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Trading Oxen
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Monday, October 5, 1846: Today I took my one horse wagon and carried cousin Elisha Morton and wife to Troy to take the boat home to Rome. [Read more…] about The Life Of George Holcomb
The Wool Buyers Back Out Of The Bargain
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Sunday, Sept 20, 1846: Today I and my four children went to Hancock to meeting.
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Settling The Price Of The Ditch
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Friday Sept. 11, 1846: We tended to boiling swill and this afternoon I took my one horse wagon and rode to Lebanon.
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An Accident In Troy
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Wednesday, September 2, 1846: This morning at twelve o’clock I started for Troy
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Selling Chickens And Sheep
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Wednesday, August 19, 1846: Today my two sons and daughter Sarah went to the north part of town and got half a bushel of blackberries and jam and Mary Wylie went with them.
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A Dispute While Farming “On Shares”
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Tuesday, July 28, 1846: I reaped rye on said Kirk’s land that we raised on shares.
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Selling Potatoes
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Monday, July 20, 1846: Today I took my one horse wagon and carried nine bushels of potatoes to Pittsfield and sold them from 75 cts to one dol per bushel.
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A New Road In Stephentown
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Thursday, May 23, 1846: I and John F. we with our plow and oxen and wagon worked on the highway and our pathmaster Merrils credited me four days works and today Geo P. worked his day on the highway.
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Alterations To The House
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Thursday, May 14, 1846: Russel Palmer’s boy dropped corn and I paid 12 cts.
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To Troy For a Medical Consultation
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Tuesday, April 7, 1846: Today I took my old double wagon and carried my two daughters to Hiram Newton’s on a visit and went on to Daniel Allen’s to town meeting.
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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.