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| Article about Childwold's origin in 1878 and history, from the Tupper Lake Free Press and Herald (date unknown) | How Childwold Got Its Name article from The Quarterly of October, 1961, used by permission of the St. Lawrence County Historical Association |
| New January, 2024: Link to Childwold Park House 1891 "Second Season" brochure | Description of Hotel Childwold from Adirondack Lodges, 1892 |
| Flyer for start of service on the Adirondack & St. Lawrence Railway, 7/15/1892: Announcement Schedule (Trains ran N from Childwold Station and S from the Fulton Chain - the middle section of the railroad was not completed until 10/12/1892) | 1894 Childwold Park House Envelope, with Childwold postmark Letter (and envelope) on Childwold Park House stationery, sent to Malone and postmarked at Massawepie on June 17, 1895 |
| 1896 Massawepie Post Office Registered Letter Registry signed by William Ingold, Childwold Park House manager: Front side Reverse side, with Massawepie postmark | Advertising Handbill for the Childwold Park House, 1890's(?) |
| 2/12/1898 obituary of Addison Child (d.1/23/98) | Hotel Childwold Brochure circa 1900: Cover Page 1 Pages 2-3 Pages 4-5 Pages 6-7 Pages 8-9 Pages 10-11 Map (pages 12-13) Pages 14-15 Pages 16-17 Pages 18-19 Pages 20-21 Page 22-23 |
| New January 2024: Article about artists at Hotel Childwold from the August 24, 1902 New York Daily Tribune (p.9) Article text Note the photo of Camp Sorghum, later the Camp Pioneer office 1952-1969. (Thanks to Mary Farnham for sending this article.) |
From the Adirondack Museum archives: Hotel Childwold Floor Plan Hotel Childwold Lunch/Dinner Menu for Thursday, August 13, 1903 Hotel Childwold Wine List |
| New January, 2024: 1904 Social Register listing at Childwold Park for Henry Gustavus Dorr (Thanks to Mary Farnham for sending these images.) | 1921 brochure for Camp Mas-sa-we-pie, run by St. John's School, Manlius): Cover Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 |
| Mohawk Peter (Cornhill Publishing, Boston, 1921) was written by Henry G. Dorr, who apparently took over the Hotel Childwold after Addison Child's death. This 7-page summary in PDF format includes the tale of the origin of the name "Pontiac Point". | Grasse River Railroad 1922 Advertising Brochure: Cover Map Cranberry Lake Ads Shurtleff House Ad |
| 1929 Syracuse Herald newspaper article about abandoned Hotel Childwold
Page 1 Page 2, with photo |
Grasse River Railroad Timetable #53, effective 9/24/1933: Schedule Map |
| Newspaper article about impending demolition of Hotel Childwold, 1946 | Article about the Military Road built in the early 1800's near Massawepie, from the Tupper Lake Free Press and Herald (date unknown). Note: The article erroneously states that Burntbridge Pond is on Massawepie property. |
