The Historians

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Bob Cudmore and David Brooks talk about The Erie Canal

Wednesday, August 9, 2023

David Brooks describes unfulfilled plans to build a canal linking the Erie Canal with the Sacandaga Valley in the Adirondacks.  Brooks is education coordinator of the history site, Schoharie Crossing, in Fort Hunter.

Take a Tour, Thanks to New York by Rail

Erie Canal Cruises in the Mohawk Valley

Take a cruise down the Erie Canal! Experience the historic waterway on an entertainment yacht, complete with commentary about historic sites along the route, and area wildlife. Perfect for the whole family! Learn more at: https://www.newyorkbyrail.com

Thursday, August 10, 2023

Last flight over Japan

   Amsterdam attorney Robert N. Going, who died in 2019, wrote “Honor Roll: The World War II Dead of Amsterdam, N.Y.” in 2010.

   Using Recorder clippings, museum collections and personal diaries, Going compiled information on 176 men from the Amsterdam area who died in the war.

Friday, August 11, 2023-Episode 487-Christina Baker Kline, Orphan Train from 2015. Plus the debut of The History Mystery

Mohawk Valley  Weather, Wednesday, August 9, 2023

68 degrees in The City of Amsterdam at 6:00AM

Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 81. West wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 57. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Thursday
A chance of showers before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. Light southwest wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
 
Mohawk Valley News Headlines, Wednesday, August 9, 2023
 
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The HistoriansBy Bob Cudmore