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SUMMARY:Revolutionary Soldiers Commemoration at Kingsbury Cemetery
DESCRIPTION:Come Celebrate Washington County History! \nSaturday\, October 8th\, 10AM \nKingsbury Cemetery\, corner of Route 4 and Kingsbury Road\, Kingsbury\, NY \nThe program will include a brief history of the Kingsbury Cemetery\, reading of the biographies of some of the soldiers buried there\, cannon firings\, bagpiper\, guided tour of gravesites of Revolutionary soldiers. \nThe Washington County Historical Society is undertaking a research program to identify all Revolutionary Soldiers buried in this county and to assemble as many biographies as possible in one place. This commemoration program at Kingsbury is the first of what we hope will be many more hosted throughout the county.
URL:https://wchs-ny.org/event/revolutionary-soldiers-commemoration-at-kingsbury-cemetery/
LOCATION:Kingsbury Cemetery\, 12 Kingsbury Rd\, Hudson Falls\, NY\, 12839\, United States
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SUMMARY:WCHS Local History Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Washington County Historical Society’s local history book club will meet at noon on Friday\, October 21\, at the Rogers Island Visitors Center\, 11 Rogers Island Drive\, Fort Edward.  This change from the usual second Friday of the month schedule is to accommodate the tourist season of the site.  Historical Society membership is not required for the book club. \nThe October meeting will be a discussion of any book about Robert Rogers\, 1731 – 1795\, but the focus will be on his activities while on the island where we are meeting.  It was there in 1757\, during the French and Indian War\, that Rogers forever changed military tactics when he wrote his “Rules of Ranging.” Today’s U. S. Army Rangers consider Rogers Island to be their “spiritual birthplace”.   \nThe group will be able to visit the exhibits following our discussion.  A small donation for the site is requested. \n                                                                         \nFor those who wish to read ahead\, the meeting on November 11 will focus on the voyage of Henry Hudson on which he discovered the river that is named for him.  Any book on the life of Henry Hudson (c. 1565 – 1611) can be read in preparation. \n  \nFuture sessions of the club will include books about the larger Adirondack area as well as some works by local authors.  The proposed list includes Benedict Arnold’s building of the first Navy in Whitehall; the life of Mathew Brady\, photographer\, who was born in Warren County; and the impact of Grandma Moses on American Art.  For additional information\, email Connie Harris Farrington at connieandlee@roadrunner.com.
URL:https://wchs-ny.org/event/wchs-local-history-book-club-6/
LOCATION:Rogers Island Visitor Center\, 11 Rogers Island Drive\, Fort Edward\, NY\, 12828\, United States
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SUMMARY:82 Annual WCHS Meeting and Presentation on Philip Skene and the Battle of Bennington
DESCRIPTION:The 82nd annual meeting of the Washington County Historical Society will take place Saturday\, October 29\, 2022 at the Skene Manor at 8 Potter Terrace in Whitehall\, NY.\n\nCoffee hour will begin at 10:00 a.m.\n\nThe WCHS business meeting will begin at 10:30 ending with awards.\n\nThe public program\, “Philip Skene and the Battle of Bennington” by David Pitlyk will begin at 11:45 on the second floor.\n\nA member luncheon will be following the program. We will be ordering from the menu. The Manor offers a wide variety of sandwiches ranging in price from $5.50 – $12.00 \, at least two homemade soups\, salads and a selection of desserts and beverages. If you have any questions\, please contact Washington County Historical Society on Wednesday and Friday from 9:30 – 4:30 at (518) 747-9108.\n\nThe program is open to the public at no charge. Donations will gladly be accepted.\n\nSpeaker:\nDavid Pitlyk is the Interpretive Programs Assistant at Bennington Battlefield and has seven years of service with NYS Parks. He previously held the position of Interpretations Coordinator at the museum ship USS SLATER. He has a B.A. in history and M.S. in secondary education from the State University of New York at Albany.\n\nHistory:\nPhilip Skene was on a course to become one of the most prominent citizens of the province of New York. Returning from Great Britain as the newly appointed “Lieutenant Governor of the Fort of Ticonderoga and Crown Point” in 1775\, he already claimed a vast acreage around present-day Whitehall\, NY. The events of the American Revolution would forever alter his fortunes. When Lt. Col. Baum was ordered by General Burgoyne to march to Bennington in 1777\, Skene would accompany him as a follower of the British army. Such was his reputation that many patriots assumed that Skene was in command of Crown Forces there. Today’s presentation investigates Skene with special emphasis on one of the defining moments of his life\, the Battle of Bennington. Join presenter David Pitlyk to learn more about this influential man\, his role in the battle and his ultimate downfall.\nThe Skene Manor is a Victorian Gothic-style mansion in Whitehall. The property where the mansion sits was formerly owned by Philip Skene\, founder of Whitehall (formerly Skenesborough). It was purchased in 1867 by New York State Supreme Court Judge Joseph H Potter (1821-1902) Potter bult the mansion on the property over 2 years at a cost of $25\,000 and named it Mountain Terrace. The building is constructed of gray sandstone quarried from Skene Mountain by stone cutters from Italy.\nThe house has an interesting history and became a restaurant in 1946 when it was renamed Skene Manor. The house was sold a few times. After it changed hands again in the 1980s\, it changed hands several more times\, but the owners were unsuccessful at keeping it open as a restaurant and the mansion fell into disrepair. In the mid-1990s\, Skene Manor Preservation\, Inc. \, a volunteer organization was formed and took on the task of restoring and maintaining Skene Manor.\n\n\nIt is not necessary to pre-register for this event.
URL:https://wchs-ny.org/event/82-annual-wchs-meeting-and-presentation-on-philip-skene-and-the-battle-of-bennington/
LOCATION:Skene Manor\, 8 Potter Terrace\, Whitehall\, NY\, United States
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