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2023 Summer Speaker #3 – “Queen City To Keeseville”
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.
2023 Summer Speaker #2 – “Underground Railroad in the North Country: Then and Now”
Guest Speaker: Jackie Madison
She is the President of the North Country Underground Railroad Historical Association which oversees the North Star Underground Railroad Museum.
2023 Summer Speaker #1 – “St. John the Baptist Church”
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.
Press Release: June 1, 2022
The Anderson Falls Heritage Society is now open and welcoming visitors to its Heritage House Museum.
This year’s featured exhibit is the Art and Artists of Keeseville. All works are by local artists or are scenes from the Towns of Ausable or Chesterfield. Various media are represented ranging from watercolor, oil, acrylic, and pencil, as well as photography. Among the many scenic vistas of the area, the stone arch bridge is an iconic subject favored by many. Artists in the exhibit include Aaron Dean Fletcher, a prominent artist of the mid-1800s, folk artist Emmett Pine, of the mid-1900s, and contemporary artists.
The museum is at 96 Clinton Street, Keeseville. The new hours of operation are Thursdays 10 AM to 12 noon and Saturdays 1-3 PM, or by appointment. There is no admission charge. The museum is participating in the Pathways Through History weekend, Saturday, June 18, and Sunday, June 19, from 10 AM to 4 PM. A 10% discount on all gift store purchases $5.00 or more will be offered during that weekend.
The revised website has a variety of galleries highlighting the area’s hamlets of Ausable Chasm, Clintonville, Harkness, Keeseville, Port Douglass, and Port Kent. In addition to previewing the museum, web visitors can explore some of the archival resources as well. Visit www.andersonfalls.org
Please view the Events menu for special Speaker seminars and other programs / activities offered by the Anderson Falls Heritage Society.
Videos: Historic Bridges of the Adirondacks Presentation
Videos from the “Historic Bridges of the Adirondacks” presentation by Steven Engelhart on July 21, 2021.
Press Release: Historic Bridges of Keeseville
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.
Port Kent Hopkinton Turnpike Historical Marker Unveiling
Lake Champlain Weekly: A Trio of Bridges in Keeseville
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.
Historical Bridges of the Adirondacks
Join us on July 21, 2021, for an exploration of the incredible variety of historical bridges that are located in the region.
This program explores the incredible variety of historical bridges that are found in the region. These include: stone arch bridges in Keeseville and Ticonderoga; covered bridges in Jay and Edinburg; iron trusses over the AuSable, Hudson, Saranac, Raquette, Moose and Sacandaga Rivers; reinforced concrete, stone-faced spans in Keene, Piercefield, and Black Brook; and the marvelous steel arch bridge over AuSable Chasm… As bridges are among our most endangered historical resources, the program also looks at successful strategies for preserving these regional treasures.