2018 MUSEUM DAYS
Saturday, June 16th  - Sunday, June 17th, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

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​- FREE to the public
 - Rain or Shine! 
 - Visit local Museums and Cultural Centers   
 - Great Family Fun!   

2017 Museum Days Weekend Event Schedule

Alice T. Miner Museum
9618 Route 9, Chazy, NY 12921
(518) 846-7336
director@minermuseum.org
http://www.minermuseum.org
http://minermuseum.blogspot.com/
  • Take a tour of the museum, including our newly-renovated lady’s bedchamber.
  • Play historic games on the museum grounds (weather permitting).
  • Try your hand at some historic crafts and skills, such as bookbinding and writing with a quill pen.
  • Go on a museum scavenger hunt and win a prize!
Anderson Falls Heritage Society
96 Clinton Street, Keeseville, NY 12944
(518) 834-9219
http://www.andersonfalls.com/
  • Exhibits explore the history of Keeseville, Ausable Chasm, Clintonville, Harkness, Port Douglas, Port Kent
  • and the surrounding area.
  • New exhibits from local artists and photographs of early businesses.
  • Also available are copies of our book “AROUND KEESEVILLE” by Kyle Page and Anderson Falls Heritage Society.
  • Open regularly on Tuesdays, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and Thursdays, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 
 Babbie Rural & Farm and Learning Museum
250 River Road, Peru, NY 12972
(518) 643-8052
babbieag309@babbiemuseum.org
http://www.babbiemuseum.org/
  • Visit our new garden shed
  • Live demonstrations including wood working, hay fork, blacksmith shop, and granary
  • Farm animals including horses, miniature donkeys, and chickens
  • For the kids - shelling corn, gathering 'eggs', milking the 'cow', stage coach, and Thomas the Train rides
  • Special events include appearances by the New York State 2nd Alternate Dairy Princess and the Clinton County Dairy Princess
  • Petting zoo provided by West Chazy 4Hers
  • Food concession with a picnic area available
 Champlain Valley Transportation Museum and Kids' Station
12 Museum Way, Plattsburgh, NY
(518) 566-7575 
www.cvtmuseum.org
Come by the Champlain Valley Transportation Museum Weekend and explore the transportation history of the Champlain Valley. Please note that all tours for the weekend are self-guided. Staff will be on hand to answer any questions you may have.  Champlain Valley Transportation Museum will be open both days from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
 
