Fort Drum Cultural Resources Program at the LeRay Mansion

11/17/2025

05/21/2025

Can't visit this year. Remember many of our cemeteries are featured in videos on this Youtube site. https://www.youtube.com/

A full stone by stone description can be found on Fort Drum isportman
https://fortdrum.isportsman.net/Cemeteries.aspx
Directions and road map can also be downloaded at this link.

Fort Drum will observe quiet hours on Monday, May 26, Fort Drum will open 13 cemeteries for Memorial Day visitation. 10 cemeteries are accessible without entering the cantonment area.

Visitors wishing to pay their respects at cemeteries in Fort Drum’s range complex can do so from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. without a vehicle pass. Please follow posted signage and remain within cemetery boundaries.

For Cooper Cemetery, Quaker Cemetery, and the LeRay Mansion gravesite, a pass is required. These can be obtained at the Visitor Control Center (Lt. Gen. Paul Cerjan Gate) after a quick background check.

Take a moment to honor and remember.

05/21/2025

The LeRay Mansion will be closed Friday 23 May and Monday, 26 May. We will be open at our regular hours again Tuesday, 27 May.

05/21/2025

Dr. Laurie Rush and Karen Kokenberg at the Chateau de Chaumont, a castle in the Loire Valley once owned by James Le Ray de Chaumont’s father.

05/19/2025

Dr. Laurie Rush, Fort Drum’s Cultural Resources Manager was in Paris last week. She met with the de Largentaye Family; Bertrand, Anne, and their daughter Marie.
Anne de Gouvello is a descendant of Amedee, son of Therese and Hippolyte. Therese was the daughter of James Le Ray de Chaumont. Together with her new husband, Hippolyte, she travelled with her father and served as his hostess at the Le Ray Mansion, which now stands on the Fort Drum installation.

05/14/2025

Wednesday walks:

Did you know . . .
Trillium are protected by law.
It takes 9 to 10 years after germination for a trillium to flower.
Trillium are propagated by ants.
The “tri” in the Latin word Trillium means three, referring to the plants 3 leaves, three petals and three stigmas.
If you pick a trillium bloom, the plant may not survive. When the plant blooms in the spring it collects all nutrients it needs in order to survive to the following year.

05/05/2025

Walks around the mansion today:

Merry bells, Uvularia grandiflora, otherwise known as, Bellwort or Large-Flowered Bellwort is a perennial spring blooming native flower.

This 10-18” arched plant has yellow flowers and alternate leaves. This plant is loved by deer and is usually found in part to full shade.

It is a slow to propagate flower. Seeds can take 2-4 years until growth appears above ground.

04/07/2025

Fort Drum officials invite the public to participate in the Around and About Fort Drum Tour on Tuesday, April 29.

The tour will offer participants a look at sites of historical significance around the installation, exploring our shared past. Participants will also learn more about the 10th Mountain Division’s current training as well as how Fort Drum is looking to the future here in the North Country.

The tour will begin outside the 10th Mountain Division and Fort Drum Museum at 10 a.m., returning participants to their vehicles by 3 p.m. at the museum parking lot. Attendees should be prepared to provide their own lunch and wear shoes and clothing appropriate for walking in outdoor conditions.

Seating is limited and pre-registration is required. For more information or to register, email [email protected] not later than April 15.

03/22/2025

Today is the last day to watch maple syrup being made on Fort Drum. Fresh maple candy samples in the LeRay Mansion and fresh hot syrup being made at the maple shack. Come check out this free event from 10-2 today. Hope to see you!

03/18/2025

Make sure you stop by the LeRay Mansion District this week for maple days. There is some sweet stuff happening.

03/12/2025

Daylight savings article from 1938.

02/06/2025

Save the Date!!!