As part of the 250th celebration in Washington County, The Washington County Historical Society will host historian Eric Schnitzer give a talk entitled “Benedict Arnold at Saratoga: How a Newly Discovered Letter Changed History”. The program will be Thursday, April 17th at 6:30 p.m. at The Scotlander Brewing Company.   Benedict Arnold’s main action was fighting […]

May 14, 2025 Meeting of WCHS Local History Book Club   Washington County Historical Society’s Local History Book Club will meet from 12:30 to 1:30 PM on Wednesday, May 14, at the Sandy Hill Arts Center, 214 Main Street, Hudson Falls.  This building was previously a Masonic Lodge in the village. Historical society membership is not […]

Workshop at Saratoga National Historical Park Saratoga National Historical Park (Saratoga NHP) will present a Park Ranger-led, high quality, one-day teacher workshop at Saratoga Battlefield. The workshop, building on the upcoming 250 th anniversary of the Battles of Saratoga, will offer enhanced teacher familiarity with Saratoga NHP's grade 4, 5, and 7 in-person and virtual […]

An Evening with Betsy Munro Fisher: The Tragic Story of a Loyalist Woman in Burgoyne's Army Saturday, May 8, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. Hebron United Presbyterian Church East 6559 State Rte. 22 in East Hebron (7 miles north of Salem, 10 miles south of Granville and 6 miles east of West Hebron.) Betsy Munro Fisher's […]

June 11, 2025 Meeting of WCHS Local History Book Club   Washington County Historical Society’s Local History Book Club will meet from 12:30 to 1:30 PM on Wednesday, June 11, at the William Miller Farm and Chapel, 1614 County Route 11, Hampton. A guided tour of the site will be available after the session. This was […]

On July 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM, the Washington County 250th Anniversary Committee and the Old Fort House are co-sponsoring the Union Cemetery Walking Tour in Fort Edward led by F.E. Historical Association Executive Director and Historian Paul McCarty and President Elizabeth O'Leary. This will be an amazing walking tour of the Union Cemetery, covering […]

Saturday, Jul 12, 2025  from 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Meet and leave from Fort Ann Firehouse, 11289 NY-149 Fort Ann, NY 12827 FREE ADMISSION Donations are gladly accepted. Take a guided tour of the Otis Cemetery and the Cemetery of East Westfield with lunch to follow in Pocket Park. Guests will meet at and […]

A new Allen Massacre sign has arrived! The Town of Argyle Historian, Michele Bromley, confirmed that the unveiling of the new historical marker will take place this Saturday, the 26th, at 1 pm on Allen Road, near where the cabin and cairn once stood. This is approximately halfway down from either end of the street. […]

August 13, 2025 Meeting of WCHS Local History Book Club  Washington County Historical Society’s Local History Book Club will meet from 12:30 to 1:30 PM on Wednesday, August 13, at the Bennington Battlefield State Historic Site, 5231 Route 67, Walloomsac, NY. Two battles took place there on August 16, 1777 between a contingent of Burgoyne’s […]

September 10, 2025 Meeting of WCHS Local History Book Club   Washington County Historical Society’s Local History Book Club will meet from 12:30 to 1:30 PM on Wednesday, September 10, at the historical society headquarters, 167 Broadway, Fort Edward.  In addition to reading about the history of potatoes and local potatoes, attendees are requested to […]