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The Fort Plain Museum with an upgrade on the way
Bobs conversation with Norm Bollen
Posted early tomorrow, Friday, October 21, 2022
Schnakenberg’s second mural depicts life on the Erie Canal in the 1840s when the community called Port Jackson was a canal stop. Port Jackson became the South Side of Amsterdam.
Post Office murals still grab attention
By Bob Cudmore
Two murals at the Amsterdam Post Office painted in 1939 continue to generate interest, not only from postal customers but also from people who collect stamps.
The September/October issue of “Stamp Insider” magazine has a view of the murals taken in 1947 for a “National Geographic” story. The picture shows young women buying stamps from postal clerks whose windows are below the mural depicting Colonial settler Sir William Johnson holding an outdoor meeting with Mohawk Indian chiefs.
Focus on History contributor Emil Suda spotted the 2008 magazine picture contributed by Ronald K. Ratchford, historian of the Schenectady Stamp Club.
H.E. Schnakenberg painted the Amsterdam murals in 1939 as part of a federal government effort called the Treasury Department Art Projects.
Hugh Donlon, in his “Annals of a Mill Town,” said that colonist Johnson is depicted with a sword cane, one of the heirlooms still remaining at Johnson Hall in Johnstown. Donlon said Schnakenberg used exhibits in Albany and Washington to come up with his ideas on Indian dress.
Schnakenberg’s second mural depicts life on the Erie Canal in the 1840s when the community called Port Jackson was a canal stop. Port Jackson became the South Side of Amsterdam. Donlon said Schnakenberg took details for the canal mural from stills from the 1935 movie “The Farmer Takes a Wife,” starring Henry Fonda and Janet Gaynor.
Schnakenberg was born in 1892 in Brighton, New York according to the Web site AskArt. He was following in his father’s footsteps in the insurance business when he went to an art show and was convinced to follow a career in art. He died in 1970 in Newtown, Connecticut and is remembered for his landscapes.
His Amsterdam murals were restored by artist Luci Suhr in 1974.
The murals were painted three years after the post office was built south of the library on Church Street. The post office was a Depression-era public works project, designed by U.S. Treasury architect Louis Simony in the Colonial revival style.
The 1936 post office replaced a post office and federal building that had been constructed at Division and Wall Streets.
Historian Donlon said there was a quarter-century worth of complaints that the Division and Wall location was too far from the downtown business district. Earlier, the post office in Amsterdam had occupied buildings on East Main and Market Streets. The first Amsterdam post office opened in December 1803 at 20 Main Street. The postmaster was James Downs.
...at The Mabee Farm
This Evening
Voices of the Valley: A song cycle celebrating the Mohawk River Valley
Songs by Morris & Rivers | Featuring Alice Sorensen & Dylan Perrillo
https://schenectadyhistorical.org/site/mabee-farm-historic-site/
Songwriters Morris & Rivers present a world premiere evening of original tunes inspired by life in the Mohawk Valley, combining folk and musical theatre influences into stories both tender and uplifting. Featuring vocalist Alice Sorensen and bassist Dylan Perrillo, with Lecco Morris on piano and vocals. The creative team will conduct a talkback after the show. This project is made possible with funds from the Decentralization Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of The Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered by The Arts Center of the Capital Region.
The Fort Plain Museum with an upgrade on the way
Bobs conversation with Norm Bollen
Posted early tomorrow, Friday, October 21, 2022
https://fortplainmuseum.org/
Episode 445- Norm Bollen of the Fort Plain Museum says a film crew spent time in the Mohawk Valley in September scouting locations and shooting video for possible use in a Ken Burns documentary series on the American Revolution.
Mohawk Valley Weather, Thursday, October 20, 2022
Low pressure over the Great Lakes region will lift northward
into Canada today. As weak upper level disturbances track
around this system, occasional clouds will develop, and a few
rain and snow showers will be possible across the southwest
Adirondacks, especially this morning. Temperatures will remain
unseasonably chilly today. Sunshine will increase and
temperatures warm Friday into Saturday.
Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Southwest wind 7 to 14 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 60. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the morning
Mohawk Valley News Headlines, Thursday, October 20, 2022
Daily Gazette
Johnstown man charged with reckless assault of child after newborn found unresponsive
JOHNSTOWN — A Johnstown man has been charged with a felony count of reckless assault of a child after his…
JOHNSTOWN — A Johnstown man has been charged with a felony count of reckless assault of a child after his…
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RecorderNews
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Leader Herald
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By Bob CudmoreThe Fort Plain Museum with an upgrade on the way
Bobs conversation with Norm Bollen
Posted early tomorrow, Friday, October 21, 2022
Schnakenberg’s second mural depicts life on the Erie Canal in the 1840s when the community called Port Jackson was a canal stop. Port Jackson became the South Side of Amsterdam.
