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2024 EHS MEETINGS AND EVENTS

Meetings and Speakers:

(Meetings are held at the Sand Hill School House on Tange Rd. at 7pm, 3rd Tuesday of each month.  More speakers to be added.)

  • The Edinburg Historical Society’s first meeting of the year will be held at the Edinburg Methodist Church on North Shore Road next to the Edinburg Fire House on Tuesday, April 16 at 7 p.m. Priscilla will speak on the history of the beautiful little church.
  • May 21, 2024, Speaker Bradley Brownell, ADK stories
  • June 18, 2024
  • July  16, 2024
  • August 20, 2024
  • September 17, 2024
  • October 2024 TBA

EHS Saturday Events:

  • May 25, 2024, Baked Good, Beans and Salads Sale, 10am to 3pm, at the Rural Museum
  • June 8, 2024, Open House, 1pm to 3pm, at the Sand Hill School, Tange Road
  • July 13,  2024, Historic Edinburg Days Festival, 10am to 3pm, at the Rural Museum
  • September 28, 2024, Edinburg Fall Festival, 10am to 3pm, at the Rural Museum
  • November 2,  2024,  Holiday Bazaar (previously Christmas Festival), 10am to 3pm, at the Sand Hill School, Tange Road
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FIRST MEETING OF 2024

The Edinburg Historical Society’s first meeting of the year will be held at the Edinburg Methodist Church on North Shore Road next to the Edinburg Fire House on Tuesday, April 16 at 7 p.m. Priscilla will speak on the history of the beautiful little church.

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ANNOUNCING THE GRAND OPENING OF OUR ONLINE STORE AND THE NEW BOOK “MY MOUNTAINS, MY PEOPLE” BY TOWN HISTORIAN, PRISCILLA EDWARDS!
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ANNOUNCING THE GRAND OPENING OF OUR ONLINE STORE AND THE NEW BOOK “MY MOUNTAINS, MY PEOPLE” BY TOWN HISTORIAN, PRISCILLA EDWARDS!

The Edinburg Historical Society is pleased to announce the grand opening of our online store! There you will find apparel, DVD’s and books, as well as a means to make donations to our organization.

The link to our store is ehsonlinestore.square.site.

We are especially pleased and proud to offer the new book “My Mountains, My People” by Edinburg Town Historian, Priscilla Edwards. The book is a compilation of many of the articles Priscilla has written over the years for the Edinburg Newsletter. She covers everything from the early days and founding of the town, to rural life throughout the years. The book is a real page turner and we are extremely proud of Priscilla. The book also contains many historic photographs as well.

The price of the book is $25.00 plus shipping and handling of $4.99. It is also available at the Edinburg Town Hall, but call ahead to make sure someone is available to assist you.

Enjoy!

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VENDORS/CRAFTERS WANTED FOR EDINBURG FESTIVALS

The Edinburg Historical Society is accepting applications from area crafters and vendors for the Historic Edinburg Day Festival on Saturday, July 8, and Edinburg Fall Festival on Saturday, September 23 both from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. There is no fee to partticipate, however, a 10% commission of sales is asked as a donation to help defray the costs associated with the festivals. The festivals are held at the Rural Museum, 11 North Shore Road, Edinburg, NY 12134.


Application forms are available by clicking on the link below. Forms can be emailed to georgeblackwood986@gmail.com or snail mailed to George and Andrea Blackwood, 4 Morris Road, Edinburg, NY 12134.

https://edinburghistoricalsociety.files.wordpress.com/2023/04/2023crafter-vendorsapplication-form.docx

HISTORIC EDINBURG DAY – Saturday, July 8th from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This is a community-wide event held up the hill from the Great Sacandaga Lake at the Edinburg Four Corners and along North Shore Road. There are free horse and wagon rides, two museums with demonstrations in spinning, knitting, weaving, period exhibits and a maple syrup demonstration, plus an old wood working tool shop. A bake sale is held in the Rural Museum and the Arts and Crafts Show is set up on the grounds outside the Rural Museum. Set up time for vendors starts at 9:00 a.m. There is something for everybody. The only covered bridge in Saratoga County, Copeland Covered Bridge, is just down the road. Edinburg boasts two historic churches built in the 1800s as well. Refreshments will be available.


EDINBURG FALL FESTIVAL – Saturday, September 23rd from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Fall Festival also has free horse and wagon rides and demonstrations at the Rural Museum. Homemade soups and chili will be served. The Society is having a bake sale at the Rural Museum and the Arts and Crafts booths are set up outside the Rural Museum. Attendees can visit the Covered Copeland Bridge, 35 feet long and the only NYS queen post truss bridge in Saratoga County. It sits over Beecher’s Creek and is beautiful in the fall. Cross over the Batchellerville Bridge, one of the longest steel bridge spans in upstate NY. Folks can park and walk over the bridge. Vendors can set up at 9:00 a.m.


Any questions, call George and Andrea Blackwood 518 863-6772.