Chapman Historical Museum
Encyclopedia
The Chapman Historical Museum is a restored house museum featuring furnishings and historical artifacts
depicting life in Glens Falls
, New York
, USA during the late 19th century. The museum
is owned and operated by the Glens Falls/Queensbury Historical Association. The home that houses the museum was originally built by Zopher DeLong
and restored in 1968.
and the Charles R. Wood Theater.
in 2004 to create a portable, educational exhibit that could help educate area students about the local history from the French and Indian War
to local development in the 1950s.
Artifact (archaeology)
An artifact or artefact is "something made or given shape by man, such as a tool or a work of art, esp an object of archaeological interest"...
depicting life in Glens Falls
Glens Falls, New York
Glens Falls is a city in Warren County, New York, United States. Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 14,700 at the 2010 census...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, USA during the late 19th century. The museum
Museum
A museum is an institution that cares for a collection of artifacts and other objects of scientific, artistic, cultural, or historical importance and makes them available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. Most large museums are located in major cities...
is owned and operated by the Glens Falls/Queensbury Historical Association. The home that houses the museum was originally built by Zopher DeLong
Zopher Delong House
Zopher Delong House is a historic home located at Glens Falls, Warren County, New York. It was built about 1870 and is a -story, three-bay brick residence with a frame service wing. It has Italianate- and Second Empire–style design elements, including a mansard roof. It features a 2-story central...
and restored in 1968.
Overview
As a test for the proposed removal of signs in Adirondack Park, the museum benefited from new signs leading visitors there, as well as to its neighbors, The Hyde CollectionThe Hyde Collection
The Hyde Collection is an art museum in the city of Glens Falls in Upstate New York. The collections were endowed by the Hyde family. The museum is housed in a historic refurbished early twentieth-century residence, the Hyde House, located at 161 Warren Street in Glens Falls, New York, a building...
and the Charles R. Wood Theater.
Funding
In addition to its regular exhibits, the museum was awarded a $50,000 grantGrant (money)
Grants are funds disbursed by one party , often a Government Department, Corporation, Foundation or Trust, to a recipient, often a nonprofit entity, educational institution, business or an individual. In order to receive a grant, some form of "Grant Writing" often referred to as either a proposal...
in 2004 to create a portable, educational exhibit that could help educate area students about the local history from the French and Indian War
French and Indian War
The French and Indian War is the common American name for the war between Great Britain and France in North America from 1754 to 1763. In 1756, the war erupted into the world-wide conflict known as the Seven Years' War and thus came to be regarded as the North American theater of that war...
to local development in the 1950s.