Adirondack Research Library

02/07/2023

The Kelly Adirondack Center and Union College Department of Visual Arts is presenting "Layers of Autumn," an exhibition of paintings by

01/03/2022

Kay Flickinger, Phyllis Anderson, and Ed Foley on Mount Colden with the MacIntyre Range in the distance. January 2, 1954. From the Kay Flickinger Dockstader Papers at the Adirondack Research Library of Union College. This collection is on permanent loan from Protect the Adirondacks.

12/09/2021

It's difficult to imagine spending your holidays at the New York State Sanatorium in Ray Brook at the turn of the century, but there it is.

12/01/2021

John S. Apperson discussing the importance of defending the woods and waters of the Adirondacks with Senator Chauncey Hammond In January of 1950.

11/30/2021

This illustration is cover art from the Nov./Dec. 1946 issue of Cloudsplitter published by the Albany Chapter of ADK. Inside were Paul Schaefer’s recommendations for Adirondack reading including Colvin’s reports, Murray’s Adventures in the Wilderness, and Carson’s Peaks and People of the Adirondacks.

11/09/2021

We're currently exhibiting Adirondack Portraits: The Photography of Osmond D. Putnam. The photographs in the collection were taken between 1885 and 1887 in and around Johnsburg, New York. They give us a rare glimpse into small town life in the Adirondacks during this time. We're very grateful to know many of the names of the people and locations Putnam photographed. Some of the images in the exhibit are on the Kelly Adirondack Center site but we encourage you to stop in and see the prints in person. The Kelly Adirondack Center is open Monday through Thursday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with some closures for holidays. Please see our site for details.

The following images have been enlarged and printed for this exhibition. Many other images in the collection are also on display as cabinet cards and proofs. The collection contains 132 images in t…

07/02/2021

“Please come up and ‘hit the trail’ with us. I assure you it’s very stimulating to body and mind! I hope you are both in the best of health! Kindest regards from your old friend, F.Y.” From the postcard collection on permanent loan from Protect the Adirondacks! to the Adirondack Research Library of Union College

07/02/2021

06/09/2021

From the Stageman Collection at the Adirondack Research Library of Union College.

05/04/2021

"The Lake Site on March 22, 1930 4 Days Before Flooded" from the Flickinger Family Photograph Collection courtesy of the Flickinger Family and Protect the Adirondacks.

05/04/2021

Great advice from National Archives' experts is now available on YouTube:

Join us tomorrow for the first of six Genealogy Series sessions! Details at www.archives.gov/calendar/genealogy-fair