Archives for November 2015
New Lebanon Honor Roll
Dewey M. Brownell
Hoosick Falls – Dewey M. Brownell, 87, passed away on Wednesday, November 18, at the Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in Hoosick Falls, surrounded by his family. He was the husband of the late Gertrude (McLean) Brownell who died on June 24, 2006. [Read more…] about Dewey M. Brownell
The Cows Fell Down
Friday, October 28, 1836: We gathered apples and dug potatoes.
Saturday: I shook walnut trees in my meadow for my children to gather them and dug potatoes. Tonight I took three horses out of my corn field for the third time in the night and tonight I went to Ephraim Pierce to have him take care of them. [Read more…] about The Cows Fell Down
Information Open House On Hoosick Falls Water Situation
The Village of Hoosick Falls invites users of the Municipal Water System to an Information Open House on Wednesday, December 2 from 5 to 8 pm, downstairs at Immaculate Conception Church. [Read more…] about Information Open House On Hoosick Falls Water Situation
Alternative Drinking Water Available For Users Of The Hoosick Falls Municipal Water System
The Village Clerk of Hoosick Falls released a statement this week detailing how residents can get bottled drinking water: [Read more…] about Alternative Drinking Water Available For Users Of The Hoosick Falls Municipal Water System
BEHOLD! New Lebanon Named a Recipient Of New J.M. Kaplan Innovation Prize
$175,000 Award Recognizes Founder Ruth J. Abram For Leadership And Innovation
submitted by Ed Bride
BEHOLD! New Lebanon, the nation’s first living museum of contemporary rural American life, recently announced that it has been chosen to receive the J.M. Kaplan Innovation Prize. [Read more…] about BEHOLD! New Lebanon Named a Recipient Of New J.M. Kaplan Innovation Prize
Parson’s Corner In Hoosick Falls Nearly Finished
by Deb Alter
At the Hoosick Rising Meeting November 17, developer Alex Buell said work on the “Corner” (formerly known as Doherty’s Corner) continues and he believes the building will be complete by the end of the year. Buell has had several inquiries from potential tenants of the ground floor space, but there is nothing solid yet. [Read more…] about Parson’s Corner In Hoosick Falls Nearly Finished
GHS Christmas Tree Festival
The Grafton Historical Society will sponsor its annual Christmas Tree Festival (in miniature) again this year. [Read more…] about GHS Christmas Tree Festival
The History Of Christmas At SHS Holiday Potluck
The Stephentown Historical Society will hold its holiday potluck dinner on Monday, December 7, at 6:30 pm at the Stephentown Heritage Center, Garfield Road (County Route 26) in Stephentown. Tom Kernan will give an after-dinner talk on the origins of America’s Christmas. [Read more…] about The History Of Christmas At SHS Holiday Potluck