Meetings:

Board of Trustees: First Thursday of the month, 7:00p.m.
at Inlet Town Hall. Open to all members.
Collections Committee: First Tuesday of the month,
3:00p.m. at the IHS Archive, above the Inlet Post Office.
(meetings are subject to change without notice)
Annual Membership Meeting:
First or Second Wednesday in August, 7p.m. at Inlet Town Hall.
All members & friends of IHS are encouraged to attend.

Inlet Historical Society is chartered by
the New York State Department of Education
and is an IRS-recognized 501C3 Not-for-Profit Corporation.
Donations are tax exempt.

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2012 IHS Presentations

Inlet Historical Society has set the following Presentation dates for 2012 :

• June 27th Wed. 7PM Inlet Town Hall “Final Trail For Fulton Chain Pioneers” Charlie Herr
• July 25th Wed 7PM Inlet Town Hall ” Prelude to Oriskany” Mitch Lee
• Aug 15th Wed 7PM Inlet Town Hall “Local Children’s Camps” Craig Wittlin

Check back for more Programs & Presentations.

Inlet Historical Society Presents “Memories of an Inlet Ranger” By Gary Lee

On Saturday evening September 17, at 7 PM at the Inlet Town Hall, the Inlet Historical Society presents what promises to be an informative and interesting discussion by Gary Lee about his reminiscences of his DEC career as the forest ranger for the region covering the Moose River Recreation Area and part of the West Canada Lakes area. Mr. Lee lived from 1966 to 1999 in a camp located near the Limekiln Lake entrance to the recreation area.

Among the topics Mr. Lee will present are his memories about missing persons, forest fires, drownings, land ownership, camp leases and other issues he addressed during this career.

Now a licensed guide, Gary Lee is known for his knowledge of plants and wildlife (especially loons and butterflies), bird identification, photography and his experiences as a trapper. He is a long time Board member of the Arts Center of Old Forge (View) and was a member of the Adirondack Museum’s Grounds and Garden Group for five years. His photography has been published in Adirondack Life twice and received the 1991 Conservationist of the Year by the N.Y.S Conservation Council. Anyone who was part of his railroad ECO tours could not fail to be impressed with his knowledge of the sights and sounds of the forest and lakes.

The public is invited and members can use this opportunity to renew their membership. Those who wish to support the Society further can also pick up a membership form during the course of the evening. If you have any questions, please call the Inlet Tourism Office at 315-357-5501.

IHS Elects New Officers; Pavilion Theater History Given

On Wednesday, August 10, over 40 members of the Inlet Historical Society met at the Inlet Town Hall for an evening of business and history.  Given the choice by Charles Herr, the Society’s President, the Society members determined, to the Board’s pleasant surprise, to do the business part of the evening’s agenda first.

IHS Presents “Photographic History of Inlet” Thursday, August 18

On Thursday, August 18, 2011, the Inlet Historical Society’s program will be “A Photographic History of Inlet” in the Town Hall at 7 PM.  Society members and the public are invited.

Using photographs and postcards from collectors, former and present Town residents, the Town’s collection and from his own collection, Charles Herr will present the story of Inlet and some of the people important to the Town’s growth in the 20th century in a chronological review of the development of the Town of Inlet.

This presentation format was popular in the past when Mr. Herr presented the ‘Inlet Then and Now’ Society programs, both of which were repeated after numerous requests.  Long time Inlet seasonal and full-time residents became part of the programs when the images provoked memories and responses from the audience that added more information for those present.  While Mr. Herr will be the presenter, the audience is welcome to participate in the retelling of Inlet’s history.

This presentation will be similar except that it will include more photographs of the people who were part of Inlet’s history.  Some of these have been received by Mr. Herr and by the Inlet Tourism Office since those earlier presentations mentioned above.

Members are invited also to renew their membership at this time and all members of the public are encouraged to consider becoming members to support the Society’s efforts to collect, preserve and present the heritage of Inlet’s people and their history.

