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Petersburgh/Berlin – Hilda T. (Thomas) Willbrant, 92, died peacefully on Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at the Danforth Adult Care Center in Hoosick Falls.
Born in Petersburgh, NY, Hilda was the daughter of the late Frank and Edna (Church) Thomas. She grew up in Cherry Plain and was a 1940 graduate of Berlin High School. [Read more…] about Hilda T. Willbrant
Stephentown – Eleanor M. Heidecke, 87, longtime resident of Stephentown, passed away peacefully on May 25, 2015
Eleanor was born in Manhattan, New York, a daughter of the late James and Marie Rhodes. She lived as a homemaker caring for her husband and daughters. Eleanor was an amazing, strong and tenacious woman.
She was predeceased by her beloved husband, Fritz Heidecke; brothers, Eddie Rhodes and James Rhodes.
She is survived by her loving daughters, Ellen Persichina and her husband Thomas and Karen Glennon; cherished grandchildren, Jesse, Jamie, Catherine, Thomas, Christopher, Michelle and Neil; 5 adoring great-grandchildren; she is also survived by many nieces and nephews.
Arrangements are under the loving care of Hall & Higgins Funeral Home in Stephentown.
To leave a message of condolence for the family please visit www.parkerbrosmemorial.com.
Joan Lewisohn Crowell, poet, author, composer, and activist died on Saturday, April 18, 2015 at her home in Quogue, New York surrounded by her children. She was 93.
She was the wife of David G. Crowell, who pre-deceased her six years ago, and the former wife of Sidney Simon, the artist who co-founded the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture while they were married.
A New Suit And A Visit To The Shakers
Saturday, June 6, 1835: I took my wagon and horses and carried brother Twichel and wife and my wife to the Shakers on a visit and brother Simeon Wylie and wife went to said Shakers with us and returned home with us and took tea. We took dinner to the Shakers, we went into their machines and gardens. Today Hiram Newton worked half a day for me with my team and plow on the highway.
Sunday: Today I took my single wagon and carried brother John Twichel to the Shakers to meeting.
Monday: I rode to Hosey Brown’s store and got trusted to the amount of six dol and 29 cts a black velvet vest which was 88 cts and black cambrick lining and six yds bleached shirting at 1/6 per. Then I rode up to Hancock village to the tailor’s Mr Breers and left my vest pattern to be cut out. Today brother Twichel took my horse and wagon and carried my wife and his wife to brother Simeon’s on a visit and lamed my horse by tying a rope to bate him and got his foot hung and galled it.
Tuesday: Today brother Twichel took my span of old horses and carried his wife and my wife to Pittsfield to brother F. Jay Wylie’s on a visit. This evening at nine o’clock I started for Troy and Mr. R. Danford went with me. My loading was one hundred and a half of skim cheese and 3½ bushel oat. We traveled all night in the morning.
Wednesday: This morning we stopped to Knight’s Tavern at the Troy factorys and had tea and bitters nine cts, and then we went into Troy. I sold my cheese to Henry Herrick for six dollars and I bought of him one barrel of flour, and three bushel salt, two pounds sugar and half pound tea. Eleanor sent 50 cts and I bought her six pounds tobacco. We came out of Troy about three o’clock and came to Sand Lake to Henry Withees and took tea, and then we came home. We got home at midnight.
by Bea Peterson
American Legion Post #40 of Hoosick Falls has honored the Town and Village’s veterans on Memorial Day for many years. This year was different in that Kevin O’Malley stepped up to aid the aging Legion membership in continuing this great tradition. [Read more…] about Memorial Day In Hoosick Falls
By Gail Smith
You couldn’t ask for a more perfect day for Voice of a Vet’s Tribute Flag Program and Cemetery Walk on May 9. At 10 am, 25 Patriot Guard motorcycles streamed into Hoosick Falls Community Alliance Church parking lot escorting the tribute flag Liberty. When the program began, there were about 140 people gathered to hear about her journey.
The power went out just before the program was to begin, so candles were lit and the program went on by candle light.
[Read more…] about Town Of Hoosick Men Who Gave It All Honored At Flag Tribute
by Alex Brooks
At the Petersburgh Town Board meeting on May 18, Petersburgh Supervisor Siegried Krahforst painted a gloomy picture of the state of the Petersburgh Water District’s facilities.
[Read more…] about Petersburgh Town Board Action – Water District Needs Help
by Thaddeus Flint
News that the former elementary school buildings in Grafton and Stephentown are being considered for future apartment buildings was heard at the May Berlin School Board meeting last Wednesday.
