Our talks and presentations are a great way to learn and dialog about architecture, preservation, and the communities in our region and beyond! AARCH has presented talks from Herkimer to Chazy, Big Moose Lake to Diamond Point, and many locations in-between. We also partner with many regional and statewide friends and supporters to deliver presentations and webinars on numerous topics that intersect with historic preservation and our work in communities across the Adirondacks.
If you would like to explore a topic with us, speak on a related subject, or share your suggestions, please contact AARCH. For examples of past talks delivered by AARCH staff, click on this document: Talks and Presentations. Some of these are available by request.
Although these programs are offered free, AARCH asks attendees to consider a donation. Your generosity helps ensure programs like this can keep happening throughout the year. Check out the archives pages below or our YouTube page to watch past webinars.
Preserving Debar Pond Lodge Webinar Panel
April 26 | 4:00 PM | REGISTER HERE
Join AARCH for an exploration of the history and future of Debar Pond Lodge in Franklin County. We will discuss the importance of preserving the lodge along with an in-depth conversation about the proposed constitutional amendment, its corresponding conservation easement, and why it makes good environmental sense to preserve the lodge.
In 1939, prolific Saranac Lake architect William G. Distin designed this sprawling 17-room, cedar log lodge. New York State acquired the property and added the surrounding 1,200 acres to the Forest Preserve in 1979, and formally took possession of the lodge in 2004. AARCH worked to add the site to the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.
Rethinking Vacant Historic Adirondack Prisons Webinar Panel
February 15 | 6:00 PM
Sponsored by Adirondack Architectural Heritage (AARCH) and John Brown Lives!, this project focuses on currently vacant Adirondack prisons that feature historic buildings, and the communities that emerged in and around those institutions. As the state considers new uses for these storied sites, we bring together multiple perspectives for a dialog on repairing economic health and social well-being involving communities of New Yorkers affected by these institutions. Our discussion will touch on appropriate interpretation and the adaptive use potential in these sites that will strengthen and restore communities.
This webinar panel is free and open to the public thanks to generous funding from a Humanities New York Action Grant.
Virtual Presentations Archives
2022 Webinars & Virtual Presentations
2020 + 2021 Webinars & Virtual Presentations