Anatomy of Buildings: Architectural Vocabulary and Identifying 19th Century Styles Presented by Susan Arena This one hour program will offer a brief overview of common language used to describe buildings and an introduction to architectural styles found in Washington County. Familiarity with stylistic elements and influences helps provide historic context to the built environment and […]

May 12 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 12, at the Slate Valley Museum, 17 Water Street, Granville.  Washington County Historical Society membership is not required for participation.   The discussion will focus on Dorothy […]

What You Should Know About Historic Designation and Funding Sources Presented by Janna Rudler The Preservation League of NYS will present information about the League’s grant and technical services programs, an overview of the State and National Registers of Historic Places, historic districts, and financial incentives for historic preservation available to historic property owners. (Guest […]

Join us, June 6th at 6:30pm at the Hartford Baptist Church, 56 Main Street (Co. Rte. 23), Hartford, NY for a talk with Charles Vavrina as he discusses Washington County’s 123rd regiment during the Civil War. Dr. Vavrina is the author of “When This Cruel War is Over: The Civil War Letters and Diary of […]

June 9 Meeting of WCHS Local History Book Club Washington County Historical Society’s Local History Book Club will meet from noon until 1 PM on Friday, June 9, at the Ulysses S. Grant Cottage State Historic Site, 1000 Mount McGregor Road, Gansevoort. Washington County Historical Society membership is not required for participation. The discussion will […]

Washington County Historical Society’s Local History Book Club will meet from 12 PM until 1 PM on Friday, July 14, at the society’s headquarters, 167 Broadway, Fort Edward.  Washington County Historical Society membership is not required for participation.   The discussion will focus on Townsend Harris’s role in American trade with Japan.  Harris (1804-1878) was […]

Meeting of WCHS Local History Book Club Washington County Historical Society’s Local History Book Club will meet from noon until 1 PM on Friday, Aug. 11, at the East Hebron Presbyterian Church, 6559 State Rt. 22, Hebron, and at the one-room schoolhouse across the street from the church. The school is maintained by the Hebron […]

Meeting of WCHS Local History Book Club Washington County Historical Society’s Local History Book Club will meet from noon until 1 PM on Friday, Sept. 8, at the society’s headquarters, 167 Broadway, Fort Edward.  Washington County Historical Society membership is not required for participation.   The discussion will focus on the history of apples in Washington […]

Songs of the Erie Canal The Washington County Historical Society will present singing duo Cosby Gibson and Tom Staudle in concert performing “Songs of the Erie Canal” in celebration of the 200th anniversary of the Opening of the Erie and Champlain Canals. The concert will be held at the Fort Edward Canal Street Marketplace at […]

The Washington County Historical Society presents a Kronkite Lecture: The Architecture of the 1853 Levey Wall Map presented by William Krattinger September 21st @6:30 PM. Free and Open to the Public.   Numerous New York county wall maps were published in the 1850s, among them Morris Levey’s 1853 map of Washington County. Published in Philadelphia, […]

The Washington County Historical Society invites the public to join us as we unveil the newest educational marker in Whitehall! October 7th at 11AM in the Riverside Park at Whitehall, NY Speeches, a Historical Talk and Revolutionary Re-Enactors will be on hand for the festivities!

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 […]