July 10, 1931 – JSA to Paul Schaefer My dear Mr. Schaefer: Your interesting letter of the 3rd shows the kind of interest in Adirondack problems needed by more of… Read more »
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September 1, 1931 – Paul Schaefer to JSA
September 1, 1931 – Paul Schaefer to JSA – Dear Mr. Apperson: My talk with you on the phone has filled me with all sorts of thought and anticipations. Your… Read more »
September 16, 1931 – JSA to Paul Schaefer
September 16, 1931 – JSApperson to Paul E. Schaeffer (Schenectady) My dear Mr. Schaeffer: I have delayed acknowledging your recent letter, hoping that I would be bale to arrange a… Read more »
Five articles published in the Adirondack Explorer Magazine 2013-2014
New York Women Helped Frame the Forest Preserve Debate (March 24, 2014) Forest Preserve History: The Warwick Carpenter Papers (August 14, 2013) Adirondack Legal History: The Lake George Trespass Case (July… Read more »
Welcome to Adirondack Activism
Imagine the thrill experienced by a young man accustomed to hiking through the mountains near his home in Southwest Virginia, on getting his first glimpse of Lake George, or of… Read more »
John S. Apperson (a.k.a JSA, Appie)
In 1900, when a young man from Virginia first arrived in Schenectady, he was fascinated by the General Electric Company and with all the opportunities it offered. Having worked for… Read more »
Dr. Irving Langmuir
Irving Langmuir’s name was associated with John Apperson in many ways. These two became friends in 1910, when Langmuir first came to work as a scientist at the General Electric… Read more »
January 29, 1961 – Albany Times Union, article by Barney Fowler
January 29, 1961 – Albany Times Union – article by Barney Fowler – He Set the Stage for Better Conservation These words headlined an article by Barnett Fowler which appeared… Read more »