Today, Friday, May 25, 2018-"The Latest Episode of The Historians"
Friday, May 25, 2018-Historians Episode 216- Rachel Slade is the author of “Into the Raging Sea: 33 Mariners, One Megastorm and the Sinking of El Faro.” The container ship sank and all on board died during Hurricane Joaquin in the Atlantic Ocean in 2015.
http://www.rachelslade.net/
Mohawk Valley Weekend Weather-Friday, May 25, 2018-Today, Sunny, with a high near 84.
Tonight-Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Saturday-Isolated showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
Sunday-Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68.
U.S. Grant Cottage State Historic Site is set to open for the 2018 season on Memorial Day weekend, May 26-28, with new exhibits and the return of a popular program highlighting Cottage caretaker and Civil War veteran Oliver Pendelton Clarke and his wife Martha. NYHB http://newyorkhistoryblog.org/2018/05/24/grant-cottage-opening-with-new-exhibits/
Tim Welch, president of the Friends of Grant’s Cottage, will be the guest on The Historians Podcast June 8, 2018 to discuss a Civil War weekend at Grant’s cottage August 11 and 12. Welch will also discuss a recent documentary he has produced and narrated on the 200 year history of the town of Wilton in Saratoga County.
A new podcast, “A New York Minute In History,” is being launched which explores the story of New York State and the unique tales of New Yorkers. The podcast is hosted by New York State Historian Devin Lander and Don Wildman, host of “Mysteries at the Museum” on Travel Channel. It is produced by WAMC’s Associate News Director Jim Levulis. NYHB http://newyorkhistoryblog.org/2018/05/24/state-museum-launching-new-york-minute-in-history-podcast/
Amsterdam-Mayor Villa approves council’s budget changes with caveats
By Tim Becker Mohawk Valley Compass http://mohawkvalleycompass.com/2018/05/mayor-villa-approves-councils-budget-changes-with-caveats/
Dan Weaver on Philips Park and the Willigee Patent
The demise of Philips Park, located in the Town of Florida but owned by the City of Amsterdam, began with a double murder in 1950. Starting with the murder and working back, Dan Weaver will chronicle the history of Philips Park and the Willigee Patent, a 266 acre parcel of land across the river from Cranesville on which the park was located, at 7:00 p.m. during the June 7, 2018 meeting of the Hagaman Historical Society at Pawling Hall, located at 104 North Pawling Street in the Village of Hagaman. Weaver will not only discuss the murder and the poignant story of a dog who helped discover the murderer, but he will also present evidence to show the Willigee Patent, not Heinrich Frey's house in Palatine Bridge, was probably home to the first White settlement in Montgomery County. He will also discuss the first free Black community in the county which was also located on this piece of land. If time permits, the discussion will include the two mixed Dutch and Mohawk sisters who were first given the land by the Mohawks, Sir Peter Warren's desire to own the Willigee and Sir William Johnson's relationship with the Philips family, whose descendants donated land for the park.
The Erie Canal, West Shore Railroad, changes to Route 5S, construction of a power plant and quarrying have altered the Willigee Patent so dramatically that its early days as a prosperous farming community on and adjacent to the fertile Willow Flat along the Mohawk River have been lost to history. “When driving through the area, or riding through it on the newly constructed portion of the bike path, it is hard to imagine that this was a fertile and historic piece of land and was once home to a popular recreational park,” said Weaver.
Weaver is a former president of the Historic Amsterdam League, a trustee of the Montgomery County Historical Association and writes a local history column for the Amsterdam Recorder. The 45 minute presentation is free and open to the public. The Hagaman Historical Society will hold a business meeting prior to the presentation, from 6:30-7:00 p.m.
May 25, 2018 in Mohawk Valley History
1895 Amsterdam -Death of Tiffany B. Bartlett.
1835 -Albany Infant schools suspended for lack of funds.
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The fourth annual American Revolution-Mohawk Valley Conference organized by the Fort Plain Museum will take place June 7 through June 10. There will be a bus tour (sold out), genealogy day, talks by prominent historians, and a dinner featuring Washington and Madison presidential reenactors. Bob Cudmore will be master of ceremonies during the author talks Saturday June 9 and Sunday June 10, 2018 at Fulton-Montgomery Community College in Johnstown. For more information:. American Revolution Conference - The Fort Plain Museum and Historical Park
Saturday, May 26, 2018- From the Archives of The Historians Podcast- Episode 212-Friday, April 27, 2018-Norm Bollen of the Fort Plain Museum outlines the events of this year’s American Revolution Mohawk Valley Conference. The fourth annual conference takes place from Thursday, June 7 through Sunday, June 10, 2018
Schenectady Mayor Gary McCarthy is Bob Cudmore’s guest this Sunday, May 27, 2018 at 6:30 a.m. on Magic 590 plus 100.5 on the Talk of the Town show. Then hear the interview as a podcast on bobcudmore.com and albanymagic.com
Sunday, May 27, 2018- From the Archives of The Historians Podcast- Episode 134- October 21, 2016-Tom Lindsay, who performs with Michael Eck as the Lost Radio Rounders, has songs from American Presidential elections going back to an 1840 musical tribute to Martin Van Buren.
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