Friday, September 18: Star Watch at Grafton Lakes State Park at 7:30 pm. Enter via winter entrance on Long Pond Road and follow signs to program. Cloudy skies may cancel, call Bernard to confirm: 658-9144. [Read more…] about Bark and Brew To Benefit Local Animal Shelters And Other Happenings At GLSP
A Talk and Walk with Local Biologists
Field biologists Gretchen Stevens of Hudsonia and Conrad Vispo and Claudia Knab-Vispo of the Hawthorne Valley Farmscape Ecology Program will present a program exploring the unique qualities of nature in Northern Columbia County on Saturday, September 26, at 9 am. The program includes the identification of some of the most defining and photogenic organisms and their habitats, along with strategies for conserving this part of the County’s heritage. It begins with an illustrated talk at the New Lebanon Library, followed by a field walk at the Hand Hollow Conservation Area (Route 9 entrance) at 10:30 am. Participants are welcome to come to either the talk or walk, or both. [Read more…] about A Talk and Walk with Local Biologists
So Much To Do At Dyken Pond!
September 19: Monarch Appreciation and Conservation, 2 to 3 pm.
Join Casey Pendergast to learn about the Monarch life cycle, see our new monarch waystation and learn how you can attract monarchs to your backyard. We will have monarchs in various life stages for viewing. This program is for all ages. Free. [Read more…] about So Much To Do At Dyken Pond!
Sister Eleanor Gets Married
Friday, January 1, 1836: Towards night I went down to Mr. Hazard Morey’s and spent the evening and took supper. My wife went in the afternoon with the cutter and sister widow Betsey Wylie with her. Mr. Noah Harrison and wife and Old Widow Booge and others were all there to a New Year’s Supper. Tonight Mr. Peter Surdam stayed with us with a horse, he came after his goods to carry to Troy. [Read more…] about Sister Eleanor Gets Married
Yo La Tengo Kicks Off World Tour At The Troy Savings Bank Music Hall
Fresh off celebrating their 30th anniversary, Yo La Tengo will release Stuff Like That There on August 28 via Matador Records and will kick off their world tour in Troy at the Music Hall at 8 pm on Wednesday, September 23. [Read more…] about Yo La Tengo Kicks Off World Tour At The Troy Savings Bank Music Hall
Bennington’s Meetinghouse Cafe Presents Award-Winning Folk Singers
Connor Garvey and Max Garcia Conover, two New England-based singer/songwriters will perform at the Meetinghouse Cafe on Friday, September 18 at 8 pm. Garvey and Conover both tour nationally, sometimes as solo artists and sometimes with others. Garvey is from Maine. Conover originally hails from Puerto Rico, but is now based in Maine. [Read more…] about Bennington’s Meetinghouse Cafe Presents Award-Winning Folk Singers
The Red Guitar At Hubbard Hall
Hubbard Hall welcomes John Sheldon back to the stage to present The Red Guitar – A Life In Music. Equal parts music and storytelling, this musical monologue tells the history of rock and roll as he lived it, from early childhood to present day: becoming Van Morrison’s lead guitarist at 17, a songwriter to James Taylor, and a chance encounter with Jimi Hendrix. [Read more…] about The Red Guitar At Hubbard Hall
Illness Forces Tina Packer To Leave Oldcastle’s Lion Cast Christine Decker Steps Into The Role Of Eleanor
Tina Packer has been forced by illness to leave the cast of Oldcastle Theatre’s production of The Lion in Winter, according to an announcement by the theatre. [Read more…] about Illness Forces Tina Packer To Leave Oldcastle’s Lion Cast Christine Decker Steps Into The Role Of Eleanor
School Choice
Monday, December 7, 1835: I drew two loads of wood from my Rodgers farm. Today I began to send my children to school in Lebanon in the district near Mr. Nathan Patchins. Mr. Hiram Mattison teaches the school. I send there on account of our own school paying an extra price of 16 dol per month and boarding. The teacher’s name is Howard from Williams College. On this evening I took my cutter and carried my wife to Mr. Judah Rowley’s. We went to get sage to put in to sausage.
Tuesday: Today I send the whole of my children to school, five of them. We carry and fetch them in the cutter and Mary Wylie with them.
Thursday: I called to Mr. Wm Bailie’s to see him about sending my children to school in his district, but he was not to home and I came on and fetched my children from school and on this evening I chopped up sausage meat.
Friday: I chopped wood to the door and filled sausages.
Wednesday, December 16: Today a severe cold. I carried and fetched my children to and from school. I only tended to my chores and today I rode over to Mr. Amos Chapman and reckoned with him. We reckoned over all our deal such as my team work and house rent and butter and soap and leather and on his part his work in the corn and potato ground and shoemaking, and there was a balance due to me eight dollars and seventy four cts.
Thursday: On this morning my wife returned home from Frederick Russel’s. She went there last evening and said Frederick’s third child was born, it was a son, early last evening.
Adam L. Morse
Berlin- Adam L. Morse, 11, of Plank Road passed away in the comfort of his home surrounded by his family on Tuesday September 1, 2015 following many years of illness. Born in North Adams, MA., Adam was the beloved son of Leon and Julie Johnson Morse Jr. Adam was a fifth grade student through the Berlin Elementary School. He enjoyed playing Dragon Ball Z, Pokeman and with his cars. Adam had been a Make A Wish recipient having met Tanner Foust.
Adam was the grandson of the late Leon Morse Sr. Adam’s feline friend Rays the Cat was also waiting for Adam’s arrival after having recently crossed the Rainbow Bridge.
Survivors, in addition to his Mom and Dad, include his siblings David Morse of Hoosick, Mark, Jacob, Jonathan, Elise and Danielle Morse all of Berlin, his grandmother Barbara Morse of Hancock, Massachusetts, and several aunts uncles and cousins.
Relatives and friends called at the First Baptist Church in Berlin in the morning on Friday September 4, and a funeral service was held at noon.
Interment will be private at the Berlin Community Cemetery.
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