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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Collection Item of the Week – 01/31/2023 – W.S. Tuttle Monuments & Headstones

This week we’ll look at an item from the Harris Family Collection #17 which was donated by Phil Harris. An advertising circular for W.S. Tuttle “Finished Marble and Granite Monuments and Headstones” located at 150 Bay Street in Glens Falls, New York.   In the circular he gives references for monuments he provided to noteworthy…
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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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