...Bob on the phone with George and you can listen in

https://www.gofundme.com/historians-podcast-2021 Or send a check in the US Mail (the person in the little white truck) nor rain or snow and stuff like that- made out to Bob Cudmore, 125 Horstman Drive, Scotia, NY 12302    

Today we go back to Episode 337-Retired network executive George Schweitzer on the history of the CBS Eye and the story of his career promoting CBS television. Wednesday Podcast "31 Minutes"

Tomorrow, Snow on his birthday-From the Archives of Focus on History in The Daily Gazette

Found a picture of an Amsterdam hill on a hot July day (people from the city know what snow looks like)

   A local couple trudged uphill through deep snow to a birthday party during one of the area’s worst snowstorms in February 1958.  That harsh storm isolated many rural people and has brought a flurry of reader memories. In 1958 Gerald R. Snyder...

Friday, February 19, 2021-Episode 358-In our first Highlights Special of the year hear excerpts from 2021 podcasts including David Pietrusza on growing up in Amsterdam, public radio pioneer Will Lewis, Justice Robert Best on the historic Fulton County Courthouse, Darren Tracy on historic preservation, Jim Kaplan on New York City’s Wasserstein family, Jerry Snyder of Historic Amsterdam League and Oneida County historian Joseph Bottini on Oriskany’s Trinkaus Manor restaurant.

This Saturday at 5PM

C-SPAN's BookTV to Feature Bob Cudmore’s Interview with David Pietrusza about Pietrusza’s New Memoir

"Too Long Ago: A Childhood Memory: A Vanished World."

David Pietrusza, author of the new memoir, Too Long Ago: A Childhood Memoir. A Vanished World, will discuss the book with Bob Cudmore, host of the The Historians Podcast, on C-SPAN Book TV (C-SPAN 2) at 5 PM ET, Saturday, February 20, 2021. The event was held virtually via Zoom on February 9 in conjunction with the Walter Elwood Museum of the Mohawk Valley located in Amsterdam NY.

Amsterdam and Mohawk Valley Weather, Wednesday, February 17, 2021

Sunny, with a high near 24. Wind chill values as low as -5. West wind around 11 mph.

Brisk conditions will continue this morning, with some
scattered snow showers or flurries possible along with much colder
temperatures. High pressure will build in today, bringing dry and
cold conditions. A storm system will then move northward just off
the east coast Thursday into Friday, bringing the potential for
widespread moderate to locally heavy long duration snowfall.

Daily Gazette

Wednesday, February 17, 2021

During his eighth State of the County address Tuesday, County Executive Matt Ossenfort laid out his vision for how the…

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Erika Sanger: Take Action Today in Support of NYS Museums
New York Almanack

https://www.newyorkalmanack.com/2021/02/erika-sanger-take-action-today-in-support-of-nys-museums/

In the coming weeks, our elected officials at both the state and federal levels will work on legislation that will directly impact our museums. In Albany, legislators are working on budget priorities. In Washington, Congress is shaping the next COVID-19 relief package and gathering support for 2022 appropriations.