Local History Book Club

July 12, 2024 Meeting of WCHS Local History Book Club

Washington County Historical Society’s Local History Book Club will meet from 12 PM until 1 PM on Friday, July 12, 2024 at Washington Center, 4573 State Route 40, Argyle. This is a short-term and long-term care facility, formerly known as Pleasant Valley Infirmary. Discussion will focus on the history of the Poorhouse in Washington County. Weather permitting, the poorhouse cemetery will be viewed. Recommended reading is In the Shadow of the Poorhouse by Michael Katz or The Poorhouse, America’s Forgotten Institution by David Wagner.  Historical society membership is not required to attend the book club.

The August book club meeting will be held in Cambridge, NY  and will discuss seed businesses of Washington County in the 1800s and 1900s.

The book club meets on the second Friday of the month at twelve o’clock. Future sessions of the club will include books about the larger Adirondack area as well as works by local authors. Upcoming topics include the temperance movement in our area, Benedict Arnold’s Navy, and the Revolutionary role of Thaddeus Kosciuszko. For additional information, email Connie Harris Farrington at connieandlee@roadrunner.com.