Adirondack Community Story Project

Adirondack Community Story Project

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Adirondack Community Story Project episodes

  • Adirondack 46ers

    Adirondack Community: Capturing, Retaining, and Communicating the Stories of Who We Are is a multi-year local history project that collects and organizes audio stories and related photographs from Town of Keene community members. Visit us at myadirondackstory.org to hear about the rich social and cultural history of our community located in New York State’s Adirondack Mountains.

    Keene and Keene Valley are home to the majestic High Peaks—the highest mountains in New York State. In 1925, guide Herbert Clark and brothers Robert and George Marshall became the first 46ers, by climbing all 46 peaks that were registered over 4000 feet. Since then, over 12,000 people have become 46ers. Today, the hiking industry is booming in Keene and Keene Valley. 

    Hear about some of these 46ers.

    23 min
  • Black Lives Matter

    Adirondack Community: Capturing, Retaining, and Communicating the Stories of Who We Are is a multi-year local history project that collects and organizes audio stories and related photographs from Town of Keene community members. Visit us at myadirondackstory.org to hear about the rich social and cultural history of our community located in New York State’s Adirondack Mountains. 

    Our podcast today is titled Black Lives Matter. In the year 2021, the majority of Adirondack citizens are white, with most towns 92 to 98% Caucasian. Yet, even here, the fight for racial justice is strong.

    21 min
  • Adirondack Hiking Stories
    Adirondack Community: Capturing, Retaining, and Communicating the Stories of Who We Are is a multi-year local history project that collects and organizes audio stories and related photographs from Town of Keene community members. Visit us at myadirondackstory.org to hear about the rich social and cultural history of our community located in New York State’s Adirondack Mountains.
    Adirondack hiking is a phrase that elicits high emotion these days, in ways you might not expect. Why? Our mountains have made the Town of Keene a destination since the late 1800s, but are also why our roads are too crowded in summer and emergency services stretched. Many of us are working on the solutions to share our magnificent mountains in a better way. These stories of Adirondack hiking from the 1800s to the present will help you understand their almost magical impact and how important it is to preserve them for future generations. Note that a 46’er has summited all the Adirondack High Peaks, each over 4,000 rugged feet high.
    23 min
  • Legacy
    Adirondack Community: Capturing, Retaining, and Communicating the Stories of Who We Are is a multi-year local history project that collects and organizes audio stories and related photographs from Town of Keene community members through an online platform to share the rich social and cultural history of this community located in New York State’s Adirondack Mountains. Listen to the full collection at myadirondackstory.org. In small towns, every person’s contribution matters. How they live, how they work, how they serve, and how they celebrate build legacies that remain long after they leave us. Listen to these stories about legacies.
    20 min
  • Catastrophes & Community Reaction: Water (Part I)

    Adirondack Community: Capturing, Retaining, and Communicating the Stories of Who We Are is a multi-year local history project that collects and organizes audio stories and related photographs from Town of Keene community members. Visit us at myadirondackstory.org.  People have been surprised that we have been through so many catastrophes here in the Town of Keene. Each time the community has come together to help each other. This is Part I of catastrophes and community reaction, focusing on water.

    19 min
  • Social Justice and Societal Change

    Adirondack Community: Capturing, Retaining, and Communicating the Stories of Who We Are is a multi-year local history project that collects and organizes audio stories and related photographs from Town of Keene community members. Visit us at myadirondackstory.org.  This podcast contains stories of social justice and societal change that have great relevance today.

    18 min
  • Famous People Here in the Town of Keene (Part I}

    Visit Adirondack Community: Capturing, Retaining, and Communicating the Stories of Who We Are at myadirondackstory.org to hear about the rich social and cultural history of our community located in New York State’s Adirondack Mountains. Listen to these stories of famous people who, through the years, found their inspiration in our mountains, lakes, and people. These stories hold some fun surprises!

    18 min
  • Unique Outdoor Experiences

    Visit Adirondack Community: Capturing, Retaining, and Communicating the Stories of Who We Are at myadirondackstory.org to hear about the rich social and cultural history of our community located in New York State’s Adirondack Mountains.  The outside world found the Town of Keene in the late 1800’s and more and more people come every year to enjoy the outdoor activities. These wonderful stories share the unique experiences of four women whose love of the Adirondacks knows no bounds. 

    20 min
  • Work (Part I)

    Love of work is evident in these stories, the first of a series on work in our town through the ages, from Adirondack Community: Capturing, Retaining, and Communicating the Stories of Who We Are.

    17 min

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Adirondack Community is a multi-year local history project that collects and organizes audio stories and related photographs from Town of Keene community members through an online platform to share the rich social and cultural history of this community located in New York State’s Adirondack Mountains.