Jefferson Project Update 2018

  Thursday, May 17, 2018 | 7:00 p.m. | Olin 115   The Jefferson Project is a collaboration between Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, IBM, and The FUND for Lake George that studies the past, present, and potential future states of Lake George. Jefferson Project findings will feed back into improved decision and policy making in an […]

Attachment Bonds and Wild Places

with Jillmarie Murphy, PhD Associate Professor of English, Director of Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies Thursday, April 5, 2018 at 7:00 in Reamer Auditorium Refreshments from 6:30 This event is free and open to the public.   This talk will focus on both the material and immaterial bonds that humans develop to place, specifically the […]

Contesting Authentic Practice and Ethical Authority in Adventure Tourism

Contesting Authentic Practice and Ethical Authority in Adventure Tourism with Elizabeth S. Vidon, PhD Assistant Professor, SUNY College of Environmental Studies   Thursday, February 15, 2018 at 5:30 p.m. in Old Chapel Refreshments from 5:00 p.m. This event is free and open to the public.   Dr. Vidon is a Cultural Geographer whose research seeks […]

Union receives grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to highlight the Adirondacks

NOVEMBER 16, 2017 Union has been awarded a $250,000 presidential leadership grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to strengthen its Adirondack Studies initiative. The three-year grant will develop a new Adirondack mini-term, which will combine classroom work with experiential learning though guided trips to local communities, historic sites and places that will educate students […]

Quickstep Music and Dance with John Kirk and Trish Miller

with John Kirk and Trish Miller Thursday, November 16, 2017, 5:30 p.m. Refreshments from 5:00 p.m. Reamer Auditorium, Union College Free and Open to the Public   Traditional and original Adirondack tunes and witty songs are presented with brilliant arrangements using fiddle, guitar, banjo, mandolin, and warm clear vocals.   Since 1988, John Kirk and […]

Adirondack Research Library

The Kelly Adirondack Center and the Adirondack Research Library are open to the public Monday through Thursday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The Adirondack Research Library is a vibrant educational and research unit of the Kelly Adirondack Center which supports Union College’s educational mission.  The ARL actively collects and maintains a collection of archives, […]

Adirondack Museums and Historical Sites

The Kelly Adirondack Center has compiled this list to raise awareness of the many counties, towns, institutions, and organizations sharing their histories with the public at facilities throughout the Adirondacks. It is not a complete list. It is constantly being updated as new digital materials are made available.   Adirondack Experience, Blue Mountain Lake Adirondack […]

Adirondack Research Resources Online

The Kelly Adirondack Center has compiled this list of online resources to raise awareness of the many government agencies, institutions, and organizations sharing their digital collections. It is not a complete list. It is constantly being updated as new digital materials are made available.   Adirondack Experience Online Collections Database Adirondack Mountain Club High Peaks […]