Events

Monthly Board Meeting on September 21st at 6:30pm in the Wing-Northup House, 167 Broadway, Fort Edward. All members are welcome to attend.

Songs and Music of the Revolution The Washington County Historical Society will present a program of Songs and Music of the Revolution performed by Cambridge musician Tim Kavanaugh. The event will be held Tuesday, September 29, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. at the Bottskill Baptist Church, 26 Church Street in Greenwich, N.Y. Tim Kavanaugh first became […]

     Skenesborough Museum – open all day, authors’ table for sale of books and meet authors at Skenesborough Museum from 12:30 PM – 2 PM Free Tours:  Whitehall Castle – former armory (10:30 am – 2 pm) Skene Manor (12 pm – 2 pm) Oct 2nd Speaker Series:

On October 17, 1777, British General John Burgoyne surrendered following his defeat in the Battles of Saratoga, a victory widely recognized as the turning point of the American Revolution. Celebrate the 249th anniversary of this surrender with an afternoon and evening of history, remembrance, and celebration. Choose your own Victory Day experience! Attend one event, […]

The 86th Annual Membership Meeting and Historic Preservation Awards Ceremony of the Washington County Historical Society will be held on Saturday, October 24, 2026 from 12:00 p.m - 3:00 p.m. at Wallie’s Restaurant at 54 Main Street in Greenwich, NY. Please join us in the Green Room from  12:00 – 1:00 p.m. for lunch. Attendees […]

Washington County Historical Society’s Local History Book Club will meet from 12:30 to 1:30 on Wednesday, November 11 at the Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport, 443 Queensbury Ave., Queensbury. The meeting is on the second floor of the airport terminal. Membership in the county historical society is encouraged but not required. The topic is the role […]

The Washington County Historical Society and the Hebron Preservation Society will co-host Benedict Arnold: His Pinnacle of Fame and Power in the North Country presented by Patrick Niles. The program will be on Thursday, November 12, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. in the former East Hebron Presbyterian Church at 6559 State Route 22 in East Hebron […]

Monthly Board Meeting on November 16th at 6:30pm in the Wing-Northup House, 167 Broadway, Fort Edward. All members are welcome to attend.

The Washington County Historical Society’s Local History Book Club will meet from 12:30 to 1:30 on Wednesday, December 9th. 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.

Monthly Board Meeting on December 21st at 6:30pm in the Wing-Northup House, 167 Broadway, Fort Edward. All members are welcome to attend.