Our Mission
The Chapman Museum presents the history of the Glens Falls – Queensbury community and its connection to the Adirondack region. By encouraging discovery, understanding, and appreciation of the region’s heritage, the Museum provides perspective for the present and the future.
Land Acknowledgement
The Chapman Museum is located on land formerly of the Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk), N’dakina (Abenaki), and Mohican People dating back centuries before colonization. We honor and acknowledge the ancestral stewards of this land through the generations, whose practices and traditions are forever connected to it.
Staff
Executive Director: Nicole Herwig
Curator: Maureen Folk
Board of Trustees
Gloria Ragonetti (Chair), Rob Chapman (Vice Chair), Heather L. Ashline (Treasurer), Robert Terwilliger (Secretary), Martin Seelye, Evan P. Sullivan PhD, Rhonda Triller, Brian P. Warner, Judy Villa-White, Dan Dudley, Tim Place, and Ken Tingley.
Accessibility
The Chapman Museum is accessible for those with limited mobility. The ramp entrance is located from the parking lot at the rear of the building off Bacon Street.
Our Story
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In 1867, Glens Falls hardware merchant Zopher DeLong remodeled a modest wood frame home on Glen Street, building the two story brick structure with a mansard roof seen by visitors today. Following Zopher’s death in 1901, his son John took over the home and remodeled it to reflect his desire for modern tastes and conveniences.
Six decades later, Juliet Chapman, a relative by marriage, donated the house to the community to become a local history museum. The organization received a permanent charter from the New York State Board of Regents in 1968. In the years since the Chapman Museum has added an exhibition gallery, climate controlled collections storage, a research room, multi-purpose classroom, and a museum shop.
Our Vision
The Chapman Museum will elevate the popularity of local history and inspire a greater sense of community among those who visit and live in the Glens Falls and Queensbury area. The Museum provides a welcoming and inclusive setting for the open exchange of ideas and viewpoints, expands knowledge through programming and exhibits, and celebrates the diversity of our community in our efforts to reach new audiences and build a constituency for the future.