On Sunday, April 5, from 7 to 11 am, the Berlin Fire Department will be holding its monthly breakfast. [Read more…] about Berlin Fire Department Breakfast
Archives for March 2009
Annual Spring Auction To Benefit St. Mary’s Academy
St. Mary’s Academy of Hoosick Falls invites the public to its Annual Spring Auction on Saturday, April 4. [Read more…] about Annual Spring Auction To Benefit St. Mary’s Academy
Johnsonville Rescue Squad Breakfast
The Johnsonville Volunteer Rescue Squad will be having its monthly breakfast, Sunday, April 5, from 7:30 to 11:30 am at the Volunteer Rescue Squad Building, 4 River Road, Johnsonville, NY. [Read more…] about Johnsonville Rescue Squad Breakfast
Ondawa – Cambridge DAR Chapter Elects Officers
The Ondawa – Cambridge Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, whose members include residents of Cambridge, Buskirk and Hoosick Falls as well as Bennington, VT, recently elected chapter officers to serve for the 2009-2011 term.
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Nutrition Program At The Everett Wagar Senior Center
Get tips on eating well and easy to make nutritious snacks and meals with Amy Anderson from Cornell Cooperative Extension in conjunction with the Rensselaer County Department for the Aging on Friday, April 3. Amy will be╩sharing delicious╩recipes╩and samples at 11 am at the Center. The program is free, and no pre-registration is needed. Stay for lunch afterwards if you like. This service is offered the first Friday of each month.
AARP Defensive Driving Course
The Everett Wagar Senior Center will be sponsoring a driving course on April 7 and 8 from 10 am to 2 pm. Save up to 10% on your car insurance. The cost is $12 for AARP members and $14 for non-members. Please call Sherri at 279-3413 to sign up – spaces are limited!
The Magic Of Maple Sugarin’ At Kent’s Sugar House
submitted by Rensselaer County Tourism
As the sun climbs higher and higher in the sky warming up the days and the night time temperature dips below freezing, the maple sap starts flowing. It’s that critical time of year when maple producers head out to the sugar bush to tap sugar maple trees. [Read more…] about The Magic Of Maple Sugarin’ At Kent’s Sugar House
Wilma M. Anderson
Berlin – Wilma M. Anderson, 75, of Main Street, Berlin, NY, passed away on Wednesday, March 25, 2009, at the Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington, VT, after being stricken at home. [Read more…] about Wilma M. Anderson
Albert Jesse Harrington
Hoosick – Albert Jesse Harrington, 87, passed away on Friday, March 20, 2009, surrounded by his loving family, at the Center for Living and Rehabilitation in Bennington, VT, following a long illness.
Geo P.’s Nursery Business Takes Off
Wednesday, April 16, 1851: High winds and some rain. I am unwell and lame. Today John F. and A. Celinbalm took the banking from the house and this afternoon John F. walked over to Doctor Dickerson and got part of his school money.
Thursday: Today Geo P. went with the two horse wagon, he went with my horse and Hiram Newton’s horse and went to Berlin and Petersburgh and Hoosic and carried 660 trees of grafted to sell. This afternoon made steps to the south door.
Friday: This forenoon I laid up wall and rail fence on Wm B. Maxon’s farm and John F. plowed sward on said farm and in the afternoon John F. planted potatoes on said farm.
Saturday: This foenoon John F. planted potatoes on Wm B. Maxon’s farm. I this afternoon went to Philander Hatches raising a barn. This evening Geo P. returned home from selling out a load of grafted trees of 660 of three days up as far as Hoosic and sold one hundred and thirty dollars and got pay down 80 dollars for eleven bushels of early June potatoes in Hoosic.
Monday: I walked to Lebanon and paid 15 cts for three letters to N. Nichols post office, one for Geo P. and my two daughters each a letter and two cts for a vial ink. Tonight Mr. Ford from Windsor stayed with us with a two horse team, he came to carry a load of apple trees for Geo P.
Tuesday: I this forenoon mended fence on my Rodgers farm, and John F., and J. Bassett and A. Celinbaum worked on said farm. Today Geo P. went with my one horse wagon and horse and Daniel Collins and Mr. Ford they all went and carried loads of apple trees to Windsor.
Wednesday: John F. and his two sisters rode to Lebanon Store, they carried ten dozen eggs to Gay’s store and John F. sold a fore quarter veal for cash, four cts per. I sent and got five sts vitrial and six cents for salt peter. Today J. Bassett set out seed turnips and tagged my twenty sheep and he put vitrial vinegar spirits turpentine and saltpeter on my sheep feet.
Thursday: Today Colonel Richard Spencer came with Colonel Knowlson son and took dinner with us and then John F. and John Bassett went with them to Geo P. nursery and young Knowlson paid 18 cts apiece for 80 apple trees.
Friday: This forenoon John F. rode to Hancock and carried three quarters veal, one quarter to Bartlett, 15 pounds at five cts per, and one to Gustus Landon, 15 pounds at five cts per, and one fore quarter to Grind, 18 pounds at four cts per, and charge them on account.