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George is “Discustified”
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Sunday November 9, 1845: Today I am quite unwell with a sudden cold, being on the road to Pittsfield yesterday in the rain.
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Trading Apples For Wagon-Making
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Tuesday, October 22, 1845: Tonight it froze quite hard and spoiled my winter apples that were not gathered.
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Selling Apples And Buying Sheep
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
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Bargaining For A New Lumber Wagon
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Monday, September 22, 1845: Today I took the one horse wagon and carried nine bushels of apples uptown to the factorys and sold them at 25 cents per bushel.
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A Pint of Rum For A Lame Back
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Wednesday, September 10, 1845: Today I was taken with a lame back.
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A Big Sale of Cheese
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Wednesday, August 27, 1845: A man from Canaan called by the name of Blynn.
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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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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.