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by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Finishing The Two Wheel Carriage
Wednesday, May 29, 1844: I stayed three hours in Albany to see the funeral procession of the Colonel who fell in the battle at Sackett’s Harbor in the late war which was 30 years ago and his remains were fetched to Albany and interred in the front of the Capitol. I returned across the river to Bath. Ferrage both ways, 4 cts. [Read more…] about The Life Of George Holcomb
Building Up George’s “Dairy Concern”
Monday, May 6, 1844: I took my ox team and carried my whole concern to make cheese to Russel Palmer and his boys drove my cows and he makes my cheese as is before agreed for ¼ of the cheese and ¼ of the butter. [Read more…] about The Life Of George Holcomb
Spring of 1844
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Monday April 1: today Westalo Rodgers moves out of my house. [Read more…] about The Life Of George Holcomb
A Visit From Brother William
Tuesday, March 5, 1843: Today I took my cutter and carried Sarah to school and this afternoon. [Read more…] about The Life Of George Holcomb
George Searches In Vain For Shoemaker Bobs
by George Holcomb
• Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Monday, February 26, 1844: I rode up to see the new school house near Hosea Brown’s store. [Read more…] about The Life Of George Holcomb
Transcribed by Betty McClave / Edited by Alex Brooks
Monday, January 22, 1844: Today I took my cutter and carried my wife to Christopher Clifford’s and left her on a visit. [Read more…] about Dr. Right Presents His Bill For 24 Years Of Doctoring
Monday, November 27, 1843: We butchered our pork and Mr. Russel Palmer helped. [Read more…] about Butchering Time
Tuesday, November 21, 1843: Some rainy. I tended to chores and this afternoon I walked onto West Hill to look of Ezekiel Knapp’s colt but it would not mate mine. [Read more…] about Brother Wm’s Crazy Wife
Monday, October 30, 1843: We made cider and picked up apples. [Read more…] about Apple Time
George’s First Anti-Rent Meeting
Monday, October 9, 1843: Today Mr. John Matthews began to build a chimney in my cheese house and to set a kettle and build an oven and I tended mason. My boys tended mason part of the time and gathered apples. [Read more…] about George’s Holcomb
Proposed Brunswick Apartment Complex Raises Ire Of Neighbors By Doug La Rocque The Brunswick Planning Board opened its Thursday, August 2 meeting with a public hearing on the proposed Valley Avenue Apartments. You must be logged in to view this article.
Submitted by Tim Chapman When a couple of residents of The Danforth Adult Care Center in Hoosick Falls, who happened to be veterans of this nation’s armed forces, asked management why the American flag, taken down almost two years ago, had not been replaced, wheels started turning. You must be logged in to view this […]
Mushroom Season The rain and humidity are helping to produce plenty of mushrooms this early August. You must be logged in to view this article.
Last Meeting For Laurin And Gormley By Alex Brooks The Hoosick Falls School Board meeting held on June14 was the last for School Board President Greg Laurin and School Board member Laurie Gormley, who have both put in many years of School Board service.
Submitted by Eileen Druckenmiller Stephanie Merwin, a senior at Hoosick Falls Junior/Senior High School and Corie Rushman, the high school’s school psychologist, were honored by The Academy for Character Education at the Sage Colleges.
Submitted by Kristin LaPlante New Lebanon Jr/Sr High School Band Director Scott Thompson and PTA President Val Ozga have been selected to receive the “Friends of Education Award” from Capital Area School Development Albany ( Casda).