All programs are free and open to the public.
Video recordings will be available on the Society’s YouTube channel following each event.
Wednesday, January 15
From Axe Blazes to Highlines
From Axe Blazes to Highlines will examine how the network of area hiking trails evolved over the past 150 years and how the techniques for trail building and maintenance have evolved as use levels have increased.
Presented by Tony Goodwin, Town of Keene Historian and chief of the Adirondack Mountain Club’s first professional trail crew of 1979.
Wednesday, February 19
Driven to the Poor House: The County Home in Whallonsburg
Driven to the Poor House will examine how early settlers and governments in Essex County faced the issue of poverty and how communities and public programs evolved to care for the poor and elderly.
Presented by Maggie Bartley, retired teacher, historian, lecturer, tour guide and a trustee of the Essex County Historical Society.
Wednesday, March 19
Aviation in the Adirondacks
Aviation in the Adirondacks will explore the history, events and the role of aviation in the Adirondacks through a range of historic images.
Presented by Aurora Pfaff, a writer and editor living and working in New York State’s Adirondack Park.
Wednesday, April 16
Lake Placid Steamboats, Fancy Hotels & the Gilded Age
Lake Placid Steamboats, Fancy Hotels & the Gilded Age will include an all-new historical photo tour and lecture looking through the lens of time at Lake Placid during the Gilded Age, early pioneers, stage lines, railroads, popular steam and tour boats, and magnificent grand hotels.
Presented by R.J. Potter, retired radio and television broadcaster.
