November Local History Book Club
November 11 @ 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Washington County Historical Society’s Local History Book Club will meet from 12:30 to 1:30 on Wednesday, November 11 at the Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport, 443 Queensbury Ave., Queensbury. The meeting is on the second floor of the airport terminal. Membership in the county historical society is encouraged but not required.
The topic is the role of Floyd Bennett in the first flight to the North Pole for which he received the Medal of Honor. Discussion will include Bennett’s early life in Warrensburg, his military service, and his untimely death. Sources of information include two books – Skyward, Man’s Mastery of the Air, by Admiral Richard Byrd and Race to the Top of the World by Sheldon Bart. Following the discussion, the group will view the display cases of Floyd Bennett memorabilia.
Future sessions of the club will feature topics related to the larger Adirondack area as well as works by local authors. Upcoming discussions include: The journal of Baroness Riedesel; Harriet Bentley’s The Old Military Road From Fort Edward to Lake George 1755; and Seneca Ray Stoddard, photographer of the Adirondacks.
Contact Connie Harris Farrington at conniehfarrington@outlook.com for further information.