Members of the Fireside Club pose in this circa-1956 photo. The club was a women’s study group in Alexandria Bay that evolved from an association with the New York State Federation of Women. In front, from left: Carlene Seeley, Josephine Laurie, Doreen Ruderman and Jeanne Tague. In back: Helen MacDonald, Virginia Becker, Carson Case, Doris Langlois, unidentified and Blanche Gray. The photo appears in the book ‘Images of America: Alexandria Bay’ by Thomas F. Folino and is reprinted with permission of Arcadia Publishing.

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