The Peru Gazette

November 4^th, 5:30 pm, Plattsburgh Public Library, 19 Oak Street, Plattsburgh. “Lost Plattsburgh: Our Missing Architectural Roots”. 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.

November 5^th, 1:30 pm, Pine Harbour, 15 New Hampshire Street, Plattsburgh. Portraits from the turn of the 19th century and the stories they might tell. CCHA has 18,000 portraits in their collection taken between 1890 and 1920, and some of the most unusual and interesting will be shared along with the known or occasionally speculated background behind the photo. With Helen Nerska, CCHA Director.

November 10^th, 6:30 pm, Lake Forest Retirement Center, 8 Lake Forest Drive, Plattsburgh. A Photo Peek at Old Plattsburgh. Using photos from the CCHA collection, see ‘then and now’ photo comparisons of landmarks in downtown Plattsburgh. Come and see what you might recognize and share stories about these special spots.  With Helen Nerska, CCHA Director.

November 12^th, 2:30 pm, Peru Free Library, Peru Remembering Clinton County’s World War 1 Veterans and the Hometown celebrations which welcomed them back. The 2-volume publication, researched and created by CCHA Past President Noel Stewart and designed by Champlain historian David Patrick, documents the County veterans who fought in the Great War and those on the homefront who supported the county soldiers and gave them a grand welcome home.  Presented by CCHA Director Helen Nerska.

November 16^th, 6:00 pm, Chazy Public Library, 1329 Fisk Road, Chazy. Redford Glass Uncovered. The presentation with CCHA Director Helen Nerska will take participants back to a period more than 200 years ago to learn about the short-lived history of the Redford Glass Company.  Although the company was in business for only 20 years they produced products that demonstrated unique skilled craftsmanship and that survive to this day.  By the end of the presentation participants will see how the Company, that was once famous and esteemed for its crown glass windowpanes, has become synonymous with unique and priceless glassware.

November 20^th, 12:30 pm, Plattsburgh Senior Center, 5139 North Catherine Street, Plattsburgh. A Jury of Your Peers.  Women received the right to vote across the nation in 1920 but not the right to be on a jury until years later. Learn the struggle for and gradual acceptance of women on juries. With Helen Nerska, CCHA Director.

For more information, contact Helen Nerska, Director, Clinton County Historical Association.