2012 Membership & Donation Form

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“A Little History, A Little Business” IHS Annual Membership Meeting – August 10

The Annual Membership Meeting of the Inlet Historical Society should be of special interest to members not only for the opportunity to meet fellow members and learn about the still young historical society’s activities, but also to view a special presentation about an early part of Inlet’s Main Street history.

Before performing the business part of the evening, Charles Herr will present the “Short History of the Short Life of Inlet’s First Theater”.  In addition to his narrative, Mr. Herr will present images of this building as well as its role in not only Inlet’s early history, but also its connection to Old Forge’s early entertainment history.

After the presentation, the Society’s membership will not only vote on Board-approved interim amendments to the By-Laws and Constitution from the past year, but also will elect and meet the Society’s new officers for the next terms of office.  The Board will have a major turnover and the membership will be introduced to the new, but also familiar, faces of the Society’s new Board.

The presentation and meeting will be at 7 PM, Wednesday, August 10, at the Inlet Town Hall.

The next monthly program of the Society will be “Photographic History of Inlet” on Wednesday, August 17 at 7 PM in the Inlet Town Hall.

IHS Presents “Inlet in the News”

On Thursday, July 21st at 7:00PM at the Inlet Town Hall meeting room, Mitch Lee of the Inlet Historical Society will present a PowerPoint slide program covering interesting items from various newspapers from the 1840’s to the 1950’s.

Lee will share newsworthy articles which show Inlet’s past in amusing, amazing and interesting ways as presented in regional and national print media. Topics cover from local sports to human interest to horrific fires & much more.

The public is invited and members can use this opportunity to renew their membership.  Those who wish to support the Society further can also pick up a membership form during the course of the evening.  If you have any questions, please call the Inlet Information Office at 315-357-5501.

IHS Presents “Before There Was Inlet”

For its first program of the summer season, the Inlet Historical Society presents “Before There Was Inlet” at 7 p.m. Thursday Evening on June 23 in the Inlet Town Hall at Arrowhead Park.
Charles Herr will discuss the lives, plans and hopes of the notable owners of the lands of Inlet before settlers’ transportation and civic needs resulted in the township’s separation from Morehouse in 1902.
The territory’s owners included the original namesake of Sagamore Lake, a founder of Port Leyden whose family is buried with Lyons in Brooklyn and a famous mathematician who traveled the Adirondacks for 20 years beginning in the 1830s, owned all of Raquette Lake and determined the height of Mt. Marcy confirmed 30 years later by Verplank Colvin in the 1870s.
Also, learn what is inaccurate about the statutory boundary of the Town of Inlet as defined by state law in 1902. If your curiosity is piqued and want to know who these landowners were, as well as what Inlet’s land might have become if their plans had come to fruition, please attend on Wednesday evening June 23.
As with all Society programs, members and non-members alike are invited. If you need directions, please contact Inlet Tourism Office at 315-357-5501.

IHS has scheduled the following presentations for the coming year:

June 23:  “Before There Was Inlet”:  A discussion by Charles Herr of the notable owners of Inlet’s lands and their planned use during the 19th century until the Town was formed.

July 21:  “Inlet In The News”:    Mitch Lee presents news articles about Inlet and its people that appeared in regional and national newspapers.

August 18:  “Photographic History of Inlet”:  Charles Herr presents a chronology of historic images depicting the evolution of Inlet during the 20th century.

September 17:  “Memories of an Inlet Forest Ranger”:  Well known photographer, naturalist and retired DEC ranger Gary Lee will discuss his life and times as a Forest Ranger living at Limekiln Lake.

The Society’s presentations are open to both members and non-members and start at 7 P.M. at the Inlet Town Hall.

Share Inlet History ~ Adirondack Winter

The next Share Inlet History day is Saturday February 26, at the Inlet Town Hall. Everyone is welcome to stop by for some Adirondack Winter history and to share memories at an informal gathering, during Inlet’s Frozen Fire & Lights Celebration.

Inlet area history collectors are encouraged to bring pictures, newspaper articles or even just memories to share.
For more information, call Inlet Town Historian Letty Haynes at 357-6635, or the Inlet Info Office at 357-5501.