*Please note that not all buildings or exhibits will be open on both days. 
CVTM New Exhibits:
  • 1915 International chain-drive truck.
  • 1929 Chevrolet touring car.
Kids Station and Robotics:
  • The Kids Station will be open Saturday ONLY from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
  • The CVTM Robotics team will be holding an open house Saturday ONLY from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. 
Clinton County Historical Association and Museum
98 Ohio Avenue, Plattsburgh, NY 12903
518-561-0340
director@clintoncountyhistorical.org
www.clintoncountyhistorical.org
www.facebook.com/clintoncountyhistorical
  • ON SATURDAY - Children’s Program: Dedicated Detectors from 11 to 2 p.m. Young visitors can use metal detectors to find hidden items just inches under their feet - everything from coins to nuts and bolts and springs - who knows what else may show up?
  • EXHIBITIONS: The Museum features 3 floors of exhibit space with 6 galleries. Exhibits include Back to the Basics: Early Industries in Clinton County, which highlights the CCHA’s rare Redford Glass Collection; Clinton County’s Military Timeline; Arts & Leisure over the years; The Clinton County Suffrage Story; and The History of the Town of Clinton. The Museum also hosts popular exhibits on the Bluff Point Lighthouse and the Catholic Summer School of America, as well as an antique rifle and gun collection.
  • RESEARCH LIBRARY: Schedule an appointment to research that one topic you have been interested in for years! Our library and subject files include easy to access, books, documents and photographs.
  • GIFT SHOP: Our gift shop has the largest collection of local history books and historical prints in the area.
  • VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT: Meet with our Director to discuss new volunteer opportunities.
  • REGULAR HOURS: Open Wednesday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Coopersville Schoolhouse of History
57 Bechard Road
Champlain NY
518-570-2052
blindpupproject@yahoo.com
  • The Coopersville Schoolhouse of History offers self-guided tours, with volunteers available to answer questions.
  • Visit the re-created Town of Champlain District 9 one-room school that closed in 1931.
  • Join blind pup Pepper for story time at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday; noon and 3 p.m. Sunday.
  • See an exhibit of local antique bottles, with a talk set for 1 p.m. Saturday.
  • Check out exhibit on one-room schools once serving Champlain and Chazy, with talk by Gloria Ashline and Suzanne Moore, 3 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday.
Dannemora Village Museum
40 Emmons Street, Dannemora, NY 12929
(518) 492-7000
http://www.villageofdannemora.com/#!history/c1fur
  • New Clinton Prison Diorama
  • Expanded Local History and Photo Display
  • Native American Display
Heart’s Delight Farm Heritage Exhibit at Miner Institute
1034 Miner Farm Road, Chazy, NY 12921
Rachel Dutil, PR and Marketing Coordinator
(518) 846-7121
Dutil@whminer.com
www.whminer.org
The Heart’s Delight Farm Heritage Exhibit is set up for self-guided tours. Staff will be available during Museum Days to answer any questions you might have.
  • Historic images from Heart’s Delight Farm and dioramas
  • Antique vehicles
  • Videos chronicling farm life a century ago
  • Adjacent garden walkway
  • Dairy barn and horse barn will be open for visitors
  • Special 2017 exhibit devoted to William Miner’s hydro power projects includes a model of the McGregor-LaSell project and a gallery of images that show projects from land clearing, construction, dam completion and powerhouse blueprints.
Kent-Delord House Museum
17 Cumberland Avenue, Plattsburgh, NY   12901
Don Wickman, Director
 (518) 561-1035
kentdelord@primelink1.net
www.kentdelordhouse.org
  • See a working garden railway
  • President Monroe visited Plattsburgh in 1817. Guess where he had tea?
  • What was the loss in lives during the 1814 Plattsburgh Campaign?
  • Step back to when the Gold Parlor was decorated in 1928.
  • Learn about 3 generations of the Delord Family
 Lyon Mountain Mining and Railroad Museum
Standish Road, Lyon Mountain, NY 12952
(518) 735-4314
Jane Saxe-Kelting, Trustee
bill.kelting@gmail.com
Lyonmountainmuseum.blogspot.com
  • June 17th - opening of a new exhibit dedicated to the US Military from World War I forward. Dr. John Moravek will give his slide presentation on the history of Lyon Mountain Village and the mines at 1 p.m.
  • June 18th - Throughout the day, Tim Rounds will be on hand to reminisce about Lyon Mountain Boy Scout Troop 17.
Northern New York American-Canadian Genealogical Society
44 Emmons Street
Dannemora, NY 12981
518-492-4142
www.nnyacgs.com
  • Research for non-members is free both days.
