Events

April Monthly Board Meeting 6:30pm at the Wing-Northup House, 167 Broadway, Fort Edward. All members are welcome to attend.

This month's 250th committee meeting will meet on Thursday, May 7th in the Roger's Island Visitor Center, Fort Edward at 4:00 pm. Volunteers needed. General public is invited.

May 13, 2026, Meeting of WCHS Local History Book Club The Washington County Historical Society’s Local History Book Club will meet from 12:30 to 1:30 on Wednesday, May 13. We sometimes meet at various locations around the county. Check back again. Otherwise, Book Club meets at the Wing-Northup House, 167 Broadway, Fort Edward NY. Membership […]

The Washington County Historical Society will host “My Odyssey with Solomon Northup", a program presented by Fort Edward historian Paul McCarty at 7:00 p.m. (please note that the starting time is 30 minutes later than our other WCHS programs) on Thursday, May 14, 2026 at the Old Fort House Museum at 29 Broadway, Fort Edward, N.Y. Paul […]

Monthly Board Meeting on May 18th at 6:30pm in the Wing-Northup House, 167 Broadway, Fort Edward. All members are welcome to attend.

Major General Israel Putnam: Hero of the American Revolution Thursday, May 28, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. East Hebron Presbyterian Church at 6559 State Route 22, East Hebron, NY (7 miles north of Salem and 10 miles south of Granville). Presented by Robert Hubbard The Hebron Preservation Society and the Washington County Historical Society will co-host "Major General Israel Putnam: […]

This month's 250th committee meeting will meet on Thursday, June 4th in the Roger's Island Visitor Center, Fort Edward at 4:00 pm. Volunteers needed. General public is invited.

The Washington County Historical Society’s Local History Book Club will meet from 12:30 to 1:30 on Wednesday, June 10. We sometimes meet at various locations around the county. Check back again. Otherwise, Book Club meets at the Wing-Northup House, 167 Broadway, Fort Edward NY. Membership in the historical society is not required.

  The Washington County Historical Society and the Hebron Preservation Society will co-host “It’s Revolutionary: Stories, Songs, and Games from the Revolutionary War”, a program for children on Sunday, June 14 (Flag Day), 2026 at 2 p.m. The presentation will be given by sisters Debi Craig and Dorothea Casey. Learn about the Boston Tea Party, Ben […]

This month's 250th committee meeting will meet on Thursday, July 2nd in the Roger's Island Visitor Center, Fort Edward at 4:00 pm. Volunteers needed. General public is invited.

The Washington County Historical Society’s Local History Book Club will meet from 12:30 to 1:30 on Wednesday, July 8th. We sometimes meet at various locations around the county. Check back again. Otherwise, Book Club meets at the Wing-Northup House, 167 Broadway, Fort Edward NY. Membership in the historical society is not required.

Get ready for a weekend dedicated to discovery and celebration of all things Washington County and history with a visit to the Washington County History Festival, coming this summer. The event will be held at the Washington County Fairgrounds on Saturday, July 11, 10 am - 8 pm and Sunday, July 12, 10 am - […]