January Local History Book Club

Washington County Historical Society’s Local History Book Club will meet from 12:30 to 1:30 on Wednesday, January 14, at the society building, 167 Broadway, Fort Edward.

Discussion focus is slavery in early Washington County. Reading materials are People of Lowly Life (2019) by Kenneth Perry of Greenwich and the article “Salem’s Forgotten African Americans” by William Cormier of Salem, in the 2008 WCHS Annual Journal. Both works by these local historians are available in the WCHS’s book shop.

Future sessions of the club will feature topics related to the larger Adirondack area as well as works by local authors.  Upcoming discussions include; Charles Evans Hughes, NY governor born in Glens Falls; Le Loup’s Bloody Trail from Salem to Argyle (1859); and Border Wars between VT and NY.  For additional information, email Connie Harris Farrington at conniehfarrington@outlook.com.