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Another Trip North To Buy Sheep
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Saturday, Sept. 28, 1849: This evening I carried potatoes and apples in the celler and on this evening my two sons watched to catch the dogs that killed two of my sheep on my Rodgers farm but no dogs came.
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A Lost Umbrella
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Friday, July 27, 1849: I and my son Geo P. went to Pittsfield, each a one horse wagon with new potatoes and we both carried seventeen bushels.
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The Widow Perry’s Hay
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Monday, July 2, 1849: This morning I rode down with Geo P to the widow of Abner Perry’s and Geo P. bargained with her for the grass in her two meadows.
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Charlotte’s Court Is Postponed
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Monday, June 18, 1849: Today I took my one horse wagon and carried four of my meanest pigs to Pittsfield and sold them for one dollar apiece.
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Geo P. Defends Himself
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Saturday June 2, 1849: Today while Geo P. was plowing out his nursery on R. G. Pierce’s farm James B. Chapman insulted him by taking his horse by the bits and then kicking the horse, which startled the horse and broke the harness.
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Shingling The New Hog House
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Sunday, October 8, 1848: This morning Geo P. took the two wheel carriage and rode to Doctor Right and he came up to my wife for she is taken with a relapse of the disentery.
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Charlotte’s Shopping Spree In Albany
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Monday, July 10, 1848: On this forenoon I and my two sons dug ten bushels new potatoes and this afternoon I went to Pittsfield with them.
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Shearing The Sheep
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Friday, June 9, 1848: This morning I took my one horse wagon and carried 17 fowl to Lord’s on Pool Hill at 1/6 apiece and I carried Ludwick Babcock one bushel corn.
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John F.’s Scarecrows Don’t Work
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Monday, May 15, 1848: This morning at one o’clock I took my one horse wagon and Charlotte with me, we went to Troy.
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Culinary arts students and staff at Questar III BOCES’ Robert H. Gibson Technical School in Troy and Donald R. Kline Technical School in Hudson held their annual Veterans Day Luncheon for local veterans on Thursday, November 7th, and served about 250 guests. The luncheon was initiated by students who wanted a way to show their […]
During a holiday season marked by sharing meals with family and friends, the HACA Food Pantry aims to ensure that no family goes to bed hungry. To help feed our families this holiday season, watch for our “Sharing – Giving – Serving” campaign. With the holidays approaching, the food pantry is experiencing a record number […]
New Help Available for Families & Friends of Those Addicted to Narcotics Pathway of Peace, A NarAnon Family Group, will start up on Sunday, November 17th, at 6 pm as a new local resource for those affected by someone else’s addiction to narcotics. The NarAnon Family Groups are a world-wide fellowship offering help by sharing the experiences, […]
Submitted by Berlin Central School Communications Department Alexis Rifenburg has been named First Team All Star. Lexi finished second in the league and 10th in the section with 268 assists. She also led the entire state with 105 aces. Holly White has been named Second Team All Star. Holly finished the season with 123 Kills […]
The Cornell Cooperative Extension of Rensselaer County 4-H program will hold a Winter Fair on Friday, November 22nd at the Tamarac Elementary School cafeteria from 6:30 to 8 pm. The 4-H Winter Fair will be hosted by the Clover Kids & Critters 4-H Club, and has transitioned to an open house format and all youth […]
Submitted by the Hoosick Falls Communications Department The Hoosick Falls Central School (HFCS) National Honor Society (NHS), recently held its annual Induction Ceremony. Sixteen new members were inducted, bringing the total student membership to thirty-five. The NHS is open to students in grades 11–12 who meet specific eligibility requirements set by their school’s chapter. Students […]