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SUMMARY:Union Cemetery Walking Tour
DESCRIPTION:On July 8\, 2025 at 7:00 PM\, the Washington County 250th Anniversary Committee and the Old Fort House are co-sponsoring the Union Cemetery Walking Tour in Fort Edward led by F.E. Historical Association Executive Director and Historian Paul McCarty and President Elizabeth O’Leary. This will be an amazing walking tour of the Union Cemetery\, covering the founding of the cemetery through the Civil War with special highlights on the early families of Fort Edward and Sandy Hill. The walk is free to the general public but goodwill donations are gladly accepted. Donations go to benefit the Washington County 250th Committee.
URL:https://wchs-ny.org/event/union-cemetery-walking-tour/
LOCATION:Union Cemetery\, Route 4\, Fort Edward\, NY\, 12828\, United States
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SUMMARY:July Local History Book Club
DESCRIPTION:July 9\, 2025 Meeting of WCHS Local History Book Club  \n Washington County Historical Society’s Local History Book Club will meet from 12:30 to 1:30 PM on Wednesday\, July 9\, at the Civil War Recruitment Center\, 55 Hartford Main Street\, Hartford (formerly county route 23.) A tour of the site will be available after the session. The building is the only remaining Civil War recruitment center in New York State. It tells the story of the three-year 3000-mile journey of the 123rd regiment raised in Washington County.  \n The tour will include the town’s museum in the former Elisha Straight house\, reportedly the oldest remaining house in the hamlet of Hartford. Both places are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Historical society membership is not required for the book club.   \n Suggested reading includes Marching to Save a Nation by Jeffrey Jones (2007)\, Reminiscences of the 123rd Regiment by Henry C. Morhous (1879)\, or any other material about the Washington County regiment.  \nFuture sessions of the club will include books about the larger Adirondack area as well as works by local authors.  Upcoming topics include; the Battle of Bennington (fought in Waloomsac\, New York); potato harvesting in Washington County; and Margaret Tilford\, accused witch of Salem\, NY.  For additional information\, email Connie Harris Farrington at connieandlee@roadrunner.com.  \n   \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://wchs-ny.org/event/july-local-history-book-club/
LOCATION:Civil War Enlistment Center\, 55 Main Street\, Hartford\, NY\, 12838\, United States
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SUMMARY:Tour of Otis Cemetery and the Cemetery of East Westfield
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, Jul 12\, 2025  from 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM\n\nMeet and leave from Fort Ann Firehouse\, 11289 NY-149 Fort Ann\, NY 12827\n\nFREE ADMISSION\nDonations are gladly accepted.\n\n\nTake a guided tour of the Otis Cemetery and the Cemetery of East Westfield with lunch to follow in Pocket Park. Guests will meet at and leave from the Fort Ann Firehouse. \nOtis Cemetery is one of the oldest cemeteries in the Town of Fort Ann and has approximately 184 marked graves ranging from 1797 – 1908. It is the final resting place of Robert Hopkins\, a Revolutionary War soldier\, who enlisted in 1779 in Captain Adiel Sherwood’s company of New York troops. Hopkins was captured by British forces at Fort Anne and taken to Montreal\, where he spent three years as a prisoner of war. After the war he relocated to Fort Anne\, where he lived for the rest of his life. \nAround the corner is the reclaim cemetery of East Westfield\, with veterans of the Revolutionary war and daughter and first wife of Thadeus Dewey buried here. \n\nLunch is free provided by the Fort Ann Historical Society in the Pocket Park on Route 4 north of the Villiage of Fort Ann.\n\nQuestions? E-mail Historian.FortAnn@gmail.com\n\n\n\n\nJOIN US IN CELEBRATION\nTo mark the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution’s first military engagement\, historic sites nationwide are gearing up to share how they played a part in our Great American Tapestry. Throughout the next few years leading up to the event\, we’ll highlight how local events\, people and inventions helped shape the course of a modern nation. \n \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://wchs-ny.org/event/tour-of-otis-cemetery-and-the-cemetery-of-east-westfield/
LOCATION:Fort Ann Firehouse\, 11289 NY Rte.149\, Fort Ann\, 12827\, United States
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SUMMARY:Trash and Treasure Yard Sale/Appraisal
DESCRIPTION:    The Washington County Historical Society will be holding a yard sale on Saturday July 19th from 10am to 3pm. If you would like to donate items\, we accept household and other goods. We will not be accepting clothing or furniture. We will be taking donations from now until July 18th. We are open on Tuesday and Wednesday 9:30 am to 4:30 pm; you can drop off on either day. \nWe are also making arrangements for an appraiser to be on site as well. We will update who we are able to line up and the price per item for appraisal as we get specific details.
URL:https://wchs-ny.org/event/trash-and-treasure-yard-sale-appraisal/
LOCATION:Wing- Northup House\, 167 Boadway\, Fort Edward\, NY\, 12828\, United States
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SUMMARY:New Allen Massacre Historical Marker
DESCRIPTION:A new Allen Massacre sign has arrived! The Town of Argyle Historian\, Michele Bromley\, confirmed that the unveiling of the new historical marker will take place this Saturday\, the 26th\, at 1 pm on Allen Road\, near where the cabin and cairn once stood. This is approximately halfway down from either end of the street. The marker is on the roadside\, so you can pull over and park on the side of Allen Road.\nThe Willard’s Mountain DAR chapter has been invited in case any of their members wish to attend. The DAR was instrumental in procuring the original sign in 1927. We are all very happy to see the marker being replaced. The story of the Allen Family tragedy is an important part of Argyle’s Revolutionary War history.\nThe Washington County Historical Society is proud to have assisted in writing and ordering the new sign and will be in attendance.\nThank you\, Town of Argyle!
URL:https://wchs-ny.org/event/new-allen-massacre-historical-marker/
LOCATION:51 Allen Road\, Argyle\, NY 12809\, 51 Allen Road\, Argyle\, NY\, 12809\, United States
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