Adirondack and North Country History in the United States Congressional Serial Set

The United States Congressional Serial Set is the collection of House and Senate documents and reports that span back to the eighteenth century and represent an extremely important collection of primary documents that cover the complete expanse of American history. This expanse covers our neck of the woods-the North Country and the Adirondacks. Searches conducted on Adirondacks or St. Lawrence Seaway (or River) will bring materials that speak to scientific research and economic assessment, and, in doing so, provide historical view of the region manifest in Congressional politics. For example, a 1934 Survey of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway Power Project includes detailed descriptions of the St. Lawrence, the St. Regis, and the Grasse Rivers, providing researchers with an idea of what those rivers looked like at that point in history. Further, the Serials Set is a great source for visual materials, notably maps. These hand-drawn maps date from the 1950's:

The Serial Set is a simply unique resource for finding primary documents that chronicle our region.
One caveat to note when searching is that the system defaults to a two year limit on searches. One needs to start a search by changing that, but then history is the limit! For questions on the Serial Set contact Public Services staff in the libraries.