Lake Placid History Museum

Our December newsletter is now available online! https://www.lakeplacidhistory.com//LPNEHS-Winter-Newslette

Happy Thanksgiving! We have a lot to be thankful forour friends, family, and community who support us and our mission in preserving and sharing Lake Placid’s history. We couldn’t do it without all of YOU! We hope this Lake Placid Club menu can inspire your dishes today...our choice is the peppermint stick ice cream!

Our recent collections project has been cataloging Louise Williams’ personal photographs & archives. Part of the Mrs. J.B. Williams Collection (apx. 1850-1920), the Williams Family had relations to the Nash Familyone of the earliest established families in Lake Placid. This collection contains photo albums, early negatives of Lake Placid, correspondences, and ephemera.

Two people pulling a toboggan across Mirror Lake, Lake Placid NY. Image from the Stedman and Moses Collection of Glass Plate Negatives.

The first snowfall of the season has us thinking about our 2021 Winter Lecture Series. We'd love to hear from our community on themes, presenters, and ideas YOU want to see! Of course, the health and safety of everyone involved is our top priority, so we are working hard to successfully share our events with you in the safest ways possible (i.e., limited seating, live stream virtually, etc.) More details to come in the next few weeks! Have an idea, theme, or presenter suggestion? Share it below! image: snowshoeing on Mirror Lake, from the Stedman and Moses Collection of glass plate negatives (c. 1889-1930).

Part of The Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts ALCA-Seltzer Streams tune in tonight at 7p.m. for a lecture on "forgotten" American Operetta King Victor Herbert, with music performed by High Peaks Opera artists George, Elizabeth, and Annachristi Cordes. Featuring lecturer Parmelee Tolkan, president of the Lake Placid-North Elba Historical Society. A co-production of the Historical Society, HPO, & Tupper Arts. Sponsored by the Victor Herbert Foundation. Follow the link for more information and to purchase tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/alca-seltzer-streams-americas-