COMMUNITY EVENTS 20th Annual HISTORIC EDINBURGH DAY SATURDAY, JULY 16, 2011 at The Nellie Tyrrell & Rural Museums Cty. Hwy. 4 (N. Shore Rd.) 10:00 am - 4:00 pm Rain or shine. Come join us for this wonderful free annual event! ~ Barker's Store Open--a Site of the Underground Railroad ~Horse & Wagon Rides (free) 11am – 3pm ~Demonstrations: ~EHS Bake Sale ~Locally Created Products for Sale ~ART SHOW ~Book Signing ~Children's Activities Caricature Drawings Face Painting ...and more ~Antique & Hot Rod Cars @ Edinburg Four Corners ~ This summer, a beautiful archivel print, "Adirondack Chairs", by artist Constance Dodge was raffled to benefit the society. The lucky winner was Bill Blackwell of Edinburg.

MEETINGS Meetings are free & held at the Edinburg Community Center 47 Military Road @ 7:00 p.m. March 15, 2011: Annual welcome and organizational meeting. All welcome. No speaker. April 19, 2011: Regular meeting and program relating the early days of logging in the Adirondacks with speaker Dick Nasson, retiree of the Finch-Pruyn Paper Co. May 17, 2011: Regular meeting and George Hodges of the DOT speaking on the current status of Batchellerville Bridge construction. June 21, 2011: Regular meeting and Edinburg's future historians - featuring 4th grade students and their teacher. The Nellie Tyrrell Award to be presented at this meeting to the 4th grade student showing the most interest in and study of history. July 19, 2011: Regular meeting and Speaker Roy Pearsall will share his reminiscences of our local history. August 16, 2011: Regular meeting and Author Caperton Tissot discusses her new book "Adirondack Ice: A Cultural and Natural History." There will be a slide show and book signing. September 20, 2011: Annual business meeting with election of officers and a program on the Beagle Club with Denise Ferguson and Connie Dodge. October 18, 2011: Regular meeting and Priscilla Edwards, Town Historian, together with Northville Historian, Gail Cramer present a program on local history and the Sinclair Mansion. November 15, 2011: Last meeting of the year. Please join us for Pies and Reminiscences. Also, check public access tv channel 18 for Town of Edinburg Historical Society updates. Edinburg Historical Society PO Box 801 Edinburg, NY 12134 www.edinburg-hist-soc.org