Cantering Cowpokes 4-H Club won 1st place for the Prettiest Float in the 4th of July parade with our “Something’s Fishy” float and accompanying fish, mermaids, turtle, and sea horses. Along with our cash prize, we also won a red, white, and blue ribbon to add to our scrapbook. Even though we were very wet, we still had a good time! [Read more…] about Cantering Cowpokes Float Wins!
Charles Farrell On Dean’s List
Charles Farrell of Grafton, a member of the Class of 2016 majoring in Business Administration, was named to the Marist College Dean’s List for the Spring 2015 Semester. [Read more…] about Charles Farrell On Dean’s List
The Small World of Shaker: Miniature Furniture, Books And Dolls In New Lebanon
On View Through September 7
The current exhibit at the Shaker Museum|Mount Lebanon is The Small World of Shaker: Miniature Furniture, Books and Dolls. The show, which displays Shaker-made miniature objects alongside works by contemporary miniature artists inspired by the Shakers, will be on view in the historic 1870 Poultry House. [Read more…] about The Small World of Shaker: Miniature Furniture, Books And Dolls In New Lebanon
Hoosick Grange News
On July 22, Hoosick Grange had an open meeting. Master David Comell conducted the meeting, where various issues were discussed. The Lecturer had the program for the evening. The topic was Health and Things. She told about home remedies for ailments in the not-always good old days. [Read more…] about Hoosick Grange News
Road Trip: Stephentown Vets Explore The State Museum In Albany
The Veterans of the Stephentown Area enjoyed a field trip on Wednesday, July 22 to the State Museum where they toured current exhibits including “The Shakers – America’s Quiet Revolutionaries” and the “Best of SUNY Art”. [Read more…] about Road Trip: Stephentown Vets Explore The State Museum In Albany
Cheney Library Book Sale Features Old Books
Featured at the Cheney Library first Saturday Book Sale on August 1, from 9 am to 1 pm will be old books which circulated many years ago when the library was known as the Cheney Free Public Library and Historical Reading Rooms, chartered in January 1924. Since then we have had a name change along with a population service change. [Read more…] about Cheney Library Book Sale Features Old Books
Country Market in New Lebanon
Sundays At Windswept Farm
As the New Lebanon Country Market at Windswept Farm enters its third month this season, we are making an effort to boost attendance at our Sunday market from 10 am to 2 pm at 36 Old Route 20 in New Lebanon. Special events are planned, great live music, delicious hot Thai food by Jem’s Thai Cuisine for lunch and of course all of our wonderful vendors! Please come out and fill your fridge with delicious, locally grown food and support your local farmers and artisans. [Read more…] about Country Market in New Lebanon
HAYC3 Farmers Market
The HAYC3 Farmers Market is well underway in Hoosick Falls! Come and enjoy local products such as maple syrup, hickory products, various fruits and vegetables, crafts, and massage services! [Read more…] about HAYC3 Farmers Market
Stephentown Volunteer Fire Department Hosts Water Polo
The Stephentown Volunteer Fire Department will be hosting water polo competition on Saturday August 1, starting at 5 pm at our Muster Field, Grange Hall Road, next to the Town Garage. [Read more…] about Stephentown Volunteer Fire Department Hosts Water Polo
George’s Wife Returns From Rome
Tuesday August 25, 1835: Some rainy. We mowed in the forenoon and this afternoon I borrowed Mr. Alonzo Chapman cradle and Peter cradled oats and I bound. Today two Irish men bargained for my sorrel mare at 30 dollars to be paid in ditching. The said Irishmen agree to come on the first Sunday in Sept to ditch at 20 cts per rod on my Rodgers farm and to make said ditch three feet wide and 1½ deep, and my ditch to home is to be 2½ wide and 1½ deep at 1/3 pence per rod and not to have the mare until paid for nor I do not warrent her sound nor with foal nor to be at any certain age.
Wednesday: Quite rainy. I chopped wood to the door. Tonight my wife returned home from the west. Her passage from Rome to Schenectady on the boat was one dol 50 cts and on the railroad to Albany was 50 cts, and the stage to Lebanon one dol 50 cts.
Friday: Quite showery, we mowed and this afternoon I took my single wagon and carried Fanna Roberts home. She has worked for us three weeks and two days and I paid her three dol and 25 cts.
Thursday, September 10: We mowed rowing and stubble and pulled out my stacks and topped up stacks and drew in two loads rowing. Today Peter Surdam helped, which pays me up the month’s work that he gives for his house rent.
Friday: Today I worked on the highway with my team and plow and I had three days credited me.
Monday: Today brother Sylvester cleared out my cider house and made a small pressing cider of about one barrel and had half of it, and tonight I sold brother Sylvester my bay mare. He shingles my house and gives ten days works, and gives in what I owed him for a trifle of work.
Tuesday: I drew twelve slabs from Elijah Goodrich sawmill and repaired the bridge where I turn my cows to pasture. On this morning the widow of Rockman Pierce died of a lingering consumption.
Wednesday: I moved a gate and laid the wall in the old gate road to go into my milk yard and drew rails and made a hog yard.
Thursday: This morning I went with my covered wagon and carried my family to the funeral of the widow Pierce. Elder Jones preached. Towards night I went with my team and fetched part of a load of apples for Peter Surdam from Asa Sheldon’s to my cider mill and said Peter gathered apples for me while I was gone. On this evening I walked over onto my Rodgers Farm to turn out cattle that had broken into my pasture, but Mr. A. Chapman had turned them out.
Friday: Today I went to Pittsfield with bushels of apples and sold them from 25 cts to 37 cts per bushel.