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New York (State). Lake Champlain Tercentenary Commission
Created to organize New York’s role in the 1909 celebration of Samuel de Champlain’s voyage, this state commission left behind a detailed record of one of the region’s biggest historical commemorations. Its reports capture the planning, pageantry, monuments, and cross-border spirit of the Lake Champlain tercentenary.
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The Champlain tercentenary : Final report of the New York Lake Champlain tercentenary commission
by New York (State). Lake Champlain Tercentenary Commission, Henry Wayland Hill
About the author
New York State’s Lake Champlain Tercentenary Commission was a government body formed to oversee the state’s part in the 300th anniversary observance of Samuel de Champlain’s 1609 exploration of Lake Champlain. Library and catalog records identify the commission as the author of The Champlain Tercentenary reports, including a 1911 report and a 1913 final report, with Henry Wayland Hill serving as secretary and H. Wallace Knapp listed as chairman.
Rather than being a single writer, the commission worked as an official historical and commemorative body. Its published volumes document ceremonies, speeches, historical interpretation, memorial projects, and cooperation among New York, neighboring states, Canada, and France during the tercentenary events.
For listeners interested in regional history, these works offer more than a dry administrative record. They preserve how early-20th-century New York chose to remember exploration, diplomacy, and local identity around Lake Champlain.