Anderson Falls Heritage Society
in historic Keeseville, New York
Guest Speaker: Historian, author, documentary filmmaker, former radio personality James R. “Jim” Jones has been tracking local steamboats, industry, recreation, entertainment and railroads from the Champlain Canal’s opening in 1823 to the present.
Discounted KEESEVILLE RAILROAD book and DVD for sale at the show.
Guest Speaker: Jackie Madison
She is the President of the North Country Underground Railroad Historical Association which oversees the North Star Underground Railroad Museum.
Guest Speaker: Steven Eric Dorr
A Keeseville native, holds a degree in art history from SUNY Plattsburgh. His semester-long research on the architecture of St. John the Baptist Church was the basis of his thesis.
Videos from the “Historic Bridges of the Adirondacks” presentation by Steven Engelhart on July 21, 2021.
Chris Sabick will discuss the history of Schuyler Island and the underwater archeological research that has taken place around the island with particular focus on the role that the island played in the American Revolution and the Battle of Valcour Island.
The tour commemorates and celebrates the passing of the 19th Amendment in 1920 and recognizes and demonstrates the many ways women fought for the right to vote prior to 1920.
Meet Susan B Anthony and local suffragist heroes. Exhibits will tell the suffrage story.
The Anderson Falls Heritage Society’s 2021 Summer Speakers’ Series begins on Wednesday, July 21, 2021 with a presentation on the historic bridges of Keeseville by Steven Engelhart, Executive Director of Adirondack Architectural Heritage.
Read Article: A Trio of Bridges in Keeseville (opens in new tab)
“A Trio of Bridges in Keeseville” by Richard Frost, Lake Champlain Weekly, pp. 13–15.
Videos from the Judge Matthew Adgate marker dedication ceremony at the Ausable Chasm Cemetery on May 15, 2021.