Post Office murals still grab attention
By Bob Cudmore
Two murals at the Amsterdam Post Office painted in 1939 continue to generate interest, not only from postal customers but also from people who collect stamps.
The September/October issue of “Stamp Insider” magazine has a view of the murals taken in 1947 for a “National Geographic” story. The picture shows young women buying stamps from postal clerks whose windows are below the mural depicting Colonial settler Sir William Johnson holding an outdoor meeting with Mohawk Indian chiefs.
Focus on History contributor Emil Suda spotted the 2008 magazine picture contributed by Ronald K. Ratchford, historian of the Schenectady Stamp Club.
H.E. Schnakenberg painted the Amsterdam murals in 1939 as part of a federal government effort called the Treasury Department Art Projects.
Hugh Donlon, in his “Annals of a Mill Town,” said that colonist Johnson is depicted with a sword cane, one of the heirlooms still remaining at Johnson Hall in Johnstown. Donlon said Schnakenberg used exhibits in Albany and Washington to come up with his ideas on Indian dress.
Schnakenberg’s second mural depicts life on the Erie Canal in the 1840s when the community called Port Jackson was a canal stop. Port Jackson became the South Side of Amsterdam. Donlon said Schnakenberg took details for the canal mural from stills from the 1935 movie “The Farmer Takes a Wife,” starring Henry Fonda and Janet Gaynor.
Schnakenberg was born in 1892 in Brighton, New York according to the Web site AskArt. He was following in his father’s footsteps in the insurance business when he went to an art show and was convinced to follow a career in art. He died in 1970 in Newtown, Connecticut and is remembered for his landscapes.
His Amsterdam murals were restored by artist Luci Suhr in 1974.
The murals were painted three years after the post office was built south of the library on Church Street. The post office was a Depression-era public works project, designed by U.S. Treasury architect Louis Simony in the Colonial revival style.
The 1936 post office replaced a post office and federal building that had been constructed at Division and Wall Streets.
Historian Donlon said there was a quarter-century worth of complaints that the Division and Wall location was too far from the downtown business district. Earlier, the post office in Amsterdam had occupied buildings on East Main and Market Streets. The first Amsterdam post office opened in December 1803 at 20 Main Street. The postmaster was James Downs.
...at The Mabee Farm
This Evening
Voices of the Valley: A song cycle celebrating the Mohawk River Valley
Songs by Morris & Rivers | Featuring Alice Sorensen & Dylan Perrillo
https://schenectadyhistorical.org/site/mabee-farm-historic-site/
Songwriters Morris & Rivers present a world premiere evening of original tunes inspired by life in the Mohawk Valley, combining folk and musical theatre influences into stories both tender and uplifting. Featuring vocalist Alice Sorensen and bassist Dylan Perrillo, with Lecco Morris on piano and vocals. The creative team will conduct a talkback after the show. This project is made possible with funds from the Decentralization Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of The Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered by The Arts Center of the Capital Region.
The Fort Plain Museum with an upgrade on the way
Bobs conversation with Norm Bollen
Posted early tomorrow, Friday, October 21, 2022
https://fortplainmuseum.org/
Episode 445- Norm Bollen of the Fort Plain Museum says a film crew spent time in the Mohawk Valley in September scouting locations and shooting video for possible use in a Ken Burns documentary series on the American Revolution.
Mohawk Valley Weather, Thursday, October 20, 2022
Low pressure over the Great Lakes region will lift northward
into Canada today. As weak upper level disturbances track
around this system, occasional clouds will develop, and a few
rain and snow showers will be possible across the southwest
Adirondacks, especially this morning. Temperatures will remain
unseasonably chilly today. Sunshine will increase and
temperatures warm Friday into Saturday.
Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Southwest wind 7 to 14 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 60. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the morning
Mohawk Valley News Headlines, Thursday, October 20, 2022
Daily Gazette
Johnstown man charged with reckless assault of child after newborn found unresponsive
JOHNSTOWN — A Johnstown man has been charged with a felony count of reckless assault of a child after his…
JOHNSTOWN — A Johnstown man has been charged with a felony count of reckless assault of a child after his…
https://dailygazette.com/
RecorderNews
https://www.recordernews.com/
Leader Herald
Make Us A Part Of Your Day
https://www.leaderherald.com/