Wells Historical Society & Don Williams at Wells Old Home Days
Enjoy learning about the local history of Wells with local historians and storied author of the Adirondacks, Don Williams!
Friday, August 7 from 6 - 8 pm
Saturday, August 8 from 3 - 7 pm
Event Details:
Town of Wells Historian’s Table
Converse with Town Historian, Pat Unterborn, and enjoy a collection of historic photos from Wells. Pat will also be joined by Town of Benson Historian, Lori Mead, to answer questions about the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Don Williams’ Table
Meet storied author of the Adirondacks, Don Williams, and choose from a vast variety of books from his impressive oeuvre.
Saturday, August 8th: 3 PM -Don Williams’ Wells Outlier Presentation at the Wells Historical Society Museum
Wells Historical Society $2500 Cash Raffle at the Community Hall
Tickets will also be sold at the Wells Historical Society Museum on Saturday, August 8th, at 1 PM during the parade, and at 3 PM during Don Williams’ Wells Outlier presentation.
Tickets are 1 for $10 or 3 for $25.
Drawing is Saturday, August 8th, at 7 PM. Need not be present to win.
All proceeds will go towards updating and maintaining the Museum.
They will also be selling old Wells yearbooks for $10-$25.
Did you know Wells was once covered by ancient oceans? Travel back millions of years at The Wells Outlier! Join Don Williams—a prominent Adirondack historian, author, retired educator from Gloversville, and widely regarded as a "living Adirondack legend"—at the Wells Historical Society Museum on Saturday, August 8th at 3 PM.
Discover how Wells was once submerged beneath ancient seas. As the waters receded, they left behind a remarkable record of ancient sea life preserved in the shale—fossils that can still be found along our local rivers and streams today.
See actual fossils collected in Wells, explore the Museum's newest exhibit, and uncover the fascinating geologic history of our region.
