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Our Books and Collectables listing contains literature and collectible items relating to Washington County history, genealogy, folklore and inhabitants .
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WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL
SOCIETY PUBLICATIONS
3 The Autobiography of an American Family
- Edith Wyckoff, Information extracted from 150 letters dating back to
the 18th century chronicle ten generations of the Northrup family. The
author provides detailed accounts of their move from Rhode Island to
Washington county New York, daily life in Sandy Hill (Hudson Falls),
New York, travels on the Erie Canal Packets, Civil War experiences and
the rescue of the kidnapped Solomon Northrup from slavery in Louisiana.2000, hardcover & dust
jacket, 61 illustrations, extensive index, 288 pgs. $30.00
Reduced Price $15.00
4 Guide to Historic Houses of Worship - Ted Corbett, Photographs and concise histories of twenty houses of worship in Washington County, NY. 1992, illus., soft cover, 32pgs. $3.00
228 Hartford,
New York- Its Origin and Early Settlement by
Frederic K. Patton
Reliance has been placed on deeds, mortgages, wills, legal papers, and
other materials not readily available from common sources. Illus.
softcover, 104 pgs., pub.2007 NEW $10.00
6 History
of Washington County, NY 1878 - Crisfield Johnson.
A classic detailed history of the county from 1337 -
1878.1984, reprint, hardcover, 504 pgs. $50.00
7 Index to History of Washington County, NY 1878
- Sexton & Parrott, 1984, hardcover 79pgs. $12.00
187 History of Washington County and Index
- special for one price
but no discount
for members $55.00
8 Old days, Old Ways - Fred
Stiles, A profusely illustrated and entertaining account of life around
the South Bay area of Lake Champlain in the early 1900's. 1984,
hardcover, 136pgs.$14.99
9 Reminiscences of the 123rd
Reg. N.Y.S.V. - Sgt. Henry C. Morhous,A history of
the regiment during its three years service in the Civil War. Appendix
contains listings of the regiment. originally published in 1879.
Edition limited to 750 in 1995, hardcover, 220. $30.00
12 Sto-Lat
- 100 Years on River Street (Hudson Falls and Glens Falls,
NY) - Alice Loughlin, Story of the Polish - Lithuanian
settlement along the River Street area of Sandy Hill (Hudson Falls) and
Lower Warren Street In Warren county.1996, hardcover, map, 25 photos,
117 . $15.00
13 1853 Levey Washington County Map
Includes landowners at the time of the survey. Reprint 21"
x 29" printed on heavy paper. $8.00
15 Birds-Eye View Print of Fort Edward in 1759 Shows
the fortifications - Drawn by George LaMere, 1930. $8.00
188 2004 Annual Journal Features:
The Scientific Investigation of Jane McCrea by David R. Starbuck;
Master Lansing Prouty by Tricia Barbagallo;
The Baltimores and The Henrys by Kenneth A. Perry;
Charles Wesley Ross by D. Reid Ross;
"A Member of Union College" by Sue Brennan & Jeanne Winston
Adler;
3 Poems by Elisabeth Cluff - 96 pages,
softcover. $11.00
223 2006 Annual Journal Features:
"A Granville Farmstead" by Theodore Corbett, "I remember That" by
Warren J. Cardwell, and "The Reid Line" by D. Reid Ross
- 96 pages, softcover. $10.00
229 2007 Annual Journal Features:
"Granville in Tumoil" by Theodore C. Corbett, "Christmas Memories" by
R. Paul McCarty, "The Great Burning" by Paul R. Loding,
"We Should Know Their History" by Michael Russert, "Remembering Jane
McCrea" by Doris Lassell, and William Ward's "Famine" letter by Sue
Brennan and Jeanne Winston Adler
- 96 pages, softcover. $10.00
OTHER PUBLICATIONS FOR SALE
214
Adirondack Fire Towers-- The Southern Districts
- The story of the towers by those who staffed them. 2005,
Illus., 257 pgs.
