On May 21, the Grafton Historical Society gathered several volunteers to preserve and restore Snyder cemetery in Grafton Lakes State Park. Led by Joe Ferrannini of Grave Stone Matters of Hoosick Falls, the group was able to repair and clean several of the markers within the cemetery. The before and after pictures above show the remarkable work the group accomplished in only one day. “We are very thankful to have a partnership with the local community that helps us preserve this special historical site within the park,” said Park Manager Melissa Miller. “It is remarkable to see what a few volunteers can accomplish in such a short time.”
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Run For The Roses Coming Up
Volunteers from the Grafton area are busy planning the 26th Annual Run for the Roses to be held on Sunday, August 14, at Grafton Lakes State Park. The race is a well established and popular annual event. People from all over the northeast come to participate in the 5k foot race starting at 9 am. Additional events include the 2.5 mile Scenic Nature Walk starting at 8 am and the Kids 1 Mile Fun Run starting at 10 am. All proceeds for the events will benefit the Grafton Community Library and the Courtney Carelli Foundation for Literacy.
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Marcia E. Jones
Berlin – Marcia E. Jones, 96, of Dyken Pond Road, Berlin, NY, died on Friday, July 22, 2011, at the home of her son after a short illness. A lifelong resident of Berlin, Marcia was the daughter of the late Milan and Lillian Loker Goodermote and wife of the late Robert E. Jones. Marcia had been a resident of Dyken Pond Road since 1964. She was a homemaker and a member of the Berlin Methodist Church.
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Doris M. St. Hilaire
Hoosick Falls – Doris M. St. Hilaire, 93, went home to her heavenly Father on Wednesday, July 20, 2011, at the Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington, VT. She was the wife of the late William St. Hilaire, who died in 2000; they had been married for sixty years.
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John H. Atwater, Jr.
Stephentown – John H. “John Boy” Atwater, Jr., 57, of Pomeroy Avenue, Pittsfield, MA, died on Saturday morning, July 23, 2011, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield surrounded by his loving family.
Born in Pittsfield on February 19, 1954, he was the son of the late John H. and Lois M. Swisher Atwater. He was the loving husband of the former Ellen Hayford, whom he married on July 14, 1990, in the First Baptist Church of Pittsfield.
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Brigadier General (Ret.) James J. Kenney
Hoosick Falls – Brigadier General (Ret.) James Joseph Kenney, 83, of North Hoosick, NY, passed away peacefully Monday morning, July 25, 2011, at his residence with his loving wife at his bedside.
Born in Hoosick Falls, NY, on December 6, 1927, he was the only son of the late James Simon and Frances Mae Maley Kenney. Jim married the love of his life, Leona Jones, on April 16, 1966, in Berlin, NY.
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Deerly Beloved
To Readers Of The Life Of George Holcomb
After thirteen and a half years we have come to the end of the life of George Holcomb. When I put together the first excerpt from the diary of George Holcomb in the early winter of 1998, when my son was 4½ years old, it never occurred to me that I might be still at it a month before he heads off to college or that it would take around 550 weekly columns to finish telling the story of George’s life. George wrote 11,450 pages over the course of over half a century. The material that I have presented is perhaps a tenth of the volume of the whole. Most of this material was put together on deadline, in the middle of the night.
In the coming weeks I will be gathering this material together with a view to presenting it again, but not exactly as it appeared the first time. I will seek to add maps and pictures, perhaps some historical context and some new editing. Stay tuned – Holcomb will return, in a new and improved version. In the meantime, we will offer some other historical features in this space.
-Alex Brooks
Sweet Find
Beacon Celebrates Completion Of Frequency Plant In Stephentown
by David Flint
It was back in December of 2007 that Beacon Power first introduced to Stephentown its plan to build a flywheel based plant to regulate electric frequency on the power grid, to be the first of its kind in the world. Following seven months of extensive deliberations, the Planning Board granted a special permit allowing the plant to be built. It took a bit longer than expected, but on Tuesday, July 12, the company held an inauguration celebrating the completion of the plant now running at its full 20-megawatt capacity.
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