north star underground railroad museum

We came across this small museum by accident but were delighted to find such a mine of information about this branch of the underground railroad, with audio-visuals, photographs and charts of real significance.

This museum is basically three rooms.. two video rooms playing different features and a small exhibit room. The videos were very interesting and the exhibit room had lots of windows and doors to open to keep the kids engaged.

This museum does a superb job of highlighting this region's important role in the underground railway to freedom from slavery. So worth 30 minutes of your time while exploring the other natural wonders of this region.

After going to ausable chasm , we stopped by the North Star Underground Railroad Museum. It was a small , informative museum. At the time, we found out that they have a two hour morning tour of the neighborhood, highlighting historical sites. It is given every other Saturday morning. Needs reservation. The tour guide was great - very knowledgeable and engaging. Made the visit meaningful and memorable.

Great little museum that says alot of the underground railroad. Take the 2hr bus when possible, Give donations to keep this place going.

Small museum, but has much to see. Several movies are shown, and pictures and displays are informing. Donations are accepted, but there is no admission fee.

Take time to visit this museum after seeing Ausable Chasm & learn about The Underground Railroad. The displays and videos are insightful.

Stopped at this museum when we were visiting Ausable Chasm, having had no idea it was in the area. The docent was very helpful, eager, and friendly, and there was a lot of information to take in! Haven grown up in the capital district, it really helped me to see my old stomping ground in a different context. The main video was very very well done, and really put a personal touch on the experience. Secondary video in the back was also informative. There is a lot of information in this museum, portrayed in varying ways. I did find that the explanations of how local parishes took stands on the subject of slavery could have used a lot of improvement. It seemed like the person that set them really tried hard to make the exhibits engaging by making them interactive, however I don't think that it worked as well as they hoped; it seemed a little stale. The development and interaction of local religious institutions on hot political topics really has huge impact on the lives of their parishioners, and at this time MOST people were parishioners of some church! I like that the museum brought in this subject, but I really think that giving it the same personal touch that they gave the rest of the museum would make this subject come alive!Especially since this museum is FREE, I would absolutely recommend stopping in and spending an hour!This seems to be a running theme for the Keeseville trip adviser entries... photo is of some random building not related to the museum. This is a SHAME since the museum is in a beautifully renovated stone house. I am looking for a photo now, so hopefully this comment will shortly be moot! :-)

I learned a lot in this small museum. It was free. Specific to this area. The docent was great with information for us. Nice.

This small museum presents quality exhibits on the Underground Railroad, especially the role of local people in Essex and Clinton Counties, NY. It is right next to Ausable Chasm, and well worth the trip for adults and kids.

This is one of those subjects not discussed much in schools anymore and our grandson found it very interesting. Albeit a small museum still worth the stop.

We didn't realize this museum was right next to Au Sable Chasm. It is very small but full of interesting information. It is not worth a special trip, but it is perfect to visit if you are at the chasm or just driving through. Definitely take the time to watch the video (we learned a lot) and to read all the exhibit signs. It covers a lot of very important and easily overlooked history.

I have been in this part of the country many times in the past. I was bringing a friend to see the Ausable Chasm and saw this museum for the first time. For such a small space, we spent quite a bit of time there. A short picture in the beginning and another one at the end. The only reason I didn't give it a 5 is because it's just not very big - hopefully they will expand.The museum presents information on the Underground Railroad and how this part of the country got involved in helping the slaves escape to Canada. One of the main abolitionists has the same last name I do, so a little investigation needs to be done. Other than being small, it is excellent and I would recommend it to anyone, especially families.

a small museum, but a well presented tale of the slaves who made the trek north to freedom, and the abolitionists who helped them on the way.