The Historians

Nine days or so/Fort Plain


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Newspaper columnist and podcast host Bob Cudmore will introduce the speakers Saturday and Sunday June 11th and 12th at the 2022 American Revolution Conference sponsored by the Fort Plain Museum. 

The conference will take place at the Fulton-Montgomery Community College Theater, 2805 NY-67, Johnstown.  Speakers will include Edward Lengel, William Fowler, James Kirby Martin, Mark Edward Lender and many other experts on the Revolutionary War.

https://fortplainmuseum.org/

American Revolution in the Mohawk Valley Conference

Interviews from 2016

Bob Cudmore hosts an episode covering the 2016 American Revolution in the Mohawk Valley Conference.  Edward Lengel is author of “First Entrepreneur: How George Washington Built His and the Nation’s Prosperity.”  J. L. Bell is author of “The Road to Concord, How Four Stolen Cannons Ignited the Revolutionary War.”   And editor Don Hagist explains the online Journal of the American Revolution.

Camp Agaming

Tomorrow, Thursday, June 2, 2022- From the Archives of the Daily Gazette-Camp Agaming in th Adirondacks

“Every morning they would sound reveille and raise the flag.  We would assemble around the flagpole, all of us in our birthday suits. 

The Buttonwood Agreement

Friday, June 3, 2022-Episode 425-New York City correspondent Jim Kaplan has the story of the Buttonwood Agreement, the founding document of the New York Stock Exchange.

Month of June at Schoharie Crossing

Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site will celebrate June as Great Outdoors Month by offering opportunities to enjoy the outdoor spaces at the Erie Canal site.
 
https://parks.ny.gov/historic-sites/schohariecrossing
 
Great Outdoors Month is a month-long celebration of responsible, healthy outdoor recreation on local, state, and federal lands and waters.

Mohawk Valley Weather, Wednesday, June 1, 2022

A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Some of the storms could produce small hail and gusty winds. Increasing clouds, with a high near 71. Southeast wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 1am, then a slight chance of showers between 1am and 2am. Some of the storms could produce small hail and gusty winds. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. South wind around 6 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. West wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
 
Mohawk Valley News Headlines, Wednesday, June 1, 2022
 
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The leading source for local news in Schoharie, Amsterdam, Gloversville, and Johnstown.
 
Union College takes precautions amid late-season COVID surge
SCHENECTADY — Union College imposed a classroom mask mandate Sunday after dozens of students and employees tested positive for COVID…

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The HistoriansBy Bob Cudmore