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 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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Politics, Sap And House Rent
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Thursday, March 20, 1845: Today Wm Bliss Maxon called to see the contents of a certain note that Mr. Reuben Chapman holds against Aaron B. Chapman.
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Trying To Get the School House Built
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Tuesday, March 4, 1845: This afternoon I walked to Lebanon and carried 13.5 pounds of lard to Gay’s Store at eight cents.
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by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Tapping And Boiling Sap
Tuesday, February 25, 1845: Today I tapped sap or sugar maple trees.
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Getting The New School Built
by George Holcomb • Transcribed by Betty McClave • Edited by Alex Brooks
Monday, January 27, 1845: Today we returned home from Mr. James Bush’s from Brunswick.
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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 […]