Clinton County Historical Association
We host a wide variety of events during the year, including lectures, workshops, and guided tours. Below are past events.
Exploring Plattsburgh's Point: The Buildings of the Macomb St. Historic District. With Dr. James Lindgren, Professor Emeritus, SUNY Plattsburgh. Examining the city's East End, this presentation traces the development of the area's historic architecture: the various styles of buildings, their contributions to the extended historic district, and the status of their preservation.
The Life and Times of Fannie Delord Hall with Pat Loughan, President, Kent-Delord House Museum.
Walking Tour of the Railroad Depot and Peace Point at east end of Plattsburgh. The 1.5 hr narrated tour with historic photos begins at the Commemoration Bridge at the foot of Green Street and covers the history of the city and the rail yard, as far as Peace Point. Call 518-561-0340 to register. Walk-ins also welcome.
The Life and Times of Fannie Delord Hall with Pat Loughan, President, Kent-Delord House Museum.
249th Anniversary of the Battle of Valcour and 130th Annual Ceremony by Saranac Chapter, NSDAR. Guest Speaker is SAR Chapter President Craig Russell on "In Shattered Condition - the Battle and its aftermath".
Remembering Clinton County’s World War 1 Veterans and the Hometown celebrations which welcomed them back. Introducing the Clinton County WWI Record 1917-1919. The story of the impact of World War I on the Clinton County Community.
Women received the right to vote across the nation in 1920 but not the right to have a jury of their peers until years later. Learn the struggle and gradual acceptance of women on juries. Sponsored by the League of Women Voters, the Clinton County Historical Association, The Kent-Delord House Museum, the North Country Underground Railroad Historical Association, the Saranac Chapter, NSDAR and the Plattsburgh Business & Professional Women.
America250 Event at the Clinton County Historical Association, 98 Ohio Avenue,Plattsburgh. “Whatever Shall I Wear”This workshop will explain the types of clothing men, women and children wore during early Revolutionary war times. Workshop leader Sharon Bell, will also explain your options for creating the Revolutionary war period look with relative ease. Preregistration is required – call 518-561-0340.
America250 Event for boys and girls ages 12 to 16. Learn all aspects of the Revolutionary war soldier’s camp life. Preregistration required by calling 518-420-6477 or email sandymt2@yahoo.com
A tour with stories of the gravesites of some known and some not so well know local families with City Historian Jackie Stewart and CCHA volunteers Anne Bailey and Helen Nerska.
America250 Event for boys and girls ages 12 to 16. Learn all aspects of the Revolutionary war soldier’s camp life. Preregistration required by calling 518-420-6477 or email sandymt2@yahoo.com
The boat leaves from the Peru Dock between 9:30 am and 1:30 pm for a tour of theBluff Point Lighthouse. Registration required by calling 518-561-0340. $30 per person.
Official Opening of ‘The Honor of Your Presence’, CCHA’s Historic Bridal Exhibition. Join us for a guided tour of our latest exhibit. Light refreshments provided.
America250 Event for boys and girls ages 12 to 16. Learn all aspects of the Revolutionary war soldier’s camp life. Preregistration required by calling 518-420-6477 or email sandymt2@yahoo.com
The Legacy of the location with the most beautiful view - photos and stories of the history of Bluff Point and the Hotel Champlain most recently the home of the Clinton Community College. Built by the D&H Railroad and frequented by Presidents, the hotel was one of the most prestigious vacation sites in America. See its history and beauty in photos from the ClintonCounty Historical Association's own collection.
Stories of Amazing Women with Pat Loughan, President of the Kent-Delord House Museum. Highlighting the extraordinary lives of Historian Jeannette Tuttle and teacher Helene Augustin using collection photos and local histories to tell the stories.
Join the Clinton County Historical Association & Town Historian Kristina Parker at the parade and field day.
Anevent sponsored by the American Legion Montgomery Post 912 will honor GeneralRichard Montgomery and Jacques Rouse, both Revolutionary War Veterans.
Author and Historian Arthur Cohn will present1775: “A Grateful Remembrance…” of Richard and Janet Montgomery and theInvasion of Canada.
