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10 Years of Village Mercantile

10/30/2021

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Yesterday marked the 10th anniversary of the The Village Mercantile (FKA the Community Store)! Congratulations to our colleagues, neighbors, and friends on this momentous occasion - what an important part of the history of our community! To learn more about the history of the building on Main Street where they have made their home for the last ten years, check out our wiki.

A bonus -- to celebrate, why not make one of the "famous" desserts made at the Blue Gentian? Check out the recipe for "Sour Cream Raisin Pie!"
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Friday Link: Humble Spirits

10/29/2021

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This week's Friday Link is a spooky tale from our Executive Director Amy's "Letters from the Porch" column last fall. Read on our blog if you dare...
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Image of the Week: Halloween

10/26/2021

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It's Halloween week, so here's even more inspiration from history! This photograph shows patients at Trudeau Sanatorium dressed up for Halloween in 1936 in the auditorium building. Patients enjoyed dressing up for holidays all year long, and also put on costumed plays and skits. Ed Worthington is seated in the second row center with a cowboy hat on.

[Historic Saranac Lake Collection, TCR 727. Courtesy of Janet Dudones.]
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Tuberculosis Thursday: Sageman Cottage

10/21/2021

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This week's Tuberculosis Thursday feature is the Sageman Cottage. The cottage, located at what is now 63 Park Avenue, has many stories to tell in its history! It is the oldest house in the Cottage Row district, and at one point it was one of seven cottages with a contract with the Veterans Administration to care for tubercular soldiers.

Bela Bartok and his wife Dita stayed on the property in 1943, and it also played host to at least one Norwegian sailor, Alfred Larsen.

You can learn more of the Sageman Cottage's history on our wiki.
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Friday Link: Vampires

10/15/2021

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There is just a little more than two weeks till Halloween - did you know that there is a link between tuberculosis and stories of vampires? Read more on the Hektoen International Journal.
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Own a Piece of History...

10/13/2021

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...And help support our collections!

A generous local collector, Richard Monroe, donated 25 of these Collins Brothers bottles to be sold to support the preservation and use of Historic Saranac Lake’s collections.

Each bottle will be sold for $100, with options for a clear or blue bottle (shipping available). Please note: these bottles are old, and were discovered after spending many years in local lakes and rivers, and therefore may contain small imperfections.

The sale will be open to the public on Tuesday, October 19 at 12:00PM (EST). We will send out an email reminder at that time. The sale will be first-come, first serve, so mark your calendars! A link will be shared on our social media, email list, and website at that time.

Head to our website to find an excerpt from Richard's article in the Adirondack Almanack about his bottle-diving hobby. Many, many thanks to Richard for his generosity, curiosity, and sense of adventure!

Please note: these bottles are identical to ones contained in our permanent collection. If you would like to see these and other items in our collection, please get in touch! All proceeds will be used to house, store, and care for our collections. Questions? Send us an email!
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Image of the Week: Alice Delisle

10/12/2021

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Halloween is less than three weeks away, so we're thinking about historic costume inspiration! This photograph shows Alice Delisle, who won the fancy dress contest at one of the first Winter Carnivals in 1898. Her image was printed in a 1909 commemorative Winter Carnival program. What figure from Saranac Lake history would you like to dress up as?


[Historic Saranac Lake Collection, TCR 280. Courtesy of Hope Coons.]

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Guided Painting with ADK ArtRise!

10/9/2021

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We had an amazing morning doing guided painting in our Art of the Cure exhibit with Juila from ADK ArtRise! Participants learned how to use watercolors to create their own version of a painting by artist Amy Jones. It was the perfect activity for a fall day!

We still have spots available for our adult (14+) class this afternoon at 3:00PM. You can sign up through ArtRise or just drop in. Please note: this class will take place in the John Black Room of the Saranac Laboratory Museum, and masks are required.

Thanks again to our friends at ADK ArtRise for this great collaboration!
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Friday Link: Tupper Lake History

10/8/2021

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Yesterday we got to hear about the hard work that the staff of the Goff-Nelson Memorial Library are doing organizing, cataloging, and sharing their Tupper Lake history collections! We wanted to share their blog so you can see for yourself. We're so impressed with their work and were delighted by the photos they've shared!
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Tuberculosis Thursday: Lillian Bibro

10/7/2021

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This week's Tuberculosis Thursday is Lillian Wright Bibro! Lilian was a nurse and "hotel manager" at the Santanoni Apartments for 21 years. She's pictured here at the beside of one of the residents of the Santanoni, which was a luxury apartment building for health seekers. Lillian married a patient, Harry Bibro, and moved to Plattsburgh when William Scopes sold the building to Arthur Hay. She lived there until she passed away at the age of 96 in 2008.

Learn more about Lillian and the Santanoni on our wiki.
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