The Washington County Historical Society invites the public to the unveiling of the newest educational marker at the Lake George Battlefield Park. The marker will be located at the entrance. This year marks the 243rd Anniversary of British Major Christoper Carleton’s destruction of Fort George and a raid that shaped our landscape. In commemoration of […]
October Meeting of WCHS Local History Book Club Washington County Historical Society’s Local History Book Club will meet from 12 noon until 1 PM on Friday, Oct. 13, at Mountainside Free Library, 3090 NY-9L, Lake George. The building is at the corner of Joshua Rock Road. Historical Society membership is not required for participation. The […]
Washington County Historical Society is pleased to be hosting our third open house at The Museums at Penope Farms located at 56 Scotch Hill Road in the Town of Jackson October 15, 2023 from 1PM-4PM. Owner, Dick McGuire would like to invite everyone to tour his museums on the hill. We have never opened the […]
Please join us October 28th! This event is open to the public and includes a buffet style luncheon provided by Ginny Raes's of Hudson Falls PURCHASE LUNCHEON TICKETS HERE. LUNCH TICKETS MUST BE PURCHASED PRIOR TO OCTOBER 14th!
November Meeting of WCHS Local History Book Club Washington County Historical Society’s Local History Book Club will meet from 12 noon until 1 PM on Friday, Nov. 10, at Battenkill Fibers, 2532 State Route 40, Greenwich. A tour of the facility, led by Mary Jeanne Packer, owner, will precede our discussion. We will see scouring, […]
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 […]
Washington Co. Historical Society’s Local History Book Club will meet from 12 noon until 1 PM on Friday, January 12, 2024, at the society headquarters, 167 Broadway, Fort Edward, NY. Historical society membership is not required for attendees. The January session will focus on the history of the Amish and on a Post Star series […]
February Meeting of WCHS Local History Book Club Washington County Historical Society’s Local History Book Club will meet from 12 PM until 1 PM on Friday, February 9, at the society’s headquarters, 167 Broadway, Fort Edward, NY. Historical society membership is not required. The upcoming session will focus on Dr. Asa Fitch’s life and accomplishments […]
March 8, 2024 Meeting of WCHS Local History Book Club Washington County Historical Society’s Local History Book Club will meet from 12 PM until 1 PM on Friday, March 8, at the society’s headquarters, 167 Broadway, Fort Edward. Historical society membership is not required. Attendees are asked to read “An Introduction to Historic Resources in […]
April 12, 2024 Meeting of WCHS Local History Book Club Washington County Historical Society’s Local History Book Club will meet Friday April 12th from 12 PM until 1 PM at the society’s headquarters at 167 Broadway, Fort Edward, NY. Historical society membership is not required. Attendees are asked to read Saving Simon, by local author Jon Katz. The April meeting […]
Author Joseph W. Zarzynski, maritime archeologist and author, presents his book, Fort William Henry's Moments in Time , co-sponsored by Washington County Historical Society and Washington County 250th. Lake George's Fort William Henry is known to Americans as a French & Indian War (1755-1763) fortress that was destroyed in August 1757. The British outpost, erected in 1755, […]
May 10, 2024 Meeting of WCHS Local History Book Club Washington County Historical Society’s Local History Book Club will meet from 12 PM until 1 PM on Friday, May 10, at Fort Miller Reformed Church, 1239 Fort Miller Road, Fort Miller. Historical society membership is not required. Attendees are asked to read any biography of […]