WCHS Local History Book Club

Meeting of WCHS Local History Book Club

Washington County Historical Society’s Local History Book Club will meet from noon until 1 PM on Friday, Aug. 11, at the East Hebron Presbyterian Church, 6559 State Rt. 22, Hebron, and at the one-room schoolhouse across the street from the church. The school is maintained by the Hebron Preservation Society. Washington County Historical Society membership is not required for participation.  

The discussion will focus on the history of one-room schoolhouse education in Washington County.  Attendees are asked to read the chapter on Education in the book Hebron A Century in Review, or to read Kaufman’s The American One-Room Schoolhouse.  Parking is at the church.  Memorabilia will be on display in the schoolhouse, with our tour being led by Debi Craig, Hebron town historian.

The group meets on the second Friday of the month at noon, usually at the Historical Society in Fort Edward.  The September meeting will focus on the history of apples in Washington County, and will be held at 167 Broadway in Fort Edward. 

Future sessions of the club will include books about the larger Adirondack area as well as works by local authors.  Proposed topics include the temperance movement in our area, Andrew Carnegie’s role in the creation of Mountainside Library, and the significance of the Champlain Canal.  For additional information, email Connie Harris Farrington at connieandlee@roadrunner.com.