WORK
Discover the indelible role Black labor played in shaping the Adirondack region across centuries. Explore contributions from skilled artisans and entrepreneurs like Dewey Brown to the crucial 19th-century Timbuctoo settlements, while understanding the threats and challenges faced by Black people have overcome while seeking opportunity here.
CONNECTIONS
Explore the powerful narratives of Black connection, recreation, and community-building in the Adirondacks. Learn about Black Olympians and environmental activists, and see objects like the Adironduck boat initiative, which highlight both belonging and the commitment to combating isolation and discrimination.
LIFE
Uncover the contemporary, lived experiences of Black individuals in the Adirondacks, where identity is both challenged and affirmed. See how figures like Dr. Alice Paden Green built community through migration and fictive kinship, offering a profound look at the dedicated push for belonging in the region.
HELP US TELL YOUR HISTORY
Your objects tell the full story of Black life in the Adirondacks
We are seeking a wide range of materials, including photographs, souvenirs, letters, postcards, recipes, clothing, and video clips from the Adirondacks. Any object or memory that holds a piece of the story is a vital piece of this history.
All submissions will be considered based on collecting needs and institutional priorities and policies.
UPCOMING EVENTS
WHO’S IN THIS PHOTO?
Take a look at the photos below, do you know any of the people in them? Their stories?
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Know someone in one of these photos from our collection?
Contact exhibition Curator Charles Clark III if you do!
IN THE NEWS
Latest Headlines & Highlights
Previewing the Adirondack Experience museum’s inaugural Black history exhibit
Adirondack Experience museum to highlight 200 years of Black history
Adirondack Experience museum to highlight 200 years of Black history
Items being collected for new museum exhibit in Adirondacks
Exhibition in Adirondacks highlights Black history, culture
Curator in search of Black memorabilia in Adirondacks
MAKING IT A REALITY
The People, Partners, and Funders Who Made This Exhibition Possible
EXHIBITION CURATOR
Charles Clark III
Charles employs a Pan-Africanist methodology, enriched by material cultural approach, to transform exhibition making in museums. His work addresses ethno cultural erasure and brings to light marginalized narratives within art history. His approach not only enhances the representation of diverse voices but also redefines the role of museums as spaces for critical dialogue and cultural exploration.
COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD
Robin Caudell, Press Republican, Staff Writer
Nicole Hylton Patterson, NYS Unified Court System, Deputy Director of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion
Benita Law-Diao, ADKX, Trustee
Bryan Briscoe, Co-Owner of Bucksberry Farm and Local Artist
Justin Oliver, Silver Birch Cycles, Owner
Tiffany Rea-Fisher, Adirondack Diversity Initiative, Director
Brenda Valentine, Indian Lake Community Development Corporation, President
Marilyn Bridges (Organization and Title not provided)
Adam Stewart, John Brown Lives!, Board Member & Teacher
A’livija Mullins-Richard, Sanctuary for Independent Media, Air Justice Lab Coordinator; Volunteer Coordinator
Johnna MacDougal
ACADEMIC ADVISORY BOARD
Amy Godine, Independent Historian
Dr. Clarence Jefferson Hall Jr., Queensborough Community College, Associate Professor
Dr. Melissane Schrems, St. Lawrence University, Associate Professor
Dr. Gretchen Sorin, Cooperstown Graduate Program, Director
Dr. Connor Williams, Great Camp Sagamore, Historian
Johnna MacDougal, North Country Community College, Faculty
OTHER SUPPORTERS
Cherrie Burges, Wife of Brother Yusuf Burgess
Naj Wikoff, Son of owner of Sun & Ski Lodge
Aaron Mair, Timbuctoo Mountain Club, Founder
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