Hieroglyphs, cuneiform, Latin words in gothic script, a rebus lottery ticket, hand written letters of Thomas Jefferson - all of these can b...

In 1917 Alice and William were visited at their Heart's Delight Farm in Chazy by a dear friend from Chicago, Emma Blanxius Hodge. Emma h...

How old are the oldest objects in the Alice collection? Approximately 4,000 years! What are they? fossils?... a saber toothed tiger tooth?...

Art and history can often be found in the most surprising places. For example, while driving along the interstate recently, I spotted a silh...

There are no less than twenty-four meanings listed for the word "fan" on Dictionary.com. We click a button on Facebook to become...

High school graduation is often the first significant secular ritual in the lives of young Americans. There are other rituals in which we ma...

When you visit our museum website (www.minermuseum.org) the first image you see is a lovely painted portrait of Alice T. Miner welcoming you...

The Alice has a very diverse and deep collection. The most obvious elements of the collection are those one would see on a tour of the museu...

We have often seen a bumper sticker that says, "No Farms No Food." This may be interpreted in a few different ways, but - as have ...

On Thursday, December 10 The Alice will start the holiday season off in high style with a visit from Martha Gallagher, The Adirondack Harper...

I wanted to share an article I recently read from our archives about William H. Miner from the "Bell Telephone News" April, 1921: ...

When it comes to books we all have our preferences... I appreciate a story that draws me in so fully that I forget to eat dinner. And, as a ...

We have a fun evening in store for visitors and friends of The Alice coming up on the first Friday in November... Tim Hartnett will be joini...

I recently visited the cemetery in Chazy where Alice and William Miner are interred. Also buried at Riverview are William Miner's grandp...

There is a wonderful variety of characters and historical figures to learn about at The Alice, with research frequently focusing on one Gene...