Frederick Cook Society Takes History on the Road Neversink General Store Hosting Exhibit

Frederick Cook Society
Takes History on the Road

Neversink General Store Hosting Exhibit

Hurleyville, NY – On Saturday, June 28, from 5-8 p.m., the Frederick A. Cook Society (based in the Sullivan County Museum in

 Hurleyville), in partnership with The Gallery at the Neversink General Store, will present an exhibition of photographs taken by Dr. Frederick Cook during his expeditions to Greenland, Antarctica, Alaska, South America and the North Pole.

Dr. Cook (1865-1940) is the Sullivan County native who achieved international fame for his visionary work as an explorer.

Curated by Cook Society Executive Director Carol Smith, the exhibition is part of the Society’s educational outreach mission.

“These are some of the first images of the last unexplored places on Earth,” says Smith. “This is an absolutely extraordinary body of work from one of the greatest adventurers the world has ever known.”

The opening reception for the Neversink Gallery exhibition will include refreshments, and of course, live music by the Americana band Little Sparrow. The Neversink Gallery is located at 4 Schumway Road, just off Route 55 in Neversink.

The exhibition is dedicated to the Society’s beloved friend and lifelong supporter, the late Carol Smythe.

The Cook Society maintains a gallery and research library open to the public six days a week at the County Museum on Main Street in Hurleyville (www.scnyhistory.org).   

For more information, call 845 671-9548 or visit www.frederickcookpolar.org.