Upcoming Events

Glimpses: 50 Years of WCS School Sports – 1942-1992  

    Because of its popularity, this exhibit has been extended.
    Warrensburgh Museum of Local History

   
More pictures coming

The Railroad Comes to Town

  In 1905 Warrensburg's industry justified the building of a 3-mile spur from Thurman    Station.

  A Talk and Discussion by Dr. Michael Kudish, author of Where Did the Tracks      Go:  Following Railroad Grades in the Adirondacks

 Wednesday, August 4 at 7 PM
 The Warrensburgh Museum of Local History

Sticky Wicket Croquet Tournament and Picnic

   Sunday, August 8, 11-4 PM
   Warrensburg Fish Hatchery Pavilion

   Free picnic, $5 to compete for trophy.
   Competitors should register before 12:30 PM to assure a spot.

Graveyard Walks and Dinner with the Dead

    October

Christmas Party

    December

Past Events

May

"Look at Us Now"

    Pre-summer wine and cheese reception

April

Elm Tree Planting at the Senior Center 

On Arbor Day, two 8' elms donated by the Historical Society were planted at the Senior Center. Warrensburg Central School teacher John Burns and four of his students, Anna Brand, Sarah Leguire, Cole Tennant, and Blake Vaisey, participated, and volunteer Larry Collier assisted. Town and school officials, parents, and reporters were among those in attendance.

Society President Paul Gilchrist explained that the trees (and those planted at The Richards Library) are disease-resistant Liberty Elms, developed over several decades by Cornell University and the University of Wisconsin in conjunction with the Elm Research Institute in Keene, New Hampshire. For further information, see the ERI's website at www.elmresearch.org. 

For more photos, see the slideshow.*

Artifacts Night

The spring Artifacts Night was held at the Senior Center. One item presented was an Arbor Day poem in the schoolboy handwriting of the late Herrick "Hap" Osborne, Warren County Superintendent of Highways from 1939-1969 and father of Society volunteer Liz Sebald. Paul Gilchrist later read an excerpt of the poem at the Arbor Day tree-planting ceremony.

March

Covered Bridges Program

Thurman resident Jim Ligon, who has worked in the field for a dozen years, presented a slide program on  the construction and restoration of covered bridges.

Slideshow*

February

Annual Meeting

The annual meeting was held on February 24 at Grace's Tavern. The terms of board members Jackie Leonbruno (treasurer), Rita Ferraro (secretary), Marilyn Hayes, Steve Parisi, and Lenore Smith expired. Mark Brown, Crystal Collier,Jean Hadden, Bob Knowles, and Sandi Parisi were elected to replace them. Also, Steve Parisi, as director of the museum, is now automatically a member of the board.

 
Slideshow*

January

Millworkers Reminisce at Museum

An enthusiastic group of nearly 60, including many who worked in local mills and factories, gathered on January 24, 2010, to share memories of Warrensburg. Museum director Steve Parisi led the discussion.