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Press-Republican’s
2nd Annual
Museum
Day
SATURDAY, JUNE 6TH
10 AM to 4 PM
RAIN OR SHINE
/ FREE
TO THE PUBLIC
CHAMPLAIN
VALLEY
TRANSPORTATION
MUSEUM
AND
KIDS’ STATION
- Guided tours of the
Champlain
Valley
Transportation
Museum
with our Docents from
10:00 AM - 3:00PM
.
KIDS’
STATION PROGRAM
·
CVTM invites you to A Whimsical World, an interactive
art exhibit for kids, produced by children’s author
Jan Stanley and illustrator Tamia Gastio. Enjoy
crafts, book signing and Family Fun.
VISIT OUR
NEW EXHIBITS
-
Our HO Gauge Model Railroad Diorama interprets the history of the
D&H Railroad in the
Champlain
Valley
-
Lionel D&H layout against a
Adirondack
mural created by artist William Crosby
-
A Photographic exhibit of the Plattsburgh Traction Co. from 1895-1929
-
The Racing Room features racing memorabilia and race cars from
1910-1980
-
Display
of the 1820 Sailing Ferry-The Weatherwax
ANTIQUE AND CLASSIC CAR
EXHIBIT
·
This exceptional exhibit features Antique and Classic
Cars from early 1900 to the present, including
recent additions of a 1914 Lozier type77 and a
1927 Pierce Arrow.
Plattsburgh
– SUNY – Feinberg Library Special Collections
2
Draper Avenue
,
Plattsburgh
,
New York
(518) 564-5206
- On
Museum Day, Special Collections invites the
public to view three films, showing
continuously between 10am and 4pm: Northward
to Freedom, a locally produced film
created by the Red Hummingbird Foundation,
which highlights Northeastern New York’s
Champlain Line of the Underground Railroad; The Grand Adirondack Camps,
an A&E Production; and A
Proud Past, A Strong Future, a 1988
PSTV film written by SUNY Plattsburgh College
Historian Douglas R. Skopp and Dores Candussi,
that celebrates the 100th
anniversary of the founding of SUNY
Plattsburgh.
- Special
Collections will also host the North Country
Underground Railroad Historical
Association’s display, “The John Thomas
Story.”
John Thomas was an
Adirondack
pioneer and fugitive slave from
Maryland
who died a free citizen of
Franklin
County
.
Clinton
County
Historical
Association
Museum
98
Ohio Avenue
,
Plattsburgh
,
New York
(518) 561-0340
- New
exhibit open- Celebrating
the Tercentenary of
Lake Champlain
in 1909
- See
a mini-exhibit on Samuel de Champlain.
- See
exhibits on Textiles, Redford Glass and visit
the Music Room.
- The
War Room highlights artifacts from the
discovery of
Lake Champlain
through the War of 1812.
- Clinton
County Historical Association will be hosting
a children's "Boats
and Lighthouses" program,
limited to group of 10 at a time,
10:30 AM
,
12:00
,
1:30 PM
and
3:00 PM
. Ages 8 to 13. First come first serve,
but a sign up sheet will be available. FREE.
Children
will build a small ship to take home, learn about
shipping on the lake, the lighthouse and how
lighthouses used to work via Fresnel lenses
(prisms). Hands-on interactive program -
class lasts about 40 minutes. Program is funded by
money from Stewart's Foundation.
- Handicap
accessible.
North Country
Underground Railroad Historical
Association
- North
Country Underground Railroad Historical
Association: ”A Risky Business,” a
display to commemorate the 150th anniversary
of the martyrdom of John Brown who was
convicted of treason and hanged in 1859 for
leading an armed attack on the federal arsenal
at Harper’s Ferry.
- Lee
Clark will portray
Adirondack
guide Billy Nye who “came very near” going
with Brown. In addition, we will illustrate
the story of William G. Brown, a Methodist
cabinet maker, who was hanged in effigy in
Plattsburgh
for assisting fugitive slaves on the
Underground Railroad.
- At
the New York State Historical Association
Conference at SUNY Plattsburgh from
8:30-10 am
, we will share the story of “The
Champlain Valley’s Underground Railroad
Canadian Connections.”
- At
Feinberg Library’s Special Collections we
will have our display on
Adirondack
pioneer John Thomas who was a fugitive from
slavery in
Maryland
and died a free citizen of
Franklin
County
. Special Collections will also show our DVD, Northward
to Freedom.
Kent-
DeLord
House
Museum
17
Cumberland Avenue
,
Plattsburgh
,
New York
(518) 561-1035
-
See
Frances Henrietta Delord’s bedroom for the
first time in more than a decade.
-
Special
activities for children will take place on the
grounds and in the Carriage Barn.
-
Tour
the house, grounds, and gardens.
Battle
of
Plattsburgh
Association
31
Washington Road
, (Off Route 9 and
New York Avenue
),
Plattsburgh
,
New York
(518) 566-1814
- "Life of the 1812 Soldier" -Continuous
presentations in the Press-Republican Theatre
with historical re-enactor Josh Wingler.
- Guided
Tours
of the museum will be at
10:00 AM, 1:00 PM
and
2:30 PM
.
- View the collection of historical paintings and artwork
in the KeyBank Gallery.
- View our latest exhibits.
- Visit The History Shoppe for unique, handcrafted gifts,
books on the War of 1812 and general military
history, toys, games, maps, flags and more.
The Strand Theatre and
North Country
Cultural Center for the Arts
30
Brinkerhoff Street
,
Plattsburgh
,
New York
(518) 563-1604
- Strand
Theatre tours throughout the day
- NCCCA
will have Theatre for Youth from
9:00 AM
to
3:00 PM
- Kindermusik
from 9:00 AM to
11:00 AM
- High
School Juried Art exhibit
Alice
T.
Miner
Museum
9618
Main Street
,
Chazy
,
New York
(518) 846-7336
- Guided tours of the
Alice
T.
Miner
Museum
with our Docents at
10:00 AM
and
12:00 PM
. The
Museum will be
closing early – at
1:30 PM
.
- An exhibit of letters written by Thomas Jefferson will be on display
in the Lincoln Library.
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