WCHS Local History Book Club- Champlain Canal

December Meeting of Washington County Historical Society Local History Book Club

Washington Co. Historical Society’s Local History Book Club will meet from 12 noon until 1 PM on Friday, Dec. 8, at the Folk Life Center, Crandall Library, 251 Glen Street, Glens Falls. The existing exhibit on the Champlain Canal can be viewed before or after the book discussion.

Focus of the session is on any book by Capt. Fred G. Godfrey (1915-2006), resident of Fort Edward, who spent 54 years living and working on NY state canals. The Champlain Canal, Mules to Tugboats is available for purchase at the Washington Co. Historical Society Bookstore, 167 Broadway, Fort Edward or online at www.wchs-ny.org

The book club meets regularly on the second Friday of the month at twelve o’clock, usually at Wing-Northup House in Fort Edward. The January 12, 2024 topic will be the Amish in Washington Co., with attendees reading any book on the history of the Amish or any article on the Amish in the local area.

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, agricultural fairs in Washington Co., and the life of Salem resident Asa Fitch, historian and entomologist. For additional information, email Connie Harris Farrington at connieandlee@roadrunner.com.