Clinton County Historical Association’s great May schedule of events
All events are free and open to the public. April 26, 2025
May 7. Noon. Talk and Walk Wednesdays at CCHA, 98 Ohio Avenue, Plattsburgh. A virtual tour of Lake Champlain Lighthouses. Tour of the military gallery
May 8, 2:30 pm, Meadowbrook Healthcare, 154 Prospect Avenue, Plattsburgh. Clinton County’s Amazing Women – Part 1 with Helen Nerska. The stories of suffragist and community leader Marie Parkhurst Booth and the first female State Judge Luella Robinson North.
May 13, 6:45 pm, Lake Forest Retirement Community, 8 Lake Forest Drive, Plattsburgh. The Davidson Sisters: Darkness and Light. Local teenaged poets and sisters, Lucretia and Margaret Davidson, were once known nationwide as tragic and romantic figures in the literary world. Through anecdotal stories, journal entries, letters, and their own works, Lisabeth Guay will share insights into who these two extraordinary young ladies of Plattsburgh once were.
May 16, 12:30 pm, Plattsburgh Senior Center, 5139 North Catherine Street, Plattsburgh. Remembering Clinton County’s World War 1 Veterans and the Hometown celebrations which welcomed them back. Introducing the Clinton County WWI Record 1917-1919.
May 22, 1:30 pm – Champlain Valley Senior Community, 10 Gilliland Lane, Willsboro. Portraits and Painters of the Early Champlain Valley (1800-1865) with Helen Nerska. Slides from a 1975 SUNY Plattsburgh exhibit with reflections on the history of the painters and the lives of the sitters.
May 22, 6:30 pm, CCHA, 98 Ohio Avenue, Plattsburgh. The Davidson Sisters: Darkness and Light. Local teenaged poets and sisters, Lucretia and Margaret Davidson, were once known nationwide as tragic and romantic figures in the literary world. Through anecdotal stories, journal entries, letters, and their own works, Lisabeth Guay will share insights into who these two extraordinary young ladies of Plattsburgh once were.
May 23, 6:30 pm, Plattsburgh Memorial Chapel, Old Base, Plattsburgh. God Save Benedict Arnold with author Jack Kelly sponsored by the Clinton County America250 Committee lead by the Clinton County Historical Association with funding from a 2025 Special Programs Grant from the Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership.
Posted: April 27th, 2025 under Community Events, General News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History.