Historical Society News

“History of Golf in Lake Placid” – Presented by J. Peter Martin

  The Lake Placid-North Elba Historical Society announces the fourth and final installment of the 2016 Winter Lecture Series scheduled on Wednesday, April 27, 2016 at Hotel North Woods. The lecture will begin at 7:00 pm with attendees encouraged to support our host establishment by dining prior to the event. Peter Martin, PGA Pro and Author will [...]

“History of Golf in Lake Placid” – Presented by J. Peter Martin2017-11-07T09:49:14-05:00

Lake Placid-North Elba Historical Society with Adirondack Architectural Heritage Presents: “What Style Is It?”

The Lake Placid-North Elba Historical Society announces the third installment of the 2016 Winter Lecture Series scheduled on Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at Simply Gourmet/ the ‘dack Shack in the Butler Room. The lecture will begin at 7:00 pm with attendees encouraged to make reservations and dine at the ‘dack Shack prior to the event. [...]

Lake Placid-North Elba Historical Society with Adirondack Architectural Heritage Presents: “What Style Is It?”2017-11-07T09:49:14-05:00

The Lake Placid-North Elba Historical Society presents the film screening of “Hotel Hope” with Historic Saranac Lake

The Lake Placid-North Elba Historical Society announces the second installment of the 2016 Winter Lecture Series scheduled on Wednesday, February 24, 2016, 7:00pm at the Lake Placid Center for the Arts in Lake Placid.  Presented by Historic Saranac Lake, the film “Hotel Hope” tells the story of the Will Rogers Memorial Hospital, where those affected by [...]

The Lake Placid-North Elba Historical Society presents the film screening of “Hotel Hope” with Historic Saranac Lake2017-11-07T09:49:14-05:00

Lake Placid-North Elba Historical Society Presents: “Adirondack Outlaws” with Niki Kourofsky

The Lake Placid-North Elba Historical Society is pleased to announce the first program of its 2016 Winter Lecture Series on Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at Smoke Signals in Lake Placid.  The lecture will begin at 7:00 pm with attendees encouraged to come for dinner prior to the event.  This opening program in the four-part series [...]

Lake Placid-North Elba Historical Society Presents: “Adirondack Outlaws” with Niki Kourofsky2017-11-07T09:49:14-05:00

Fall Happenings: New faces, Additions and Field Trip

By: Parmelee Tolkan, President September 3, 2015 It's that time of year when we all start thinking about new beginnings and faces, as Labor Day signals the end of summer and the beginning of the school year. The Lake Placid-North Elba Historical Society is also turning its attention to the things that are new, starting [...]

Fall Happenings: New faces, Additions and Field Trip2016-01-11T13:21:27-05:00

Walking Lake Placid’s History

April, 2014 Inspiration can strike anywhere at any time. For former Historical Society trustee Sue Cameron, it happened two years ago while in Saranac Lake when she noticed a walking tour map in town. She realized there was nothing similar in Lake Placid and brought it to the attention of the historical society Board. The [...]

Walking Lake Placid’s History2017-11-07T09:49:14-05:00

Historical Society Updates

October, 2013   The Lake Placid-North Elba Historical Society has enjoyed one of the highest rates of museum attendance in many years. Many locals and visitors alike came to enjoy and engage with our new photographic exhibit “Developing our History, Finding Our Family; The Stedman and Moses Collection of Historic Photographs. People, places and events [...]

Historical Society Updates2017-11-07T09:49:15-05:00

History In Progress (H.I.P.)

August, 2013   History is fun! History is cool! History is H.I.P.! Ok, well, maybe that last one is a stretch. But for this summer’s group of nine local youth, a week spent at History in Progress (H.I.P.) camp, camp leaders did their best to make it so. As is the case every summer, myriad [...]

History In Progress (H.I.P.)2017-11-07T09:49:15-05:00

Antiques Appraisal – July, 2013

We’ve all heard of Antiques Roadshow, that PBS production in which regular people bring in their vases, paintings, tea sets, and other odds and ends to find out some provenance (where something came from) and value. The hope, of course, is the old stamp collection handed down from Uncle James is worth hundreds or thousands [...]

Antiques Appraisal – July, 20132016-01-11T14:09:29-05:00
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