Champlain History Center
Village of Champlain, New York
​Clinton County

      The Champlain History Center welcomes you to experience the Village and Town of Champlain's history and the Franco-American experience in Northern New York.
The Champlain History Center is located in the center of the Village of Champlain adjacent to the bridge over the Great Chazy River.
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​The Center offers exhibit space on the first floor that chronicles Champlain's current and former industries, celebrations and people.  This includes the Sheridan Iron Works, the Champlain Telephone Company, the Bredenberg Ski Factory and the canal boat industry.

The second floor houses a conference room, map room and reference book collection.  The Center's books cover many topics related to the Village and Town of Champlain, Clinton County, the Lake Champlain region and the Adirondacks.  There are also many genealogical books containing the names of local families.  

The military room is dedicated to chronicling the military history of the town of Champlain, including the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, WWI, WWII and after.  It contains many plaques and memorabilia related to the American Legion, VFW and private donations.  The town was originally founded by Revolutionary War soldiers who fought in New York State militias.  It was also occupied numerous times by both the American and British armies during the War of 1812.  

The Franco-American Room houses the Franco-American collection of books.  The books detail the experiences of Franco-Americans in northern New York and New England.    There are also many books on the history of Quebec and Canada.  The center contains a mix of rare and recently published books.   
See the 'Visit & Contact' section for hours and contact information. 

Downstairs Exhibits (self-guided tour)

Downstairs Exhibit Panels

Upstairs Conference, Reference and Map Rooms

Upstairs Franco-American Collection


A Video Tour of the Champlain History Center
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Champlain Historic Calendar Series

Hundreds of old photographs of Champlain have been used to create the Champlain Historic Calendar series that was published from 2003 to 2017. The calendar featured 13 large format photographs and many smaller photos throughout the pages.  The calendar essays in the back of the calendar expanded over the years and included many topics such as the founding of Champlain by Pliny Moore in 1785, early settlers of the Town of Champlain, Champlain in the War of 1812 (and a history of Dewey's Tavern), boat building on the Great Chazy River (including canal boats and houseboats), the establishment of cemeterys in the Town of Champlain, the Sheridan Iron Works and a history of Point au Fer.   The 2009 Quadricentennial calendar described the building of the Crown Point and Plattsburgh Champlain monuments in 1911-12.  The Crown Point monument has the authentic Auguste Rodin sculpture "La France" embedded in the base.  

All calendars can be purchased today at the website: MoorsfieldPress.com