Almost every county in New York celebrates an annual fair. Warren County was no exception. The Warren County Fair had its beginnings in 1857 as the Warren County Agricultural Society. I’d like to share some images from a recent accession of material relating to the Warren County Agricultural Society (1863-1886), The Warrensburgh Fair and Exhibition…
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Back to School – Queensbury, New York District 15 school
To celebrate this time of year I’d like to share a “back to school” picture from 1938. Students and teacher standing in front of Queensbury, NY District 15 school sometimes called the Harris school or the Bay Road School. edited by Tom Lynch, Collections Manager contact: [email protected] Source: Al & Eleanor Oudekerk…
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Drive-In Movie Theaters….. A blast from the past !!
A vanishing item from the landscape are Drive-In Movie Theaters. In scanning items from the Barker – Henry architecture and engineering collection, I recently came across drawings for a drive-in movie theater screen. I thought I’d share these drawings. Drive-in movie theater screen. Barker Henry Collection. 59-08. The typical outdoor screen was over…
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John Thurman Historical Society Map Collection
The Warren County Historical Society recently received a collection of 26 maps from the John Thurman Historical Society. I’d like to share a listing of the maps and provide some sample images. Due to the size of many maps it’s difficult to display them online. Some maps are in very poor condition but it is…
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Wendell Phillips (1811-1884), American Abolitionist Leader
In cataloging the Seelye-Eggleston Collection here at the Society I came across a carte-de-viste photograph of Wendell Phillips. It piqued my interest as I recognized his name as a famous American Abolitionist. Wendell Phillips was born in Boston, Massachusetts November 29, 1811 the son of John Phillips and Sarah Walley. He was a…
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Arcady Country Club, Hague, New York
The Arcady Club was owned by Joseph Lowe of Pelham, NY. In 2008 I had a conversation with Dr. Charles Upton Lowe, son of the owners, He informed me that the original club building was built on the shore of Lake George in the town of Hague, New York circa 1920 and burned shortly thereafter….
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Brown Swan Club – Summer Entertainment
On July 24, 2020 I published an article about the Brown Swan Club at Schroon Lake. I recently received an email from John Iacovino of North Carolina who sent some digital photographs of an orchestra called “The Original University Syncopated Orchestra” of Boston, Massachusetts. John’s father, Louis Iacovino was the drummer…
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Arto Monoco – Storytown – Old West Town study
Artist and theme park designer Arto Monoco was born November 15, 1913 at Elizabethtown, New York. In addition to doing a study for the train station, Arto also drew water color studies for Old West Town at Storytown USA Family Fun Park, Lake George, New York, now the Great Escape. Arto Monoco was a 1937…
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Arto Monoco – Storytown Train Station
Artist and theme park designer Arto Monoco was born November 15, 1913 at Elizabethtown, New York. He was commissioned by Charles R Wood to design a train station for Storytown USA Family Fun Park, Lake George, New York, now the Great Escape. Arto Monoco was a 1937 graduate of the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY….
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Evidence of Native American presence in Warren County, N.Y.
In 2007 the Society received a donation of an archaeological survey done in the eastern part of Queensbury, New York by the Louis Berger Group, Inc. in preparation for development of an industrial site. The 2005 survey found limited evidence of Native American occupation that would warrant an extensive survey. There appeared to be some…
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