America250 Event: A Revolutionary WarTraining Camp for boys and girls ages 12 to 16. Learn all aspects of theRevolutionary war soldier’s camp life. Preregistration required by calling518-420-6477 or email sandymt2@yahoo.com
Theboat leaves from the Peru Dock between 9:30 am and 1:30 pm for a tour of theBluff Point Lighthouse. Registrationrequired by calling 518-561-0340. $30 per person.
Join CCHA for a walking tour of the Oval with stops at the Officers’ quarters and the Plattsburgh Memorial Chapel.
The Valcour Battle Chapter Sons of the AmericanRevolution (SAR) will present a dramatic interpretive reading of theDeclaration of Independence by historian John Krueger.
Focusing on the architecture and importance of Plattsburgh buildings destroyed by fire or willful act and picking up where Allan Everest left off in Our North Country Heritage (1972), the presentation discusses how their loss has left a lamentable gap in our nineteenth- and twentieth-century history. With Dr. James M. Lindgren, Professor Emeritus, SUNY, Dept. of History
The Catholic Summer School of America with Robin Labarge. Hear the story and see photos of the school which dominated the landscape of Cliff Haven from 1893 to 1950 and attracted thousands of summer visitors to the Plattsburgh area. Robin's book, The Catholic Summer School of America with hundreds of photos from the CCHA Collection, was published in 2024, and all proceeds go to the Clinton County Historical Associatio
Stories of Amazing Women with Pat Loughan, President of the Kent-Delord House Museum. Highlighting the extraordinary lives of Historian Jeannette Tuttle and teacher Helene Augustin using collection photos and local histories to tell the stories.
Come see the Clinton County Historical Museum!
Meadowbrook Healthcare, 154 Prospect Avenue, Plattsburgh. Catholic Summer School of America with Robin LaBarge. Hear the story and see photos of the school, which dominated the landscape of Cliff Haven from 1893 to 1950 and attracted thousands of summer visitors to the Plattsburgh area.
The summer season opens with stories of Valcour Island and the Bluff Point Lighthouse with Roger Harwood.
Talk and Walk Wednesdays: Catholic Summer School of America with Robin LaBarge. Hear the story and see photos of the school, which dominated the landscape of Cliff Haven from 1893 to 1950 and attracted thousands of summer visitors to the Plattsburgh area. A behind-the-scenes tour of the CCHA textile room.
God Save Benedict Arnold with Jack Kelly. This spring marks the 250th anniversary of the beginning of the Revolutionary War and the patriots' capture of Fort Ticonderoga led by Benedict Arnold. During the following year, Arnold played a crucial role in the defense of Lake Champlain and the Battle of Valcour Island. Jack Kelly's book GOD SAVE BENEDICT ARNOLD details the often-neglected heroism of the man who would later become America's most notorious traitor. Jack Kelly is an award-winning historian and novelist. His books about the Revolution include Band of Giants and Valcour. The Wall Street Journal said of his, God Save Benedict Arnold: The True Story of America’s most Hated Man that it “propels readers into the brutal action with vigorous prose and sentences that are often short and pugnacious—much like Arnold himself.” Jack has received the DAR History Medal and is a New York Foundation for the Arts fellow in Nonfiction Literature. He lives and works in New York’s Hudson Valley.
Portraits and Painters of the Early Champlain Valley (1800-1865) with Helen Nerska. Slides from a 1975 SUNY Plattsburgh exhibit with reflections on the history of the painters and the lives of the sitters.
Remembering Clinton County’s World War 1 Veterans and the Hometown celebrations which welcomed them back. Introducing the Clinton County WWI Record 1917-1919.
Clinton County’s Amazing Women – Part 1 with Helen Nerska. The stories of Suffragist and community Leader Marie Parkhurst Booth and the first female State Judge Luella Robinson North.
Local teenaged poets and sisters, Lucretia and Margaret Davidson, were once known nationwide as tragic and romantic figures in the literary world. Through anecdotal stories, journal entries, letters, and their own works, Lisabeth Guay will share insights into who these two extraordinary young ladies of Plattsburgh once were.
