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Warren County Historical Society

History-Based Student Art Camp Planned in Warren County

May 24, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

warren county historical societyThe Warren County Historical Society has announced “Eyes To The Past – Mind To The Future,” a History-Based Student Art Camp set for Monday through Friday, June 26th through 30th from 9 am to 2:30 pm. [Read more…] about History-Based Student Art Camp Planned in Warren County

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Arts, Capital-Saratoga, Events, History Tagged With: Warren County Historical Society

New Book On Seneca Ray Stoddard Published

May 18, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Seneca Ray Stoddard An Intimate Portrait of an Adirondack LegendThe new book Seneca Ray Stoddard; and Intimate Portrait of an Adirondack Legend (Warren County Historical Society, 2023) by Daniel Way, MD is a complete biography of Seneca Ray Stoddard, including unique photographs and a virtual tour of Stoddard’s house, which no longer exists. [Read more…] about New Book On Seneca Ray Stoddard Published

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Arts, Books, Capital-Saratoga, History, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondacks, Environmental History, Essex County, Geography, Glens Falls, Lake Champlain, Lake George, Lake Luzerne, Maps, Photography, Saratoga County, Schroon Lake, Stoddard, Warren County, Warren County Historical Society, Wilton

Call For Art To Promote Warren County History

May 16, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

warren county historical societyThe Warren County Historical Society has announced a call for art for their new juried exhibition “Inspired by History – Art Reflections of Warren County, New York County.” Artwork can be in all forms and must be inspired by the human history, natural landscape and historic architecture of Warren County. [Read more…] about Call For Art To Promote Warren County History

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History, New Exhibits Tagged With: SUNY Adirondack, Warren County Historical Society

Mastodons & Warren County’s Paleoclimate

May 14, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Queensbury Mammoth Tooth (illustration from The Mastodons, Mammoths and Other Pleistocene Mammals of New York State Being A Descriptive Record of All Known Occurrences (1921)The Warren County Historical Society will host “Mastodons and the Paleoclimate of Warren County,” a program on the prehistoric animals that use to roam what is now Warren County with Paleontologist Dr. Robert Feranec, set for Wednesday, May 17th. [Read more…] about Mastodons & Warren County’s Paleoclimate

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Events, History Tagged With: Warren County Historical Society

Elizabeth Jennings Graham: America’s First Freedom Rider

March 5, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Elizabeth Jennings Graham ca 1895For many, the civil rights movement began with Rosa Parks’ brave stand against segregation in 1954. However, few people realize that the right for African Americans to even ride in streetcars was earned a hundred years before in a landmark civil rights case brought by Elizabeth Jennings Graham in the city of New York.

[Read more…] about Elizabeth Jennings Graham: America’s First Freedom Rider

Filed Under: Events, History, New York City Tagged With: Warren County Historical Society

Henry Knox & The Hunt for Heavy Artillery

December 9, 2022 by Editorial Staff 4 Comments

Knox Artillery Train courtesy National Archives CollectionThe Lake George Battlefield Park Alliance and the Warren County Historical Society have announced “Henry Knox and the Hunt for Heavy Artillery,” a program presented by Fort Ticonderoga Museum Curator Dr. Matthew Keagle on Monday, December 19th. [Read more…] about Henry Knox & The Hunt for Heavy Artillery

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History Tagged With: Lake George Battlefield Alliance, Warren County Historical Society

Free ‘National History Day’ Educator Workshops in November

November 4, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

fort ticonderogaFort Ticonderoga will partner with the Warren County Historical Society to host a free workshop for middle and high school teachers on Thursday, November 10th, from 4 to 5 pm and the Clinton County Historical Association on Thursday, November 17th, from 4 to 5 pm.

The workshop will introduce teachers to the National History Day program and the process for preparing students to participate. These workshops are open to all educators, whether or not they have prior experience with National History Day. [Read more…] about Free ‘National History Day’ Educator Workshops in November

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History Tagged With: Clinton County Historical Association, Fort Ticonderoga, New York State Museum, SUNY Oneonta, Warren County Historical Society

Warren County Historical Offering ‘History on a Thumb Drive’

November 1, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

warren county historical societyThe Warren County Historical Society has announced the availability of more than 90 history publications in digital form on a computer thumb drive. [Read more…] about Warren County Historical Offering ‘History on a Thumb Drive’

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History Tagged With: Warren County Historical Society

Some History Of The Warren County Mammoth Tooth Going On View November 5th

October 21, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Queensbury Mammoth Tooth (illustration from The Mastodons, Mammoths and Other Pleistocene Mammals of New York State Being A Descriptive Record of All Known Occurrences (1921)The Warren County Historical Society is welcoming back to the county a giant mammoth tooth found in Queensbury before the Civil War.

The prehistoric elephant roamed Warren County some 13,000 years ago when the county was more tundra-like with sedges and lichens in a very cold environment left by the retreating ice sheet on its way back North. [Read more…] about Some History Of The Warren County Mammoth Tooth Going On View November 5th

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Events, History Tagged With: Fossils, NYSHA, Paleontology, State Historian, Warren County Historical Society

Warren County Historical Society Creates Publishing Division

October 12, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

warren county historical societyThe Warren County Historical Society has created the Warren History Press imprint as a publishing division in furtherance of its goals of promoting the rich history of Warren County, NY. [Read more…] about Warren County Historical Society Creates Publishing Division

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Arts, History Tagged With: Publishing, Queensbury, Warren County, Warren County Historical Society, Writing

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