Browse Exhibits (7 total)
Remarkable Women of the Adirondacks (2005)
Remarkable Women of the Adirondacks was curated by Sandra Weber in 2005.
Funding for this exhibit was provided in part by a 2004 Window of Opportunity (WOO) grant, awarded to Sandra Weber and administered by The Leeway Foundation of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Acknowledgments:
Credit and gratitude is extended to the following people who helped create this exhibit, loaned artifacts, and donated materials: Adirondack History Museum/Essex County Historical Society, Margaret Gibbs, Elsie Gutchess, Miriam Kashiwa, Peggy Lynn, and Elaine McGoldrick.
Sandra Weber
weber@sandraweber.com
www.sandraweber.com
On the Trail of John Brown: What Mary Brown Saw
This book is a cultural heritage self-guided tour developed by the Essex County Historical Society and Adirondack Architectural Heritage (AARCH).
Contributors: Paula Dennis, Program Director, Adirondack Architectural Heritage (AARCH); Margaret Gibbs, Director, Essex County Historical Society; Morris Glenn, research and text; and Susan Doolittle, Elaine McGoldrick and Marie Mitchell, research.
Other project partners: Vergennes History Club, Rokeby Museum, John Brown Lives!, Hand House, Essex County, and the John Brown State Historic Site. Special thanks to Nina Bacon, Brendan Mills, Bob Mitchell, Ron Nimblett, Martha Swan, Sandra Weber, and J.W. Wiley.
Photos: Essex County Historical Society, Morris Glenn, Irwin Barber and Ron Nimblett.
Graphic Design & Maps: Elaine McGoldrick, Bluespot Studio.
With thanks to Jim Brangan, Cultural Heritage and Recreation Coordinator, Lake Champlain Basin Program. This project was funded by a Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP) Partnership Grant (New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission, job code: 098-005-001, project code: L-2003-030).
Dreaming of Timbuctoo - Education Program
This Education Program is a joint project created in 2006 by the Adirondack History Museum / Essex County Historical Society and JOHN BROWN LIVES!, a non-profit freedom education project. It is based on the exhibition Dreaming of Timbuctoo and is aimed toward High School level learning. The narrative and lesson plans explore the story of Timbuctoo, encouraging participants to consider themes of prejudice and personal bias within the framework of the settlement's history.
"The vision of an Adirondack farm settlement for African-American New Yorkers was a response to the nightmarish facts of daily life for black people in metropolitan New York in the 1830s and 1840s. Waves of white immigrants were displacing black laborers and artisans from long-held jobs. A housing shortage forced impoverished black families into epidemic-ridden slums. Bounty hunters on the trail of fugitive slaves prowled black neighborhoods. Most insultingly, a discriminatory $250 property requirement for free black men disenfranchised nearly all black New Yorkers from 1821 until 1873.
When, in 1846, New York voters resoundingly defeated an equal suffrage referendum, black civil rights activists despaired. For many, the promise of a fresh start in Northern New York, far from city vices and the curse of “Negro-Hate”, struck a powerfully deep chord."
North Country Heritage - Education Program
This Education Program package was created for NYS fourth grade curriculum and offers an excellent opportunity for our younger members and elementary students to engage with architecture and design. It explore concepts of shape, structure, design, community and local history.
This program was developed by Bonnie MacLeod for the Adirondack History Museum / Essex County Historical Society in 2006. It was made possible through a joint effort of the Essex County Historical Society, Essex Community Heritage Organization (ECHO), New York State Council on the Arts, and Westport and Moriah Central School Districts. Program design by Bluespot Studio.
Women Of the Past - Education Program
Women Of the Past Education Program is a collaborative effort created by Adirondack History Museum / Essex County Historical Society and Lindsay Pontius in 2006. It uses performance art, historical timeline, poetry, speeches and activities to better understand a woman's life in an Adirondack historical context.
The program was created for an elementary aged audience to learn about the lives of Jeanne Robert Foster, Sarah Kellogg Livingston and Inez Milholland in a dynamic way.
The project was funded in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, a Federal agency that fosters innovation, leadership and a lifetime of learning. Any views, findings, conclusion or recommendations expressed in this publication do not necessarily represent those of the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Program design by Bluespot Studio.
Living Off the Land - Education Program
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Living Off the Land investigates local history and heritage. It was created for students and curious minds of all ages. The package includes lesson plans, learning activities and addition resources at the end of the document.
The Education Program by Bonnie MacLeod, the Adirondack History Museum / Essex County Historical Society and Essex Community Heritage Organization (ECHO) in 2006. Publication design by Bluespot Studio.
Funded in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, a Federal agency that fosters innovation, leadership and a lifetime of learning. Any views, findings, conclusion or recommendations expressed in this publication do not necessarily represent those of the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Off the Page - Education Program
Off the Page Education Program is a collaborative effort created by Adirondack History Museum / Essex County Historical Society and Lindsay Pontius for High School students in 2006. It uses performance art, stories of everyday life, activities, and dramatic production to better connect with Adirondack history and heritage.
The project was funded in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, a Federal agency that fosters innovation, leadership and a lifetime of learning. Any views, findings, conclusion or recommendations expressed in this publication do not necessarily represent those of the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Program design by Bluespot Studio.