Warren County Historical Society

Maury Thompson Receiving Warren County Historical Society Award

November 14, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The Warren County Historical Society has announced the recipient of its annual “Hon. John D. Austin Jr. Contribution to History Award.” Maury Thompson of Ticonderoga has been selected from a slate of candidates nominated by the public.

Thompson, a regular contributor to New York Almanack, will receive his award at the Society’s Annual Meeting on Saturday, January 20, 2024, from 11 am to 2 pm, at the Holiday Inn in Lake George. [Read more…] about Maury Thompson Receiving Warren County Historical Society Award

Fashion History Program at Wiawaka Center for Women July 23rd

July 19, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Wiawaka Center for Women on Lake George is celebrating its 120th year with a program on fashion history. Re-enactors portraying Wiawaka founders Katrina Trask (1853-1922) and Mary Fuller (1862-1943) will welcome guests from 2 to 4 pm on July 23 to celebrate the evolution of women’s fashions from their era. [Read more…] about Fashion History Program at Wiawaka Center for Women July 23rd

History of the Schaefer Family and the Adirondacks

July 13, 2023 by Editorial Staff 3 Comments

The Schaefer family — brothers Vincent, Paul and Carl – were instrumental in the early days of “Forever Wild” environmental activism in the Adirondack and Catskill Mountains. [Read more…] about History of the Schaefer Family and the Adirondacks

Marine Artifacts at Fort William Henry

June 16, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Fort William Henry Museum in Lake George opened its doors to tourists in May 1954. Over its early years, the museum acquired a large collection of anchors, grapnels and grappling irons (sometimes calls grappling hooks) dating to the 18th century. [Read more…] about Marine Artifacts at Fort William Henry

History-Based Student Art Camp Planned in Warren County

May 24, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The 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

New Book On Seneca Ray Stoddard Published

May 18, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The 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

Call For Art To Promote Warren County History

May 16, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The 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

Mastodons & Warren County’s Paleoclimate

May 14, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

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

Elizabeth Jennings Graham: America’s First Freedom Rider

March 5, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

For 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.

Henry Knox & The Hunt for Heavy Artillery

December 9, 2022 by Editorial Staff 4 Comments

The 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