Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
Independence Day
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Friday July 4, 1845: Today my two sons went to Anti-Rent Independence to Hiram Brown’s and paid 50 cts apiece for their dinners.
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Stolen Timber
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Thursday, June 26, 1845: This afternoon I took my two wheel carriage and carried my wife to Mr. Reuben Andrews on a visit.
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Taking Down And Putting Up Buildings
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Monday June 2, 1845: Today my sons washed our sheep.
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Trading In Potatoes, Starting The School House
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Sunday, May 18, 1845: This evening I walked over to Adam Brown’s and bargained with his son Wm. for ten bushels of potatoes at 37 cts per.
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Politics, Sap And House Rent
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Thursday, March 20, 1845: Today Wm Bliss Maxon called to see the contents of a certain note that Mr. Reuben Chapman holds against Aaron B. Chapman.
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Trying To Get the School House Built
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Tuesday, March 4, 1845: This afternoon I walked to Lebanon and carried 13.5 pounds of lard to Gay’s Store at eight cents.
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by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Tapping And Boiling Sap
Tuesday, February 25, 1845: Today I tapped sap or sugar maple trees.
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Getting The New School Built
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Monday, January 27, 1845: Today we returned home from Mr. James Bush’s from Brunswick.
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A Visit To Geo P At School
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Monday, January 6, 1845: Tonight my children went with the cutter up to singing school to the widow Goodrich’s. Tonight a high wind and a little snow.
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Anti-Rent Agitation; A New Schoolhouse
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Thursday, December 19, 1844: I drew a load of apple tree wood from Harvy Patchings orchard and let him have the ox team to draw another load of wood from the same place.
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By Doug La Rocque The electronic signs in front of area schools carry the message, “now hiring bus drivers.” You must be logged in to view this article.
by Alex Brooks At its workshop meeting on Wednesday, February 6, the Hoosick Town Board was presented with a draft law requiring that the owners of solar installations make a payment in lieu of taxes (PILOT). You must be logged in to view this article.
Chinese Exchange Students Visit Berlin Schools by Rachel Turetsky Samantha Brewer, director of Exceptional Education at Berlin Central School, coordinated a visit last week of exchange students from China. You must be logged in to view this article.
From January 9 through January 18, the Junior National Honor Society members collected pasta for Hoosick Area Churches Assocation Food Pantry You must be logged in to view this article.
Vote Scheduled on Proposed Capital Project by Alex Brooks At its January 14 meeting, the Hoosick Falls School Board voted unanimously to put its proposed Capital Project up for voter approval. You must be logged in to view this article.
Senior Trip Update At the last regular meeting of the Berlin Central School Board of Education, many concerns were raised about the upcoming Senior Class trip to Virginia Beach, VA, chief of which was a lack of certified lifeguards for any planned swimming in either the ocean or a pool at the house the group […]