 A group having a late-winter picnic at "camp" in the woods. It is part of a collection of photographs from Fletcher M. Durbin's time in Saranac Lake while receiving treatment for tuberculosis in the 1910s. Durbin can be seen standing at the center back in the photograph in the vest and flat hat. Durbin's photographs show many snowshoeing treks with friends, along with cure cottages and local sporting events.
[Historic Saranac Lake Collection, ACC2020.002. Courtesy of John Durbin.]
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We loved reading this story shared by Dan Bolles and Seven Days highlighting the romance between two TB patients at Trudeau Sanatorium. The personal stories that came out of the TB cure are a vital part of our history, and we love to see how letters, photographs, and more help tell these stories. Thanks for sharing!
Do you have a photograph, letter, or object that helps tell a story? Tell us about it!  The Lake Placid History Museum is hosting a great lecture online next week, on Murray's Fools with Ivy Gocker of the Adirondack Experience. The presentation will take place on Wednesday, April 14 at 7:00PM. Sign up via their Facebook page!
This Tuberculosis Thursday, we’re celebrating National Poetry Month! John Theodore Dalton came to Saranac Lake to take the cure in 1923. While at Trudeau Sanatorium, he wrote poems, music, and plays, and after his death, a number of his poems were saved and published. Here’s one of his poems from “The Land of Dreams and other poems” that feels fitting for today’s spring weather. The second poem shows his interest in the works of Adelaide Crapsey, as well as his sense of humor. Happy National Poetry Month!
Learn more about John T. Dalton on our wiki!  Patients resting in the fresh air on the veranda at Ray Brook, c. 1944. This photograph came from a recently donated album belonging to Teresa Dare, who came to take the cure from the Utica area. The New York State Hospital for Incipient Pulmonary Tuberculosis, which was commonly known as Ray Brook, opened in 1904 and was the first New York State-operated tuberculosis sanatorium. It stayed open until 1971, much later than the rest of the sanatoria in the area.
[Historic Saranac Lake Collection, TCR 679. Courtesy of Donna Hartless.]  INVITATION TO BID
THE TRUDEAU BUILDING 118 Main Street Exterior Restoration Sealed bids will be received by Historic Saranac Lake, 89 Church Street, Suite 2, Saranac Lake, NY 12983 Attn: Amy Catania until April 30 at 1:00 PM. One contract available to bid by qualified contractors: Exterior Restoration: Historic Portico and Porches, Replace Siding, Masonry Repairs, and other elements. An electronic copy of documents may be obtained by calling Historic Saranac Lake (518) 891-4606 or emailing adam@historicsaranaclake.org. Documents may be examined at no charge by appointment at Historic Saranac Lake. A pre-bid meeting will be held in-person and by Zoom, on April 14, 2021 at 1:00 PM. Prospective bidders are required to attend or otherwise visit the site. To register for a link to attend the pre-bid meeting online, click here or contact Historic Saranac Lake. Additional arrangements to visit the site can also be made by contacting Historic Saranac Lake. Historic Saranac Lake is an equal opportunity organization. All persons and qualified Minority/Women-Owned Business Enterprises (M/WBE) will be afforded equal opportunity without discrimination because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, sexual preference or Veteran status. Please share this email with anyone you know who may be interested in a bid for this project! This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Adirondack Park Agency (APA). The Adirondack Explorer is sharing a nine-part series on the campaign to create the APA. Check out the first section, "Regulators and Rebels," on their website.
Stay tuned for more coverage and events, including one hosted by HSL!  Did you know that dogs could come take the cure at Trudeau Sanatorium? Just kidding - history hasn't gone to the dogs, but we couldn't resist this pup on a cure porch for an April Fools' Tuberculosis Thursday!
This photograph of a very good visitor at Phoenix Cottage was taken by Roger Parish while curing at Trudeau Sanatorium in the late 1930s. Roger kept an extensive album showing the Sanatorium grounds, his cottage, fellow patients, and the fun they had while taking the cure. His son Tom recently donated the album to us and we're excited to catalog the images and share more of them with you! Stay tuned! Historic Saranac Lake Collection, TCR 678. Courtesy of Tom Parish, in memory of Roger Havens Parish. |
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