The Town of Webb Historical Society has announced a new series of talks, Lectures on the Lawn, to be held every Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. starting July 10th.
The series is designed to draw visitors and expose them to the many offerings at the Goodsell Museum.
The 45-minute lectures, given on the museum’s side lawn or barn in case of bad weather, run through August 28 and are free to the public.
The inaugural talk, “Dead Body at Bisby,” will explore the mysterious death of a Civil War veteran, the inquest that followed and burial at the Old Seymour Camp on Bisby Lake. Town of Webb Historian Peg Masters will give the talk.
Other topics presented throughout the summer include a talk and demonstration on the “The Magic of Surveying”, by Peter Nelson on July 17, and “Lost Ski Areas of the Southern Adirondacks” by Jeremy K. Davis on July 24th.
On July 31, Ted Comstock, former curator for the Adirondack Museum, will discuss “What’s Special about Adirondack Guideboats.” The museum’s own guideboat collection will be on display including one once belonging to President Harrison.
A photographic history of the Moss Lake Camp for Girls will be presented by Geoffrey Longstaff on August 7, and Tom Gates, postcard collector and purveyor, will give tips on assembling an album on August 14th.
“Who Built Dr. Webb’s Railroad” will be the subject of the talk on August 21st. Peg Masters will explore the construction of the Mohawk & Malone railroad, the men who built it, conditions in the worker’s camp, and the legendary contractors.
The series will finish up on August 28th with “Adirondack Adventures,” a talk by Roy Reehil on the newly discovered photo-journals of Harvey Dunham, French Louie’s biographer.
Goodsell Museum Director Kate Lewis calls the talks informal and informative and invites everyone to bring a chair or blanket, some water and to come and enjoy an afternoon on the lawn.
