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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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George Serves On County Court Jury
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Saturday, October 16, 1847: We this forenoon dug 30 bushels carrots and put in the celler.
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Fall: George Gets Back To Business
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Saturday, September 25, 1847: Some rainy.
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George Returns From His Journey
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
George is returning from a journey to Western New York to visit relatives
Thursday, September 16, 1847: We left Schenectady at one o’clock in the cars and got to Troy a little past two o’clock.
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On A Journey To The West
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Friday, August 27, 1847: We passed through Little Falls and to Utica at sundown and I paid six cents for gin.
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Heading West On The Erie Canal Again
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Thursday, August 19, 1847: I this forenoon took my one horse wagon and went to Lebanon and carried five pounds and 14 ounces of butter to N. Nichols Store at 15 cents per.
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by Denise Wright The March 13th Brunswick Town Board meeting was filled with conversation and resulted in the passing of two resolutions. During the Building and Codes report, 25 building property inspections and 22 follow-up complaints were reported for the month of February. The State Uniform Code Administration Compliance Report has been prepared. The historian […]
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by Denise Wright The Stephentown Board’s St. Patrick’s Day meeting began with a moment of silence to honor former town board member Gerry Robinson. Robinson focused on “improving local service opportunities, protecting Stephentown’s unique rural environment, and increasing local jobs and amenities by encouraging economic development appropriate to the size, atmosphere, and well-being of our […]
Submitted by BCSD Communications The Berlin Central School District Board of Education selected Mr. Kenneth Rizzo to be its next superintendent of schools, effective July 1st. Mr. Rizzo was unanimously appointed by the board at its meeting on March 6th. You must be logged in to view this article.
Hoosick Falls CSD Indoor Track Submitted by HFCSD Communications The Wildcats put forth a great effort at the New York State Indoor Track Championships on March 8th. The girls 4×400, consisting of Emma Waugh, Mihaly Blake, Ava Salvsevold, and Erin Conety, had a huge upset in their race. Going in as the underdogs, the girls […]
Brunswick CSD Submitted by Brunswick CSD Communications Brunswick CSD is proud to announce its winter Scholar Athlete sports teams for the 2024-2025 season. The school fielded seven varsity teams, including Girls Basketball, Boys Basketball, Boys Wrestling, Competitive Cheerleading, Unified Bowling, Boys Indoor Track, and Girls Indoor Track. In addition to the exciting lineup of winter […]