  • We have thousands of books on genealogy, CDs with church records, and computers and microfiche.
  • Librarians will be on hand to help you with your research.
North Star Underground Railroad Museum
1131 Mace Chasm Road, Ausable Chasm, NY 12911
(518) 834-5180
ugr@frontier.com
http://www.northcountryundergroundrailroad.com/
 Features include but are not limited to:
  • Videos: “The Forgotten Story of John Thomas” and “Northward to Freedom”
  • Exhibits:  "Chinese Underground Railroad," "Immigrants fleeing the United State to Canada,"  “John Brown,” “Solomon Northup,” "Color of Money" prints," Freedom Timeline," "replica of the quilt designed by Lydia Maria Francis Child," and “Underground Railroad Routes in N.Y.”
  • French translations of our exhibits are now available at the Museum
  • Freedom Bell on the Deck
  • Traveling Exhibit of Slavery, Then, Now and in the Future
  • Statue of Abolitionists by John Rogers
  • Open 7 days a week, Friday of Memorial weekend through Labor Day, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. In July and August, open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
 Plattsburgh Air Force Base Museum
Former Plattsburgh Air Force Base
31 Washington Road, Plattsburgh, NY 12903
(518) 566-1814
manager@battleofplattsburgh.org
  • New this year:  the last working alert route light and 50's era jet instrument trainer panel
  • Try on our FB-111 cockpit  for size
  • Continuing Exhibits: Atlas Missiles at Plattsburgh, Aircraft Assigned to Plattsburgh, Plattsburgh AFB Timeline
  • Knowledgeable Volunteer Staff
  • Ample Parking
 Plattsburgh State Art Museum
SUNY Plattsburgh
101 Broad Street, Plattsburgh, NY 12901
(518) 564-2474
artmuseum@plattsburgh.edu
www.plattsburgh.edu/museum/
https://www.facebook.com/PlattsburghStateArtMuseum
https://twitter.com/PlattsArtMuseum
 Both days’ activities include:
  • In the Myers Fine Arts Building, works from the PSAM permanent collection and the Georgi Museum in Burke Gallery (second floor), Rockwell Kent paintings in the Slatkin Room (second floor; selection of gifts, books, and cards available for sale), the Nina Winkel Sculpture Court (second floor), and current student work in the Lobby Gallery (first floor)
  • Self-guided walking tours of the art on campus  (Adirondack Art Walk maps available in our galleries)
  • Free, unrestricted parking directly in front of Myers.
Rouses Point History Welcome Center
68 Pratt Street, Rouses Point, NY 12979
(518) 297-5502 ext. 345
historycenter@primelink1.net
  • Open regularly Wednesday, Friday and Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. through October.
  • Located at the newly renovated former Delaware and Hudson Railroad Station now owned by the Village of Rouses Point.
  • Beautiful 1889 building is now the home of railroad memorabilia and collections and exhibits of local history as well as serving as a welcome center.
  • New for 2017 is a military exhibit. 
The Strand Center for the Arts
23 Brinkerhoff Street, Plattsburgh, NY 12901
(518) 563-1604
www.strandcenter.org
www.facebook.com/strandcenter
  • Art Exhibit on View, "In Perspective" The Blind Artist Society and NCAVI
  • Tours of the Historic Strand Theatre at 2 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday
 War of 1812 Museum
Former Plattsburgh Air Force Base
31 Washington Road, Plattsburgh, NY 12903
(518) 566-1814
manager@battleofplattsburgh.org
www.battleofplattsburgh.org
  • Free general admission May-October
  • New Exhibit:  See how an officer lived in his winter headquarters in the woods at Pike's Cantonment
  • Allen Everest Interpretive Center - featuring the lake and land battle in a large scale multi-media diorama
  • History Shoppe - local history books and novels, models, films, t-shirts and hats, history- themed music and apparel, and more in the largest museum shop in the area
  • Key Bank Art Gallery- original works relating to the War of 1812
  • Ample off street parking

"Adirondack Coast Arts & History Passport"

In order to help promote Museum Days Weekend, the participating members of ACCA will again be issuing a Passport in 2017. Throughout Museum Days weekend participants will be able to present their  “passport” for a stamp at each participating heritage attraction. Collect as many stamps as you can from the 17 museums and cultural centers for a chance to win some great local prizes! The Adirondack Coast Arts & History Passport will be free to participants and will be effective during Museum Days and throughout the summer! 

The printing and design of the 2017 Adirondack Coast Arts & History Passport  is made possible by team at the North County Chamber of Commerce and the Adirondack Coast Visitors Bureau. 
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