Amen
Acknowledgements
“The Mother Church: The First Baptist Church of Keeseville, N.Y. 1788-1968” is a two-year dive, almost 20 years in the making, into the history of the oldest religious body on the west bank of Lake Champlain.
Robin Michel Caudell designed, created and researched this topic for the North Country Underground Railroad Historical Association’s Museum Association of New York Building Capacity, Creating Sustainability, Growing Accessibility Year 2 Project.
This would not have been possible without the guidance, assistance and support of:
- Eli McClain, Building Capacity, Creating Sustainability, Growing Accessibility Project Fellow
- Debra Kimok, Librarian, Benjamin F. Feinberg Library, Special Collections, SUNY Plattsburgh
- Librarians Maryann Goff, Lori Thompson and Rebecca VanDeMark at the Keeseville Free Library
- North Country Underground Railroad Historical Association/North Star Underground Railroad Museum
- North Star Underground Railroad Founders Don & Vivian Papson
- Dr. Nell Painter
- Nicole Caudell, Professional Muse
- The Rev. David Ralph Estes
- Anderson Falls Heritage Society: June Venette, Allison Arnold, Garth Houde, Liz Smith, Tracy Barber
- Paul Frederick of Paul Frederick Productions
- Mrs. Peggy Passino
- Carla Arthur
- Speedy Arnold
- Adirondack Architectural Heritage Preservation Services Director Christine Bush
- Clinton County Historical Association Director & Peru Town Historian Helen Allen Nerska
- National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program Intern Emily D. Baker
- Town of AuSable Historian Roby Scott
- Lake Forest Senior Living Community Activities Director Liz Brown
- Ralph Conroy of Conroy Farm
- Press-Republican
- NYSHistoricNewspapers.org
- Archive.org