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Ticonderoga Historical Society

Fake News and Fisticuffs in Politics Program Sept 25th

September 15, 2020 by Editorial Staff 3 Comments

Caning of Senator Sumner in 1856.New York Public Library PhotoThe Ticonderoga Historical Society is set to present a free public program “Fake News and Fisticuffs – Nothing New in American Politics” on Friday, September 25 at 6 pm at the Hancock House.

This program will highlight the history of fake news and violent discord, including physical attacks in the Congress, and how neither is unique to today’s political climate. [Read more…] about Fake News and Fisticuffs in Politics Program Sept 25th

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, History Tagged With: Ticonderoga Historical Society

Ticonderoga’s Hancock House Museum Moves to Fall Hours

September 3, 2020 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

The Hancock House in TiconderogaThe Hancock House Museum in Ticonderoga, Essex County, is set to move to fall hours beginning September 6th.

The four-story museum and research library, located at 6 Moses Circle, will be open Wednesday through Saturday from 10 am until 4 pm during the months of September and October. [Read more…] about Ticonderoga’s Hancock House Museum Moves to Fall Hours

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History Tagged With: Hancock House, Ticonderoga Historical Society

Prohibition Program In Ticonderoga Sept 11th

August 27, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Dumping beer courtesy Library of CongressThe Ticonderoga Historical Society is set to present “Our Best Endeavors: Temperance and Prohibition in the Champlain Valley,” a presentation by Susan Evans McClure, Executive Director of the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, on Friday, September 11 at 6 pm. [Read more…] about Prohibition Program In Ticonderoga Sept 11th

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, History Tagged With: Prohibition, Ticonderoga, Ticonderoga Historical Society

Suffrage Centennial Program in Ticonderoga

August 25, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

celebration of the Suffrage CentennialThe Ticonderoga Historical Society is set to present “The Suffrage Centennial: Trial and Triumph,” a program highlighting the struggle to provide women the right to vote, on Friday, August 28th. [Read more…] about Suffrage Centennial Program in Ticonderoga

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, History Tagged With: Political History, Suffrage Movement, Ticonderoga, Ticonderoga Historical Society, womens history

Adirondack Mapping Exhibit in Ticonderoga, Program Planned

August 17, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

mapping the adirondacks exhibitThe Ticonderoga Historical Society is set to present a free public program “Mapping the Adirondacks,” on Friday, August 21st at 7 pm at the Hancock House in Ticonderga.

“Mapping the Adirondacks” will open the museum’s newest exhibit, featuring more than 18 military, political and romance maps from its collection, some on display for the first time. [Read more…] about Adirondack Mapping Exhibit in Ticonderoga, Program Planned

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, History Tagged With: exhibits, Maps, Ticonderoga, Ticonderoga Historical Society, Verplanck Colvin

Ulysses S. Grant Program Planned in Ticonderoga

July 28, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Commanding General Grant at the Battle of Cold HarborThe Ticonderoga Historical Society is set to present its first program of the year, “One Man’s Impact: U.S. Grant and Our Memory of the Civil War,” on Friday, July 31st. [Read more…] about Ulysses S. Grant Program Planned in Ticonderoga

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, History Tagged With: Civil War, Military History, Ticonderoga, Ticonderoga Historical Society, Ulysses S Grant

Historical Society Offers Its Graduating Seniors A Free History Book

June 8, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Ticonderoga patches and patterns from its pastThe Ticonderoga Historical Society is offering a free local history volume to all 2020 graduating seniors of the Ticonderoga Central School District.

Ticonderoga – Patches and Patterns from Its Past is a compilation of historical vignettes regarding the town and its heritage. [Read more…] about Historical Society Offers Its Graduating Seniors A Free History Book

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History Tagged With: Education, Hancock House, Ticonderoga, Ticonderoga Historical Society

Ti Historical Opening With ‘Singing of the Green’

March 2, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

the little fraudsThe Ticonderoga Historical Society is set to open for their 2020 season on Friday, March 27 with “The Singing of the Green, The Irish in American Musical Theater,” a presentation by Diane O’Connor. [Read more…] about Ti Historical Opening With ‘Singing of the Green’

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, History Tagged With: Immigration, Irish History, Music, Theatre, Ticonderoga, Ticonderoga Historical Society

Ticonderoga Historical Offering Internship

January 23, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The Ticonderoga Historical Society has a position available for a graduate intern in public history, museum studies or a related field for the summer of 2020. The Society is housed within the Hancock House, a four-story historic house museum, open to the public.

The museum houses a collection of approximately 4,000 artifacts, 7,000 books and manuscripts, and other original materials relating to the history of the Lake Champlain Basin Region. In addition to its exhibit space, the Historical Society engages in an active plan of community outreach, programs and lectures. [Read more…] about Ticonderoga Historical Offering Internship

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History Tagged With: Hancock House, Ticonderoga, Ticonderoga Historical Society

Ticonderoga Historical Expands Summer A’Fair

August 6, 2019 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The Ticonderoga Historical Society has expanded the offerings of its annual Summer A’Fair, which will take place at the Hancock House, 6 Moses Circle, Ticonderoga, from 10 am until 2 pm on Saturday, August 10.

Each year the Historical Society presents a bake sale featuring an array of home-baked treats, as well as a “white elephant” sale of gently used goods, along with a vendor area featuring high-quality craft, household, and one-of-a-kind items. [Read more…] about Ticonderoga Historical Expands Summer A’Fair

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, History Tagged With: Hancock House, Ticonderoga, Ticonderoga Historical Society

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