For the third year in a row, 8th graders at Keene Central School told brief stories about growing up in the Town of Keene. Their themes included resilience, animals, camping, and several stories about family. This 8th grade story project is part of Adirondack Community: Capturing, Retaining, and Communicating the Stories of Who We Are, a multi-year local history project that collects and organizes audio stories and related photographs from Town of Keene community members. Visit us at myadirondackstory.org to hear about the rich social and cultural history of our community located in New York S ..read more

For the second year in a row, 12th graders at Keene Central School told brief stories about growing up in the Town of Keene. The one word that describes all their stories is PASSION: for competing statewide in the Science Olympiad, the joys of growing up in the Adirondacks, using one’s voice, and working at our local library, This 12th-grade story project is part of Adirondack Community: Capturing, Retaining, and Communicating the Stories of Who We Are, a multi-year local history project that collects and organizes audio stories and related photographs from Town of Keene community members usin ..read more

Adirondack Community: Capturing, Retaining, and Communicating the Stories of Who We Are is a multi-year local history project that collects and organizes audio stories and related photographs from Town of Keene community members. Visit us at myadirondackstory.org to hear about the rich social and cultural history of our community located in New York State’s Adirondack Mountains. The stories featured in this podcast highlight how these residents settled in Keene ..read more

For the second year in a row, 8th graders at Keene Central School told brief stories about growing up in the Town of Keene. Their themes included our student’s love of sports, stories of school, scary experiences, and several included family stories as well. This 8th grade story project is part of Adirondack Community: Capturing, Retaining, and Communicating the Stories of Who We Are, a multi-year local history project that collects and organizes audio stories and related photographs from Town of Keene community members. Visit us at myadirondackstory.org to hear about the rich social and cultu ..read more

Adirondack Community: Capturing, Retaining, and Communicating the Stories of Who We Are is a multi-year local history project that collects and organizes audio stories and related photographs from Town of Keene community members. Visit us at myadirondackstory.org to hear about the rich social and cultural history of our community located in New York State’s Adirondack Mountains. Music and nature are strongly connected. Just as the view from a mountain summit or the crunch of fallen leaves can evoke joy or a sense of nostalgia, so too does the echo of a bow across strings or the harmo ..read more

Welcome to Adirondack Community: Capturing, Retaining, and Communicating the Stories of Who We Are, a multi-year local history project that collects and organizes audio stories and related photographs from Town of Keene community members. Visit us at myadirondackstory.org to hear about the rich social and cultural history of our community located in New York State’s Adirondack Mountains. For many residents, life in Keene centers on Keene Central School, with approximately 160 students from kindergarten to 12th grade. Storytellers were happy to share their school stories for this podcast ..read more

Adirondack Community: Capturing, Retaining, and Communicating the Stories of Who We Are is a multi-year local history project that collects and organizes audio stories and related photographs from Town of Keene community members. Visit us at myadirondackstory.orgto hear about the rich social and cultural history of our community located in New York State’s Adirondack Mountains. Listen to stories about local businesses from the Great Depression to the current time, hearing about the "whos", "whats" and "whys" that made them successful ..read more

Adirondack Community: Capturing, Retaining, and Communicating the Stories of Who We Are is a multi-year local history project that collects and organizes audio stories and related photographs from Town of Keene community members. Visit us at myadirondackstory.org to hear about the rich social and cultural history of our community located in New York State’s Adirondack Mountains. As heard in Part 1, In August 2011 Tropical Storm Irene produced heavy damage over much of New York and in Keene it was devastating. The storm is ranked as one of the costliest in the history of New York Stat ..read more

Adirondack Community: Capturing, Retaining, and Communicating the Stories of Who We Are is a multi-year local history project that collects and organizes audio stories and related photographs from Town of Keene community members. Listen at myadirondackstory.orgto hear about the rich social and cultural history of our community located in New York State’s Adirondack Mountains. This podcast is about Adirondack women. Adirondack Women make up the heart and souls of their communities and all too often history has overlooked their stories of struggle and sacrifice ..read more

Adirondack Community: Capturing, Retaining, and Communicating the Stories of Who We Are is a multi-year local history project that collects and organizes audio stories and related photographs from Town of Keene community members. Visit us at myadirondackstory.orgto hear about the rich social and cultural history of our community located in New York State’s Adirondack Mountains. On March 11, 2020, COVID 19 was declared a global pandemic and even in the quiet, rural Town of Keene, the world changed. Businesses shut down, school went remote, and community members struggled with isolation, grief ..read more