During the COVID-19 pandemic, the need to modernize has become apparent.
Pre-pandemic, the members of the public could visit the historical society to do research and view the displays and collections.
Until recently, the historical society has been closed to the public although it has continued its research services.
According to Jonathan Miller, society president, the historical society has been working on a âcare and shareâ project to convert the dated way of dealing with the collection.
He said in the past the curator, the late Jerry Perrin, knew the history of each item in the collection and where it was located.
LOWVILLE â The Arc, Oneida-Lewis Chapterâs âRaise the Roofâ capital campaign received a big boost from the Cloudsplitter Foundation.
The Sacranac Lake-based foundationâs primary purpose is âto improve the environment, both physical and cultural, in the Adirondacks to make life easier, healthier, and more rewarding for the people who live there.â To that end, the foundation donated a $25,000 matching grant to the nonprofit, which is in need of a new roof for its Progress Industries Building, 7688 Forest Ave.
According to Chad Hartwig, The Arc executive director of business enterprises, the cost of the roof replacement project on the 15,000-square-feet building was estimated last year at $100,000 to include structural components in need of repair before the new roof can be installed. He said they will hire an engineering firm to determine the scope of work and put the project out to bid once the remaining $15,000 to $20,000 is raised. It is hoped th
Carroll Lucille Dixon Carroll Lucille Dixon was born on April 27, 1922, in Detroit, Michigan, to parents Clara (Lell) and Lawrence Dick. She moved with her family to Dumont, New Jersey, in 1932 where she attended school and graduated from Dumont High School in 1940. There she met Lincoln Dixon of Dumont. Carroll worked in New York City for Harper & Row until she married Lincoln in 1945. In 1956, the young couple and their three daughters moved to the Saranac Lake area. They bought the farm outside of Bloomingdale, where the family raised Black Angus cattle, a few milk cows and several horses. Carroll went from city girl to farm wife overnight. She taught herself how to make butter and cheese, and preserved all the vegetables from her husband’s large and abundant gardens. She enjoyed gardening and kept beautiful flower beds around the home. She became a Brownie Girl Scout leader while her daughters were young.
Mar 3, 2021 WESTPORT The Depot Theatre has been awarded a $5,000 grant from the Cloudsplitter Foundation for ongoing operational needs and improvements to its artist housing. The grant represents continued support from Cloudsplitter Foundation for this mission-driven project which will ultimately allow the theatre flexibility to expand programming into the winter months. In 2019, the Depot was awarded a $4,000 grant from the Cloudsplitter Foundation for capital improvements to its artist housing, following a $2,000 grant in 2018 toward Phase 1 of the project, which included upgraded HAVAC and new smoke-CO2 alarm systems. The nine-bedroom house currently serves as seasonal housing for part-time artistic and educational staff, crew and visiting Actors’ Equity artists. As a professional theatre operating under an agreement with Actors’ Equity Association, the Depot is required to provide housing for its visiting artists who work at the theater during its summer main stage