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Clarkson University Occupational Therapy Visit

1/30/2020

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We had an awesome visit last week with first and second-year Occupational Therapy students from Clarkson University! We had a great day showing Professor Lisa Tebo and 40 students from the program around the Saranac Laboratory Museum and Trudeau Sanatorium. The students were excited to pose in front of the Workshop at Trudeau Sanatorium, where pioneering work using occupational therapy with TB patients took place.

Thanks for coming to learn with us!

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Trudeau Sanatorium Tour 2/5

1/27/2020

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Wednesday, February 5, 10:30AM: Trudeau Sanatorium Walking Tour -- Tour the grounds of the former Trudeau Sanatorium. Meet at the parking area on the right after the Gate House, inside the Park Avenue gate (for GPS, use 455 Park Avenue. This will put you just before the gates. If you are at the stone chapel, you are on the wrong end of the campus). This is an entirely outdoor walking tour and takes place rain or shine. $5/person, children and members of Historic Saranac Lake free. RSVPs required, please call HSL at 518-891-4606 or email mail@historicsaranaclake.org before noon on Tuesday, February 4.
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#DollyPartonChallenge

1/24/2020

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It's Friday, so here's a Trudeau-themed Dolly Parton Challenge to start the weekend off right (including a staff-favorite bonus version below...)!

Have a great weekend, everyone!

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Admission Update!

1/21/2020

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As we begin the new year, we want to let you know about new plans at the Saranac Laboratory Museum.

Our open hours all year round will be:
Tuesday - Saturday, 10AM to 5PM
Our new admission rates for 2020 will be:
- Adults: $7
- Students with I.D.: $5
- Children 12 and under: free of charge
- Free admission to members of Historic Saranac Lake (find out about membership on our website)

We look forward to offering free admission for the local community and for seniors on special days throughout the year. We also are proud members of the Museums for All program, offering free museum admission for those receiving food assistance (SNAP benefits), and of the Blue Star Museum program, offering free admission to active service members and their families in the summer season. Additionally, a museum admission pass is available for check-out at the Saranac Lake Free Library, providing free admission for library patrons.

Despite numerous expansions and improvements to the museum over the years, this is the first increase in admissions from the original $5/person rate that we have charged since the museum opened in 2007. Thank you for your support!

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On the Twelfth Day of Saranac Lake-mas...

1/5/2020

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On the twelfth day of Saranac Lake-mas, your museum gave to you... the uniform of the Saranac Lake Pioneers Drum and Bugle Corps! This handsome fringed jacket comes with a matching pair of fringed trousers. In 1959, a letter to the editor of the Adirondack Daily Enterprise thanked the community for their support to purchase these uniforms. They would have been worn with a tan felt cap, too!

To learn more about the Drum and Bugle Corps, visit our wiki: https://localwiki.org/hsl/Saranac_Lake_Pioneers_Drum_and_Bugle_Corps

Does anyone have any photographs of the Corps? We've love to see this uniform in action!

Thanks to everyone for following along on our Twelve Days of Saranac Lake-mas! We've had a ton of fun sharing these snippets from our history with you. Be sure to follow along all year round to learn more about Saranac Lake history and the goings-on here at the museum!

[Historic Saranac Lake Collection, TCR # 205, courtesy of Kurt Kamps.]
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On the Eleventh Day of Saranac Lake-mas...

1/4/2020

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On the eleventh day of Saranac Lake-mas, your museum gave to you... the "penny piper of Saranac," Robert Louis Stevenson (at right)! Stevenson spent the winter of 1887-8 in the Baker Cottage overlooking the Saranac River under Dr. E.L.Trudeau's care. He began work on "The Master of Ballantrae" and wrote a number of essays while here.

Steven Chalmers, a writer who also came to Saranac Lake for his health, wrote an account of Stevenson's stay entitled "The Penny Piper of Saranac." According to Chalmers, Stevenson's principle activity aside from writing was playing a penny whistle, which displeased the Baker family. Mrs. Baker was supposed to have said, "He tootles the whistle better'n he plays the piano," to which her husband replied: "And a sight oftener!"

The Baker Cottage is preserved and is now home to a museum dedicated to Stevenson's life and works. It contains the world's first and largest collection of Stevenson memorabilia. Be sure to pay it a visit in the summer months!

To learn more about Stevenson's time in Saranac Lake and his sometimes tumultuous friendship with Dr. Trudeau visit our wiki: https://localwiki.org/hsl/Robert_Louis_Stevenson

[Pictured, from left: RLS' stepson, his wife Fannie Osbourne, and RLS on the porch of Baker Cottage.]
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On The Tenth Day of Saranac Lake-mas...

1/3/2020

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On the tenth day of Saranac Lake-mas, your museum gave to you... Ed Lamy a-leaping! Lamy was an international speed-skating champion and record-breaking barrel jumper (and all around star athlete!). In 1912, he set a world record by jumping 14 barrels, or 27 feet 8 inches! Amazingly, all of his records still stood unbeaten at the time of his death in 1962.

To learn more about Ed Lamy's career (on and off the ice), visit our wiki: https://localwiki.org/hsl/Ed_Lamy

[Historic Saranac Lake Collection, courtesy of Dick Jarvis.]

Bonus fun fact--Ed Lamy was signed by the Cleveland Indians and played with their farm team in 1911, but a broken collarbone prevented him from moving up to the major leagues!
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The Ninth Day of Saranac Lake-mas...

1/2/2020

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On the ninth day of Saranac Lake-mas, your museum gave to you... majorettes dancing! These ladies appeared in the 1972 Winter Carnival Parade along with floats featuring Winnie the Pooh, nurses, and Smokey the Bear.

To learn more about Winter Carnival throughout the years, visit our wiki: https://localwiki.org/hsl/Winter_Carnival

Fun fact--the special guest at the 1972 Winter Carnival was Gordon MacRae, who appeared in the film versions of Oklahoma! and Carousel, among others!

[Historic Saranac Lake Collection, courtesy of Denise Richardson.]
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On the Eighth Day of Saranac Lake-mas...

1/1/2020

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On the eighth day of Saranac Lake-mas, your museum gave to you... dairies a-milking! Milk made up a major part of TB patients' prescribed diets, which were designed to be high in fat and protein to combat the symptoms of "consumption." Patients received glass after glass of milk as part of the daily routine of temperature checks, naps, and exercise. As a result, large numbers of dairy farms opened in the Saranac Lake area to meet the growing demand for milk!
These paper bottle caps came from Mountain View Farm, and McMaster Bros., Inc., two of dozens of dairy farms in the area. To learn more about dairies in the area, visit our wiki: https://localwiki.org/hsl/Dairies
A bonus fact -- you may also notice that one of the bottle caps says "tuberculin tested." Bovine tuberculosis is related to the bacteria that causes TB in humans, and can jump the species barrier to infect humans and other mammals. Because of this, the Board of Health ran tuberculosis tests on all dairy cows, and checked milk deliveries for sanitary practices. A January 1923 entry in the Board of Health book read, "All herds furnishing grade A milk and cream in the Village tuberculin tested and free from tuberculosis, in compliance with the law."

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