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Upcoming Events

  • July 16: Port Kent: A Virtual Walking Tour

    Wednesday, July 16

    Anderson Falls Heritage Society presents Port Kent: A Virtual Walking Tour. Over its nearly 200 years of existence Port Kent has progressed through several stages: a hopeful commercial center venture to the residential community of today.
    Guest Speaker: Don Wickman—retired director of the Kent-Delord House Museum in Plattsburgh and the author of A Very Fine Appearance: The Civil War Photographs of George Houghton.
    Keeseville Fire Department, 8 Pleasant Street, Keeseville, New York
    See flyer for more information.

    Time: 7:00pm

  • August 10: Timbuctoo Educator Institute-Day 1 of 3

    Sunday, August 10

    Timbuctoo Educator Institute: People, Place, and Purpose. Three-day program open to educators at all levels and disciplines.
    Enliven your connection to backyard history, find community, and bring a love of place back to your students in September.
    Keynote address by historian Nell Irvin Painter. Site visits and workshops led by Dr. Hadley-Kruczek Aaron, Dr. Holly Marcolina, scholar Amy Godine, Dr. Jacqueline Simmons, and others.
    Registration required.
    See flyer for more information.

    Time: 4:00pm

  • August 11: Timbuctoo Educator Institute-Day 2 of 3

    Monday, August 11

    Timbuctoo Educator Institute: People, Place, and Purpose. Three-day program open to educators at all levels and disciplines.
    Enliven your connection to backyard history, find community, and bring a love of place back to your students in September.
    Keynote address by historian Nell Irvin Painter. Site visits and workshops led by Dr. Hadley-Kruczek Aaron, Dr. Holly Marcolina, scholar Amy Godine, Dr. Jacqueline Simmons, and others.
    Registration required.
    See flyer for more information.

    Time: 9:00am

  • August 12: Timbuctoo Educator Institute-Day 3 of 3

    Tuesday, August 12

    Timbuctoo Educator Institute: People, Place, and Purpose. Three-day program open to educators at all levels and disciplines.
    Enliven your connection to backyard history, find community, and bring a love of place back to your students in September.
    Keynote address by historian Nell Irvin Painter. Site visits and workshops led by Dr. Hadley-Kruczek Aaron, Dr. Holly Marcolina, scholar Amy Godine, Dr. Jacqueline Simmons, and others.
    Registration required.
    See flyer for more information.

    Time: 9:00am-5:00pm

  • August 20: The Estes: a Family and Business

    Wednesday, August 20

    Anderson Falls Heritage Society presents The Estes: a Family and Business Through Centuries and Generations. The Estes' saga is a true American story. The family history dates back to the 1600s immigrating from England.
    Guest Speaker: Doug Estes was raised in Glen Ridge, NJ and graduated from RPI in 1985, joining the family business the same year. He's the great-great-great grandson of Benjamin Hall Estes, and great-great grandson of Elihu Beech Estes.
    Keeseville Fire Department, 8 Pleasant Street, Keeseville, New York
    See flyer for more information.

    Time: 7:00pm

  • September 17: Louis Riel—A Rebel Comes to Keeseville

    Wednesday, September 17

    Anderson Falls Heritage Society presents Louis Riel—A Rebel Comes to Keeseville. Louis Riel was the founder of the Canadian province Manitoba, and a leader in the independence movement for Saskatchewan. A century and a half after his death, he remains one of the more controversial figures in Canada's history.
    Guest Speaker: Rich Frost, author of several books on regional travel and history, most recently Rich in History: A Lake Champlain Reader
    Keeseville Fire Department, 8 Pleasant Street, Keeseville, New York
    See flyer for more information.

    Time: 7:00pm

Our Mission

To research, preserve, interpret, and promote the Underground Railroad history of Northeastern New York's Waterways to Freedom and to celebrate the importance of that history and its relevance and significance to our own time. Our activities include:

  • Research
  • Exhibits
  • Preservation of historic sites
  • Instructional Materials
  • Media Presentations
  • Dramatic readings and displays

Museum Open

The North Star Underground Railroad Museum is now open.
Visit the Museum page for days and hours.

Docents Needed

Join the fun and become a docent at the North Star Underground Railroad Museum.

Call Jackie Madison, 518-834-5180.