The 1812 Homestead Farm & Museum
A "hands-on" working farm & museum
Route 22 & Reber Road North, Willsboro, NY
(518) 963-4071 or 563-7504
Adirondack
Almanack
Local
& Regional Politics, Culture & History
Adirondack
Architectural
Heritage
Formed to "encourage better public understanding, appreciation and
stewardship of the Adiorndacks' unique architectural
heritage. Steve Engelhart,
Exec.
Director
1759 Main St., Keeseville, NY 12944
(518) 834-932
Adirondack
Architecture
Good historical introduction; follow link to the Rustic
Carpenter,
Gothic & Great Camps
Adirondack
Fire Towers
Links, Pictures, Information.
Adirondack
Gilded Age Tour
The "Gilded Age" - a time when fabulous
estates were
built in
the heart of the Adirondacks so American aristocrats could live in
luxury
in the most remote wilderness.
Adirondack
Great Camps
History & Pictures
Adirondack
History Center
Essex County Historical Society
Elizabethtown, NY
"Discover the Human
Face of the
Adirondacks"
(518) 873-6466
echs@adkhistorycenter.org
Adirondack
History Network
Resources for Teachers
Adirondack History
The Battle of Lake George
Adirondack History
B-52 Crash on Wright Peak
Geological History
McIntyre Ironworks
Noah John Rondeau
Adirondack History.com
History & books about the Adirondacks
Adirondack Industries
Logging & Mining
The
Adirondack
Museum
Known nation-wide for its exhibits and collections that
reflect two centuries of human endeavor in one of the last wilderness
areas in the United States.
Classroom Presentations (within 2 hour drive)
Adirondack
Park History
Adirondack Political History
Adirondack Railway
Preservation Society
Railroad history & Tupper lake
Bolton Historical Museum
Rt. 9N, Bolton Landing, NY
(518) 644-9960
Brighton
Architectural Heritage
Committee
Survey & research the town's historic buildings.
PO Box 34, Rainbow Lake, NY 12976
(518) 327-3433
Camp
Santanoni
Preserving the Great Camp for public education, recreation &
inspiration.
Canoe Trip
Pictures - 1897
A
Central Park for the World
Text & Historic Photos for Teachers &
Students
Chapman
Historical Museum
348 Glen St., Glens Falls, NY
Southeastern Adirondack history from mid-1700's to present.
Crown Point State Historical Site
The first fortification here was built by the French in 1734; and
eventually became a British fort. For related information
see the America's Historic Lakes: Lake Champlain
& Lake George Historical Site
(518) 597-3666 or 4666
Crandall
Library
251 Glen St., Glens Falls, NY
Center for Folklife, history & cultural programs, gallery, films,
lectures, etc. (518) 792-6508
Essex
Community Heritage Organization,
Inc.
Formed to preserve a village which is a unique collection of Federal
and Greek Revival architecture
Route 22, PO Box 250 Essex, NY 12936
(518) 963-7088
The Fire Towers of New York
Section on Adirondack Fire Towers
Fort
Ticonderoga
Begun in 1755 by the French, Fort Ticonderoga was the key to the North
America continentî during a volatile period of more than two
decades
in the 18th century.
Ft.
William Henry Museum
Beach Rd. & Canada St., Lake George, NY
Restored colonial fortress from French & Indian War.
Guides
& Guiding in the Adirondacks
Text & Historic Photos for Teachers & Students
Historic Maps of New York
Historic
Saranac Lake
Works to encourage historic preservation in the community through
education and research.
Horicon
Museum
Rt. 8, Brant Lake, NY
Nine room farmhouse with antique clothing, pictures, displays,
furniture,
farm equipment, doll collection, etc.
(518) 494-7286
House
of History
Franklin Co. Historical & Museum Society
Malone, NY Contact
The Iron Center
Documents & interprets the 19th & 20th century operations of
the Town's iron industry
16 Park Place Port Henry, NY 12974
(518) 546-3587 or 7524
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John
Brown Lives
A grassroots freedom education project.
(518) 962-4781 or johnbrownlives@westelcom.org
John Browns Farm
Lake Placid, NY 12946
(518) 523-3900
Karonienhawi:
The untold story of the Iroquois influence on early feminists
Keene & Keene
Valley History
Frances G. Kinnear Museum
Main St., Lake Luzerne, NY
Local hsitory
(518) 696-4520
Lake
George Historical Museum
Canada St., Lake George, NY
Local history, art displays, original courtroom & jail cells,
historical
maps, etc. (518) 668-5044
Minerva
Historical Society
PO Box 46, Olmsteadville, NY 12857
(518) 251-2146
More
Than Just Mountains
Adirondack History
Museums
& Cultural Sites
Albany Region
New
York
State Museum
New
York State Newspapers on
Microfilm
List by County/Links to Libraries
Old
Forge, Town of Webb
Historical Association
The
Penfield Homestead Museum
Site of the world's first industrial application of electricity;
preserving
the legacy of the iron industry; plus extensive Civil War artifacts
&
information Route 2, Ironville
Crown Point, NY 12928 (518) 597-3804
Pulp
Mill Museum
Mill St., Lake Luzerne, NY
Site of one of the first U.S. pulp mills.
(518) 696-2711
Martha
Reben
Adirondack Writer
(A Woman of Courage profile)
Robert Louis Stevenson
Memorial Cottage
A museum to honor the author.
11 Stevenson Lane, Saranac Lake, NY 12983
(518) 891-1462
Sagamore
Historic Adirondack Great Camp
Raquette Lake, NY
Schoolhouse Museum
Lake Luzerne, NY
(518) 696-3656
Schroon-North Hudson Historical Society
1144 US Rte 9, PO Box 444, Schroon Lake, NY 12870
Lumbering, turn of the century history; "Diaries of an Adirondack Boy"
elementary program.
Lois Clark 518-532- 0533
Betty Osolin 518-532-9194
Six Nations Indian Museum
Dedicated to preserving the rich culture of the Six Nations Confederacy
Contact for
Info &
List
of Speakers Available
County Rte. 60, Onchiota, NY 12989
(518) 891-2299
The Six Nations
Iroquois History - Links to Many Other Sites
Stony Creek Historical Museum
History
of Stony Creek
Lanfear Rd. & Creek Center, Stony Creek, NY
(518) 696-5211
Ticonderoga
Historical Society
Hancock House, Ticonderoga, NY 12883
518-585-7868 ths@capital.net
Town
of Chester,
Museum of Local
History
Town Hall, 6339 State Route 9, Chestertown, NY
History of Chestertown & Pottersville areas
(518) 494-2711
Town of Webb History
Brown's Tract, Old Forge, Nat Foster
Traditional
Logging in the Adirondacks
History, Pictures, Adirondack Museum
Tuberculosis:
Curing in the Adirondacks
Text & Historic Photos for Teachers & Students
Warrensburg Museum
of Local
History
Rt. 9, Warrensburg, NY
Local history (518) 623-2928
White
Pine Camp
Summer Home of Calvin Coolidge,
20 architecturally unique buildings
Women's
Work in the Adirondacks
Stories, Pictures
Adirondack Museum
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