Lake Horicon & Lake Champlain, Part II
Lake Horicon and Lake Champlain was originally published in 1858 and written as a travelogue. Quaint in its writing it does provide the...
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tihistory1764
- Nov 25, 2016
- 18 min
Lake Horicon & Lake Champlain
In preparing for one of next year’s themed programs here at the Ticonderoga Historical Society ~ “Two-Hundred Years of Steam boating” ~...
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tihistory1764
- Aug 28, 2016
- 9 min
The Indian Harvest Festival at Ticonderoga
The evenings of late August are sublime in this North Country. Then comes our Indian Festival at Ticonderoga. In the half light between...
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tihistory1764
- Aug 21, 2016
- 22 min
The Story of Crown Point Iron
Pehr (Peter) Kalm, the Swedish scientist, traveling in America in 1749, went to Canada from the English colonies by way of Lake...
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tihistory1764
- May 29, 2016
- 1 min
We Remember
This 2016 Memorial Day we remember our armed forces personnel that have served our country. From the Society’s ~~ Honor Roll ~~ a...
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tihistory1764
- Apr 9, 2016
- 8 min
“Tirrell Pond” ~~ In the Adirondacks
In recent months we have written a few pioneer stories that were related to the southern Adirondacks. From our reader’s responses they...
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tihistory1764
- Apr 3, 2016
- 6 min
In Service to the Community
As I prepare for next month’s walk down Montcalm Street my review of publications in our library spotted a souvenir pamphlet that spoke...
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tihistory1764
- Mar 20, 2016
- 11 min
Into the Wilderness
In tribute to National Women’s History Month, the Ticonderoga Historical Society re-prints an account of the many hardships endured in...
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tihistory1764
- Jan 31, 2016
- 14 min
Life Beneath the Pine Boughs
The shadows were long, as it is when the night sets in. There was muted lighting, it was warm with a little breeze whispering through...
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tihistory1764
- Jan 24, 2016
- 10 min
The Moriah Plank Road
Roads in early America were very poor, and here in the Adirondacks almost non-existing. Of those that were many had their beginnings...
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tihistory1764
- Jan 17, 2016
- 12 min
Tales of “Witt” Cook
Everyone has stories to tell. Here we recall some tales from the pen of Arthur Carr, one of Ticonderoga’s better known contemporary...
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tihistory1764
- Jan 3, 2016
- 6 min
Legends of Forest Denizens
“Like Durer’s knight, a ghastly death stalked ever at their side. There were those among them for whom this stern life had a fascination...
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tihistory1764
- Dec 23, 2015
- 26 min
Guns of Ticonderoga and Crown Point
One of the conspicuous results of the American Revolution was the emergence of new political and military leaders whose names do not...
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tihistory1764
- Nov 15, 2015
- 3 min
King Gobble’s Feast
KING GOBBLE, THE TURKEY, STRUTTING ABOUT. King Gobble was proud, And liked strutting about, And the birds stepped aside When he pleased...
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tihistory1764
- Nov 1, 2015
- 5 min
1816 ~ “The Year Without a Summer”
During our “downtime” earlier this year when we were re-organizing the archives this writer worked on the book collection and came across...
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tihistory1764
- Oct 18, 2015
- 7 min
With Tortured Eyes
On this day, 18 October 1646, Fr. Isaac Jogues was killed on his third visit to the lands of the Iroquois. In commemoration of this...
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tihistory1764
- Apr 26, 2015
- 5 min
“Now he belongs to the ages”
“A man of great ability, pure patriotism, unselfish nature, full of forgiveness to his enemies, bearing malice toward none, he proved to...
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tihistory1764
- Mar 29, 2015
- 4 min
Ticonderoga In Ashes
The early morning hours of March 31, 1875 found the Village of Ticonderoga in the grip of one of her greatest disasters. About 3 o’clock...
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tihistory1764
- Mar 15, 2015
- 3 min
A St. Patrick’s Day Greeting
A very special Irish Greeting is extended to the “Irish” and all those who enjoy this early spring “Shamrock Day” with them. Looking for...
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tihistory1764
- Jan 25, 2015
- 3 min
New additions to our collection
The Ticonderoga Historical Society is a member supported organization. We are located in the Adirondacks snugged in-between two...
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