February Book Club
Schedule
Wed Feb 12 2025 at 12:30 pm to 01:30 pm
UTC-05:00Location
167 Broadway, Fort Edward, NY, United States, New York 12828 | Fort Edward, NY
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February 12, 2025 Meeting of WCHS Local History Book Club Washington County Historical Society’s Local History Book Club will meet from 12:30 to 1:30 PM on Wednesday, February 12, at the historical society headquarters, the Wing-Northup House, 167 Broadway, Fort Edward. Historical society membership is not required for the book club. Attendees will discuss The Autobiography of an American Family by Edith Hay Wyckoff. Ten generations of the Northup family are chronicled from 1788 in Rhode Island through their residence in Washington County. It includes the story of the rescue of Solomon Northup from slavery on a plantation near New Orleans through the efforts of Sandy Hill attorney Henry B Northup. Solomon was returned to his wife and children in Glens Falls in 1853.
Edith Wyckoff was a newspaper reporter and editor. The 242 page book, published by the society in 2000, is available at the Washington Co. Historical Society book shop.
Future sessions of the club will include books about the larger Adirondack area as well as works by local authors. Upcoming topics include William Miller and the origin of the Seventh Day Adventists in Hampton; local area Freemasonry during and after the Revolution; and the early life of Chester Arthur, 21st President. For additional information, email Connie Harris Farrington at [email protected].
Link to photo of book: https://wchs-ny.org/product/an-autobiography-of-an-american-family/
Photo of historical marker: https://www.hmdb.org/Photos3/386/Photo386691o.jpg?12112022115200AM
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167 Broadway, Fort Edward, NY, United States, New York 12828Event Location & Nearby Stays:
