In addition to conducting AARCH business, 10-year members will be honored, and AARCH Executive Director Steven Engelhart will give a brief talk on the history and architecture of the Grange hall. There will be an optional walking tour prior to the meeting, led by AARCH staff, of Keeseville's historic district. Following the meeting there will be an opportunity to walk the grounds of the future home of AARCH. The walking tour begins at 10 a.m. The meeting begins at 1 p.m. and ends around 4 p.m. and is free to members and guests.

The Ausable Valley Grange was organized on April 19, 1903, and the first meetings were held in the Town of Ausable town hall in Clinton County. In 1914 the Horse Nail Factory counting office was purchased as a permanent home for the growing organization. Today, the Grange is comprised of people who share a common interest in community, gardening, small farms, self-sufficiency, education, and culture, rural skills and crafts.

The Grange was a national movement that began in 1867 in an effort to bring the family farm out of rural isolation. Organizers wished to unite farm families in a fraternal organization, the Order of Patrons of Husbandry, in order to collectively negotiate better prices for their products and services needed to run their operations. As a result, Grange halls across the country were established. They served as gathering places for rural men and women to meet, discuss, and debate; to celebrate births; and mourn the passing of friends. For more information or to reserve tickets, please call AARCH at (518) 834-9328.