North Country At Work

Stewart Cuthbert and Allison Root headed to the field on a Massey Ferguson 1085 tractor. Around 1984. Hammond, NY.

Children compete in a 4-H sheep grooming competition at the Gouverneur Fair. Competitors (left to right): Allison Root, Karen Rizzo, Micah Neuroth. Around 1990. Gouverneur, NY.

Patchen, a nurse, outside of a home in Hammond. Unknown first name. Unknown doctor or hospital she was associated with. 1923. Hammond, NY.

Doris Erdman, history teacher, at her desk in the old Hammond High School. Around 1951. Hammond, NY.

Jennifer McGregor (far left) in a bus with special needs students, headed to the Winter Special Olympics. 1992. Clayton, NY.

Jennifer McGregor teaching students with special needs at Thousand Islands Central School. 1987. Clayton, NY.

James (Jim) Cooney, far right, was the head landscaper of the Adirondack Museum from the 1980s to 1998. Photo taken circa 1990s. Blue Mountain Lake, NY. Photo courtesy of Jim’s daughter, Patty Farrell. Jim and his family also owned a garden center, North Woods Garden Center, on Newcomb Road. In the audio clip, listen to Patty […]

Sally Long, the K-12 library and media specialist at the Long Lake Central School. May 31, 2018. Long Lake, NY. Photo taken by Amy Feiereisel in 2018. Here she is on what it’s like to work with kids all the way from kindergarten to high school.

Louisa Austin Wright, 58, a mixed media artist and instructor with a shop/gallery/workspace in Long Lake, teaching class. 2016. Long Lake, NY. Photo courtesy of Louisa Austin Wright. Listen to the clip for Louisa on the market for art, how family and nature influence her work.

Shirley Sagan Norton worked in the St. Lawrence County treasurer’s office in the courthouse on Main Street for close to 30 years straight. This photo comes from Shirley’s retirement in March of 1990, and pictured from left to right are: Betty Bradley (chair of the board of legislators), Robert McNeil, Shirley, Richard Buckley, and Carl […]