Saranac Laboratory, Saranac Lake, New York, 8-21-2010

Historic Saranac Lake is a

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, membership organization dedicated to the preservation of the history and architectural heritage of the

Saranac Lake Saranac Lake may refer to: * Saranac Lake, New York, a village in the northern Adirondacks *One of the three nearby Saranac Lakes, part of the Saranac River: **Upper Saranac Lake **Middle Saranac Lake **Lower Saranac Lake Note: There is no lake nam ...

area of

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in the Adirondacks.

History

Founded on 15 January 1980, the organization has successfully nominated over 170 properties for listing on the

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. Since 1987, Historic Saranac Lake has also hosted lectures on local history and concerts of traditional Adirondack music. They have joined with other organizations in preserving the 1894 laboratory of

Edward Livingston Trudeau Edward Livingston Trudeau (5 October 1848 – 15 November 1915) was an American physician who established the Adirondack Cottage Sanitarium at Saranac Lake for treatment of tuberculosis. Dr. Trudeau also established the Saranac Laboratory for ...

, the 1904 Union Depot of the Delaware and Hudson Railroad/

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and the cottage where, in 1945,

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spent his last summer writing his Third Piano Concerto and Viola Concerto. They have also restored several historic houses that were in danger of being torn down.

About

Historic Saranac Lake is led by Amy B. Catania, Executive Director, along with Museum Administrator Chessie Monks-Kelly and Oral History Coordinator Kaitlyn Gochenaur. The Board of Directors consists of: * Brandon Cambell, President * Rich Loeber, Vice President * Karen Morris, Secretary * Andrew Rawdon, Treasurer * Ruth Chasolen * Dot Fobare * Sunita Halasz * Amy Jones * Elaine Sunde * Beth Van Anden * John Wheeler

Programs

The organization offers walking tours of the village, and produces educational events that feature historic sites and lectures on the unique history of the region, from its popularity among sportsmen and nature lovers starting in the mid-18th century to its pre-eminence in the treatment of

tuberculosis Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease usually caused by '' Mycobacterium tuberculosis'' (MTB) bacteria. Tuberculosis generally affects the lungs, but it can also affect other parts of the body. Most infections show no symptoms, in ...

from 1890 to 1950. They have published a number of articles and books focused on the lives and architecture of the region, including ''Cure Cottages of Saranac Lake'' by Philip L. Gallos. Since 2008, Historic Saranac Lake has operated a wiki that has grown to more than five thousand pages with more than eight thousand photographs. It covers Saranac Lake's geographically large school district (more than 600 square miles) which includes areas such as Loon Lake, Paul Smiths and Gabriels. The wiki was mentioned in a 2010 article on "Crowdsourcing" written by Tim Grove of the Smithsonian Institution on the American Association of State and Local History website.AASLH Community
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External links

Historic Saranac LakeNew York State Arts - Historic Saranac Lake listing
* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20110714175326/http://www.newyorkrailroads.com/saranac/ Saranac Lake's Union Depot {{Mid-Atlantic U.S. historical societies

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