Second in the Winter lecture series. Jon Erickson, author of "The Progress Illusion: Reclaiming Our Future From the Fairytale of Economics,' will discuss our flawed economic system and the emerging reform effort to create a new economy grounded in the realities of life on a finite planet. Jon is a professor of Sustainablity Science and...

Talk: Lost and Found in Adirondack Memory: An Update from the Timbuctoo Archaeology Project Speaker: Dr. Hadley Kruczek-Aaron In this talk, SUNY Potsdam archaeologist Hadley Kruczek-Aaron will share a behind-the-scenes look at the archaeological research project featured in the recent documentary Searching for Timbuctoo (dir. Paul Miller). She will highlight the stories and experiences of...

The pandemic and its aftermath brought tremendous changes and new pressures to independent farms in and around the Adirondack region. Rising costs, scarce labor, and shifting demographics and land ownership patterns are changing the ways farms work. Tonight's program will be a panel discussion that looks at what this means for local communities. Panelists are...

This lecture will delve into the importance of historic preservation in building a climate-friendly and sustainable future, from small steps like storm window installation to efforts to address the affordable housing crisis through adaptive reuse and the larger implications of the drive to prioritize new construction over the use and preservation of existing buildings. Presenter...

In this presentation, Paul Smith’s professor Curt Stager shares the research and writing he has been doing on the history of African Americans in the North Country, including mapping the 3,000 lots given by Garret Smith to Black families to settle in the region in the 1850s. He and his wife, Kary Johnson, traveled 5,000...