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Stephentown Historical Society Potluck Dinner

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The summer potluck dinner meeting of the Stephentown Historical Society will be Monday, July 11, at 6:30 pm at the Stephentown Heritage Center, Garfield Road (County Route 26), Stephentown. Those attending should bring a hearty appetite and a dish large enough to share, either main dish, salad or dessert. Plates, utensils and beverages will be provided. The event is free and open to the public. The building is handicapped accessible. For directions, telephone 518-733-5675.
After dinner, John Warren will give an illustrated presentation based on his book, The Poesten Kill: Waterfalls To Waterworks.He will cover the history and culture of this powerful stream that scours its way downhill from 1,600 feet in the Petersburgh Mountains, through the farms of the towns of Poestenkill and Brunswick, over Mount Ida Falls and onto the sea level flats of the Hudson River at Troy. The Poesten Kill has been home to American Indians who hunted, gathered, fished and farmed along its shores, frontier Dutch farmers and traders, colonial tradesmen, merchants, millers and lumbermen and nineteenth century iron, steel, textile and paper workers.
A broadcast, print, and online journalist, author, and historian, for over 25 years, John Warren has created works ranging from traditional to new media. He is the founder and editor of two popular online magazines, Adirondack Almanack and New York History, the author of two books of regional history and a weekly contributor to North County Public Radio.
John was raised in Eastern Rensselaer County where his family has deep roots. His German-speaking Schnurr and Wunschel ancestors are buried off Calvin Cole Road and in Garfield Cemetery, both in Stephentown. His Irish great, great grandfather Dennis Warren brought his family from Stuyvesant Landing in Columbia County to Garfield in 1869 where he operated a blacksmith shop. Dennis’ son, Bart Warren, carried on the blacksmithing business in Sand Lake. John’s first job was setting pins at the old Lakeview Hotel bowling alley.