$20.00
217 The Battle of Saratoga - Beautifully illustrated hardcover from the PowerKids Press, 24pgs, 2003.. $15.95
29 Chainbreaker's War - Jeanne Winston Adler, ed. - An 18th century narrative from a Native American perspective. 224, softcover, $16.95
224 Fort Ann: 300 Years of History - Hardcover, published 2007, a history of Fort Ann, Washington County, NY, Illustrated, 351 pages. $25.00 NEW
44 Fort Edward & Sandy Hill in the Nineteenth Century - softcover, 1997, illustrated with photos, 47 . $12.50
47 Fugitive Deckhand - Fred Godfrey, 1990, novel of the canalways of NYS, hardcover, 190. $18.95
49
French and Indian War Battlesites: A Controversy
- Additional research and
on-site detective work by a reenactor and writer.- Bob Bearor,
softcover, 116
.
$17.16
50
Hartford, New York: A Pictorial History
- 1976, map,
illlus., 74 .
$4.00
222
The Ghost of the Charlotte Lighthouse 2006
- The adventurous tale of the saving of a
lighthouse on Lake Ontario by the 4th grade class of the Susan B.
Anthony School #27.
NEW
$9.95
51
Hebron, A Century in Review 1988
- second printing 2006 with a 16 page
index published by the Hebron Preservation Society
, richly illustrated, written by a number of Hebron residents over a 10
year period,292 ., NEW PRINTING
$30.00
52
The History of the Glens Falls Feeder Canal
- Michael LaCross, softcover, 1997, 32 .$5.00
53
History of Secondary Education in Washington
County - Roscoe L. Williams, 1937,102
.
$9.00
218
History of Pilot Knob (4 volume set)
- The story of a Lake George, NY community
as told by its citizens 1994 - 2000 by Pilot knob Association New
$35.00
54
History of Putnam -
Thomas W. McArthur, 1887, reprint, softcover, 49 . $6.00
56
The House-Wifes Skill in Cookery -
G. Markam, reprint, softcover pamphlet, 31. $2.00
59
I Remember Argyle - A
book of memories - Argyle History Group, 1998, 2nd
Edition, softcover, 236 . $20.00
60
An Introduction to Historic Resources in
Washington County, NY - a greatly
condensed illustrated history of each town. (1976) reprint 1984,
softcover, 133
. $10.00
61
Issac Joques -
1646 Discoverer of Lake George -T.J. Campbell, 1992,
reprint, softcover,
60pgs. $9.00
63
Johnny Appleseed-
Will Moses 2001, hardcover, illus. 48 pgs. $16.99
180 Lake Champlain's Sailing Canal
Boats -A fascinating story of the nearly forgotten
story of the sailing canal boats and the replica canal schooner Lois
McClure.- Arthur Cohn, softcover, Illus 188 pgs. $24.95
New
180 Lake Cossayuna &
Vicinity -History and Portraits of the Past
- by Rose Bain, softcover, Illus 260 pgs.,
pub. 2007; Many newspaper articles,
editorials and anecdotes plus over 300 photos. $25.00
New
Linen Threads & Broom Twines: An
Irish & American Album and Directory of the People of the
Dunbarton Mill, Greenwich, New York, 1879-1952 (2
Volumes) - William T. Ruddock
69 Volume I - illus. 179 . $18.00 70 Volume II - illus. 414 . $29.50
OTHER GIFT ITEMS
125 Wing-Northup
House Notepad. $2.00
127 Smith’s
Basin - Champlain Canal Notecards Unknown artist
c. 1875, $5.95
185
ornament $8.00, magnet
$8.00
1st in Series -1815 Wing-Northup House
(Fort Edward, New York)
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2nd in Series - 1874 Rexleigh
Covered Bridge (Jackson/Salem, New York)
135
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3rd in Series - 1903 All
Saints Chapel (North Granville, New York)
139
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4th in Series - 18th
Century House RECUERDO (Jackson, New York)
143
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5th in Series - The William
Miller Chapel (Low Hampton, New York)
147
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6th in Series - The Old Fort House (Fort Edward, New York)
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9th
in Series
165
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10th
in Series -
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