Canal Marks Bicentennial Year (1823-2023)
The Champlain Canal, connecting the Hudson River at Waterford, NY, with Lake Champlain at Whitehall, NY, was built between 1817 and 1823, and was one of the first major canals in the United States. The canal helped shape the development of the Northeast, and was a major factor in the development of the region’s lumber and iron industries. The Canal is celebrating it’s bicentennial this year. [Read more…] about Champlain Canal Marks Bicentennial Year (1823-2023)
The Fall of Fort Ticonderoga in July 1777
Fort Ticonderoga was a strategic fort in Northern New York on Lake Champlain that was captured by American Revolutionaries in 1775. It’s loss in 1777 was a major blow to the war effort during the American Revolution, resulting in court-marshals of the commanding officers.
The British army, led by General John Burgoyne, began its attack on the Fort in July 1777. The Americans, under the command of General Arthur St. Clair, were outnumbered and outgunned. Burgoyne’s forces surrounded the fort and began shelling it from the north. [Read more…] about The Fall of Fort Ticonderoga in July 1777
Crown Point Road: Opening Northern New England & Lake Champlain
After the fall of the forts at Ticonderoga and Crown Point during the French and Indian War in the fall of 1759, General Jeffrey Amherst ordered the building of the Crown Point Road.
The road was to run across what is now Vermont between Crown Point and The Fort at No. 4 on the Connecticut River in what is now Charlestown, New Hampshire. [Read more…] about Crown Point Road: Opening Northern New England & Lake Champlain
Conservation Grant Awardees Announced
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
Adirondacks Electric Age in Ticonderoga
The Ticonderoga Historical Society is starting its summer speaker series with “The Birth of the Electric Age – An Adirondack Story,” a program by Pete Nelson on the little-known story of how an Adirondack industrial revolution changed the world, set for Friday, June 30th at the Hancock House. [Read more…] about Adirondacks Electric Age in Ticonderoga
Haunted Hancock House in Ticonderoga Returns October 21st
The Ticonderoga Historical Society will celebrate the Halloween Season with “Haunted Hancock” a program set for Friday, October 21st at the Hancock House, located at 6 Moses Circle, Ticonderoga, Essex County, NY. [Read more…] about Haunted Hancock House in Ticonderoga Returns October 21st
Benedict Arnold at Valcour Program in Ticonderoga
The Ticonderoga Historical Society will host “Benedict Arnold: The Traitor who saved Ticonderoga,” a free program with Brian O’Connor set for Friday, August 12th at the Hancock House in Ticonderoga, Essex County, NY. [Read more…] about Benedict Arnold at Valcour Program in Ticonderoga
Early Adirondack Mapping Program in Ticonderoga
The Ticonderoga Historical Society will host “Mapping the Adirondacks,” a free program with Pete Nelson, who will discuss the life and work of Rochester physician William Watson Ely, on Friday, August 5th. [Read more…] about Early Adirondack Mapping Program in Ticonderoga