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Saturday, September 2, 2023
From the archives- Episode 51, March 12, 2015, Historian Peter Betz with Fulton County stories from the Civil War and the former Sacandaga Park in the Adirondacks
Sunday, September 3, 2023
Focus on History-Leonara Barry was pioneer union leader
An Irish immigrant woman who lived and worked in Amsterdam became a national union leader in the nineteenth century.
Leonora Kearney Barry wrote. “Day after day, I sat sewing men’s trousers for five cents a dozen.”
Episode 490-Christopher Gorham is author of Anna Rosenberg, The Confidante: The Untold Story of the Woman Who Helped Win WWII and Shape Modern America.
The Historians Podcast with Bob Cudmore –September 2023
Here’s the schedule (subject to change):
Friday, September 8- Episode 491-The origin story of American football. Gregg Ficery traces what became the National Football League back to teams which played in Ohio and Pennsylvania in 1892. Ficery is author of Gridiron Legacy.
Friday, September 15- Episode 492-Scott Shane, author of Flee North: A forgotten hero and the fight for freedom in slavery’s borderland. The book chronicles the life of Thomas Smallwood, an African American who named the Underground Railroad.
Friday, September 22-Episode 493-Charles Yaple, professor emeritus at SUNY Cortland, has written Jacob’s Land, a history of an immigrant family and of the native tribes of New York State. Yaple has also written The Tree of Us following the lives of three men from Richford, New York, including John D. Rockefeller, once the world’s richest man, and Gurdon Wallace Wattle, a friend to five U.S. presidents.
Friday, September 29-Episode 494-Highlights edition #5 with excerpts including-Christopher Gorham, author of a book on FDR aide Anna Rosenberg; Gregg Ficery tracing the origin of the National Football League; Scott Shane chronicling the life of Thomas Smallwood, an African American who named the Underground Railroad and interviews from the 2015 Fort Plan Museum conference on the American Revolution in the Mohawk Valley.
Coming later this year: Podcast #500 on November 10; World Holiday songs with folk singers Cosby Gibson and Tom Staudle.
The Greater Amsterdam School District Hall of Fame induction is coming soon. The dinner and ceremony will take place at 6 pm Friday, September 15, 2023 at the Perthshire on Route 30 north of Amsterdam. The cost is $50 per person. For more information email [email protected] or call or text Rich Allen at 518-878-6374
Mohawk Valley Weekend Weather, Saturday, September 2, 2023
56 degrees in The City of Amsterdam at 6:19AM
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 59. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 85. West wind 5 to 9 mph.
Mohawk Valley News Headlines, Saturday, September 2, 2023
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When Credibility Matters
“Abby’s Reading Corner” debuts as tribute to Abigail Jackson, Amsterdam teacher who died in Schoharie limo crash
Abigail “Abby” Jackson taught reading at Lynch Literacy Academy. Some students, such as Parker McHeard, learned even more. “Her class…
State Board of Elections warns voters of reports of people falsely impersonating election officials
The state Board of Elections (BOE) said there have been reports of people across multiple counties throughout the state that…
https://dailygazette.com/
RecorderNews
Area Stock Car Racing: Plenty of car events this weekend at Fonda Fair
The 182nd annual Fonda Fair is in full swing at Fonda Fairgrounds until Monday. Motorized events...
https://www.recordernews.com/
Leader Herald Make Us A Part Of Your Day
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By Bob CudmoreSaturday, September 2, 2023
From the archives- Episode 51, March 12, 2015, Historian Peter Betz with Fulton County stories from the Civil War and the former Sacandaga Park in the Adirondacks
Sunday, September 3, 2023
Focus on History-Leonara Barry was pioneer union leader
An Irish immigrant woman who lived and worked in Amsterdam became a national union leader in the nineteenth century.
Leonora Kearney Barry wrote. “Day after day, I sat sewing men’s trousers for five cents a dozen.”
Episode 490-Christopher Gorham is author of Anna Rosenberg, The Confidante: The Untold Story of the Woman Who Helped Win WWII and Shape Modern America.
The Historians Podcast with Bob Cudmore –September 2023
Here’s the schedule (subject to change):
Friday, September 8- Episode 491-The origin story of American football. Gregg Ficery traces what became the National Football League back to teams which played in Ohio and Pennsylvania in 1892. Ficery is author of Gridiron Legacy.
Friday, September 15- Episode 492-Scott Shane, author of Flee North: A forgotten hero and the fight for freedom in slavery’s borderland. The book chronicles the life of Thomas Smallwood, an African American who named the Underground Railroad.
Friday, September 22-Episode 493-Charles Yaple, professor emeritus at SUNY Cortland, has written Jacob’s Land, a history of an immigrant family and of the native tribes of New York State. Yaple has also written The Tree of Us following the lives of three men from Richford, New York, including John D. Rockefeller, once the world’s richest man, and Gurdon Wallace Wattle, a friend to five U.S. presidents.
Friday, September 29-Episode 494-Highlights edition #5 with excerpts including-Christopher Gorham, author of a book on FDR aide Anna Rosenberg; Gregg Ficery tracing the origin of the National Football League; Scott Shane chronicling the life of Thomas Smallwood, an African American who named the Underground Railroad and interviews from the 2015 Fort Plan Museum conference on the American Revolution in the Mohawk Valley.
Coming later this year: Podcast #500 on November 10; World Holiday songs with folk singers Cosby Gibson and Tom Staudle.
The Greater Amsterdam School District Hall of Fame induction is coming soon. The dinner and ceremony will take place at 6 pm Friday, September 15, 2023 at the Perthshire on Route 30 north of Amsterdam. The cost is $50 per person. For more information email [email protected] or call or text Rich Allen at 518-878-6374
Mohawk Valley Weekend Weather, Saturday, September 2, 2023
56 degrees in The City of Amsterdam at 6:19AM
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 59. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 85. West wind 5 to 9 mph.
Mohawk Valley News Headlines, Saturday, September 2, 2023
Daily Gazette
Support Local Journalism
To subscribe https://dailygazette.com/subscribe/
Paper-Paper, On-line and e-edition
When Credibility Matters
“Abby’s Reading Corner” debuts as tribute to Abigail Jackson, Amsterdam teacher who died in Schoharie limo crash
Abigail “Abby” Jackson taught reading at Lynch Literacy Academy. Some students, such as Parker McHeard, learned even more. “Her class…
State Board of Elections warns voters of reports of people falsely impersonating election officials
The state Board of Elections (BOE) said there have been reports of people across multiple counties throughout the state that…
https://dailygazette.com/
RecorderNews
Area Stock Car Racing: Plenty of car events this weekend at Fonda Fair
The 182nd annual Fonda Fair is in full swing at Fonda Fairgrounds until Monday. Motorized events...
https://www.recordernews.com/
Leader Herald Make Us A Part Of Your Day
https://www.leaderherald.com/