Events

This month's 250th committee meeting will meet on Thursday, February 5th in the Roger's Island Visitor Center, Fort Edward at 5:30 pm. Volunteers needed. General public is invited.

February 11, 2026 Meeting of WCHS Local History Book Club       Washington County Historical Society’s Local History Book Club will meet from 12:30 to 1:30 on Wednesday, February 11, at the society building, 167 Broadway, Fort Edward. Membership in the society is not required.       Discussion focus is the life of Charles Evans Hughes (1868-1948), […]

Monthly Board Meeting on June 15th at 6:30pm in the Wing-Northup House, 167 Broadway, Fort Edward. All members are welcome to attend.

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

April 8, 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, April 8, at the Slate Valley Museum, 17 Water Street, Granville, NY. Membership in the historical society is not required. The topic is the role of Jay Gould, […]

Redcoats to Rebels: Strategic Struggles along the Hudson-Champlain April 9, 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 Andrew Menzie The Hebron Preservation Society and the Washington County Historical Society are co-hosting their first […]

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: […]