Rewind: March 1, 2026 – “Edward Everett Horton” Plaques honoring outstanding citizens – once in the Civic Center, were moved to the basement of the Charles R. Wood Theater, where they remain today. We have been made aware that there are many ‘locals’ who do not know or realize that such a collection of…
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"Rewind" - Devoted to Local History
Beginning in June of 2006, Warren County Historical Society published a weekly column in The Post Star that focused on local history: places, events, and people in and around Warren County. This continued for 5 years until the newspaper informed us that there wasn’t space any longer for the column.
The society waited about a year before deciding to start the column again, this time as a bi-weekly column on our website.
Beginning in June of 2012, we have posted two new Rewind columns each month, roughly on the 1st and 15th. While you may see a duplicate topic on occasion, the topics are sometimes repeated because of new, different, or additional information that was made available.
If you wish to see any of the first five years of the column, you can contact the Society to view copies of each of them.
The Society is always looking for people interested in researching and writing new Rewind columns for us. If you have an interest or a story to share, call us at 518-743-0734, or email us at [email protected].
Rewind: February 1, 2026 – “Paul Revere – In Warren County?”
Rewind: February 1, 2026 “Paul Revere – In Warren County?” YES! Collections manager Tom Lynch found the following information on Paul Revere and the time spent in the area that was published in Frank Leslie’s Weekly in 1902. Paul Revere on a 1756 Expedition to Crown Point Paul Revere came from a…
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Rewind: January 15, 2026 – “Naming the Streets in Lake George Village”
Rewind: January 15, 2026 – “Naming the Streets in Lake George Village” The following information is taken from a file found in the Warren County Historian’s office dated 1962. The author is unknown. SOME NOTES ON THE NAMING OF STREETS IN LAKE GEORGE CANADA STREET – named for the fact that it…
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Rewind: January 1, 2026 – “The Princess Elizabeth”
Rewind: January 1, 2026 – “The Princess Elizabeth” The Warren County Historical Society extends best wishes for a healthy, peaceful New Year. May 2025 be a banner year for all. In our first Rewind of the new year, we are sharing a newspaper picture found in a scrapbook. It is of the Princess Elizabeth of…
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Rewind: December, 2025 – “Pictures from the Past”
Rewind: December, 2025 “Pictures from the Past” We recently saw a scrapbook where someone had saved much of the content from: The Post-Star Glens Falls Centennial Edition Monday, March 24, 1939 It was in April 1839 that the hamlet of Glens Falls became a VILLAGE. We have selected some of the photographs from that…
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Rewind: “The Ordways of Stony Creek” – November 2025
Rewind: November – “The Ordways of Stony Creek” November 2025 The Ordway name should be familiar to many people in the Glens Falls area. “Ordway Hall,” the current home of SPOT Coffee, was once the home of the YMCA. It was built with money supplied by Jones Ordway, a lumber baron in Glens Falls. …
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Rewind: August 2025 – “Henry Hudson Barton”
Rewind: August 2025 – “Henry Hudson Barton” We continue our look at the book in the collection of the Historical Society called Adirondack Profiles by William L. Wessels. In it, Mr. Wessels tells stories about people and places from all around the Adirondack Park. You may wonder about some of the ‘facts’ he shared, as we…
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Rewind: July 15, 2025 – “The Jessup Brothers”
Rewind: July 15, 2025 – “The Jessup Brothers” THE JESSUP BROTHERS Mention has been made of the Totten and Crossfield Purchase. The two brothers, Edward and Ebenezer Jessup had much to do with the project. – the first sale of extensive Adirondack lands. They were the first big lumber operators in the Wilderness. We still…
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Rewind: July 1, 2025 – “Glens Falls – Gateway to the Adirondacks – Finch, Pryun and Company”
Rewind: July 1, 2025 – “Glens Falls – Gateway to the Adirondacks – Finch, Pryun and Company” A gem in the collection of the Historical Society is a book called Adirondack Profiles by William L. Wessels. In it, Mr. Wessels tells stories about people and places from all around the Adirondack Park. You may…
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Rewind: June 1, 2025 – “Dr. Edwin Brown Jenks, M.D.”
Rewind: June 1, 2025 – “Dr. Edwin Brown Jenks, M.D.” Some time ago, someone at the New York Medical College contacted us and asked about a gentleman from Lake George who was a graduate of the college. The man they were interested in was Edwin Brown Jenks, and they were looking to confirm some facts…
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