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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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Getting Started On The Hog House
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Monday, April 17, 1848: Today I went to Pittsfield and carried ten bushels apples, Spitzenburghs mostly and sold them at 75 cts per.
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Finishing The Belfry
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Thursday, March 2, 1848: I called to Pool Hill post office and my Troy Budget paper and a letter for Sarah from New Hartford from Susan Brown.
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Finding A School For John F.
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Saturday, November 13, 1847: Today John F. called to James Chapman and got an answer to my letter from Troy from the widow Orr.
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Plenty of Carrots
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brook
Tuesday, November 2, 1847: This afternoon John F. took the one horse wagon and went to Hancock and carried to Barker’s eight bushels and a half of apples at twenty five cents per and one bushel turnips at 25 cts per and has got the pay in cloth.
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George Returns From Jury Duty In Troy
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Wednesday, October 27, 1847: This afternoon sat on a criminal case brought in petty larceny, Guilty, Dow the criminal.
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19 Arrested In Latest County-Wide Welfare Fraud Sweep By Doug La Rocque Late last week Rensselaer County Sheriff’s Deputies, as well as State Police and other local law enforcement agencies, arrested 19 people who are alleged to have fraudulently accepted welfare benefits. You must be logged in to view this article.
R H E Stillwater 0 0 1 2 0 0 5 2 Hoosick Falls 4 3 0 8 X 15 6 1 Monday, May 6. Played at HFCS. You must be logged in to view this article.
Wellness Fair And 5K Run At BCS Submitted by Rachel Turetsky The Wellness Fair and 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, May 4, brought out many from the Berlin Central School District community in spite of the rain. The sky-blue 5K shirts on most of the 82 participants brightened up the cloudy day at the Berlin Middle-High […]
Budget Passes With 1.36% Tax Levy Increase by Alex Brooks The final version of the Budget for the 2019-20 school year was approved by the Hoosick Falls School board at its April 18 meeting. You must be logged in to view this article.
HFCS Unveils First Draft of 2019-20 Budget by Alex Brooks Hoosick Falls Central Schools Business Administrator Emily Sanders presented a first draft of next year’s budget, which showed a total increase in spending of 0.4%, or $102,097. 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.