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This Friday Episode 501-Tim Keogh, author of In Levittown's Shadow: Poverty in America's Wealthiest Postwar Suburb.
Tuesday
Story behind Richard Montgomery
By Bob Cudmore
Richard Montgomery, for whom Montgomery County in the Mohawk Valley was named, was a hero of the American Revolution.
According to historian Hugh Donlon’s book “Outlines of History,” Montgomery was born in 1736 near Raphoe, Ireland. Other sources say Montgomery was born in Dublin. He joined the British army at 18 and served against the French in North America and the West Indies.
Donlon said Montgomery was part of the Amherst Expedition that passed through the Mohawk Valley as part of the British conquest of Canada in 1760.
Montgomery left America to live in England from 1765 to 1772, when he moved to New York City. He married Jane Livingston, daughter of Judge Robert Livingston in Rhinebeck, a leading figure in the growing rebellion.
When war broke out, Montgomery became a brigadier general on the rebel side. Montgomery’s forces took Montreal in November 1775. When General Philip Schuyler of Albany became ill, Montgomery took command of Schuyler’s troops.
Forces commanded by Montgomery and Benedict Arnold, although relatively small, laid siege to Quebec City. They attacked the city in a snowstorm on December 31. The British repelled the attack and Montgomery was killed. Montgomery was buried on the spot.
His widow pleaded with Canada’s government for 43 years before her husband’s remains were brought back to America. According to Donlon’s story, when Montgomery’s remains were passing his aged widow’s home at Annandale-on-Hudson, the steamer paused. Mrs. Montgomery is said to have saluted the vessel, then collapsed.
Montgomery is buried in St. Paul’s Churchyard in New York City. Benjamin Franklin directed creation of a stone memorial that was made in Paris that states, “This monument is erected by order of Congress, 25th of January, 1776, to transmit to posterity a grateful remembrance of the patriotic conduct, enterprise and perseverance of Major General Richard Montgomery.”
Maryland and Virginia moved quickly to name counties for the war hero. North Carolina followed suit in 1778 and New York was fourth in 1784. In all there are Montgomery counties in 17 states.
In New York, Montgomery’s name was given to what had been Tryon County, created in 1772 and named for New York’s British colonial governor, William Tryon.
Tryon became unpopular in the Revolution, according to Donlon. He was called “Bloody Billy” and reports circulated that Tryon was part of a plot to kidnap and assassinate George Washington. Tryon served the British as a military commander when the colony he had headed was placed under martial law. Tryon led forces that attacked civilians in southern Connecticut. He returned to England in 1780 and died in London in 1788.
The original Tryon County was created during the heyday of Sir William Johnson and his family in the local area and the county seat was in Johnstown. In 1836, the county seat of Montgomery County was moved to Fonda. There was an outcry from the people of Johnstown who were granted their own county.
Fulton County split off from Montgomery County in 1838. That county is named for Robert Fulton, an American inventor credited with creating the first commercially successful steamboat.
Wednesday, November 29, 2023-From the Archives- October 19, 2018-Episode 237-Utica historian Dennis Webster discusses his Youtube channel, a book of fictional crime stories by several authors set in the Adirondacks, his work on the history of the Old Main mental asylum in Utica and other projects.
Thursday, November 30, 2023-From the Archives of Focus on History from the Daily Gazette-Gloversville native was Jack Ruby’s roommate when Ruby killed suspected JFK assassin Lee Harvey Oswald
Friday, December 1, 2023
Episode 501-Tim Keogh, author of In Levittown's Shadow: Poverty in America's Wealthiest Postwar Suburb. Keogh found that attics, basements, and sheds housed the poor during the suburban boom that followed World War II.
There is a familiar narrative about American suburbs: after 1945, white residents left cities for leafy, affluent subdivisions and the prosperity they seemed to embody. In Levittown’s Shadow tells us there’s more to this story, offering an eye-opening account of diverse, poor residents living and working in those same neighborhoods. Tim Keogh shows how public policies produced both suburban plenty and deprivation—and why ignoring suburban poverty doomed efforts to reduce inequality.
This weekend at The Fort Plain Museum
The Fort Plain Museum is holding its annual Christmas at the Fort event this December 2, 2023 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the museum, 389 Canal St.
https://fortplainmuseum.org/
The event will feature a clearance book sale, local author book signings, Christmas Card exhibits and Colonial Era exhibits. There will also be a wide variety of food and refreshments from local businesses like Eisenadler Brauhaus, a microbrewery specializing in German beer.
....word from Brian Mack
The event has been happening for around a decade with new things added recently.
Mohawk Valley Weather, Tuesday, November 28, 2023
29 degrees in The City of Amsterdam at 6:11AM
Snow showers likely, mainly after 1pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a west wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
A chance of snow showers, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. West wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Wednesday
A slight chance of snow showers after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
A chilly air mass will be over the region through mid week, as
lake effect snow will continue across the western Adirondacks,
western Mohawk Valley and into the northern Catskills. The
heaviest lake effect snow will occur through today. Additional
snow showers and flurries will affect the region today with a
secondary cold front moving through. High pressure will build in
from the Mid Atlantic States with lake effect decreasing on
Wednesday.
Mohawk Valley News from The Daily Gazette, The Recorder News, The Leader-Herald and Nippertown.
https://www.dailygazette.com/
Each of the four publications still has a separate and distinct home on the website, but they all reside under The Daily Gazette umbrella, and we’ve ensured that they’ve retained their individual identity and scope of coverage.
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By Bob CudmoreThis Friday Episode 501-Tim Keogh, author of In Levittown's Shadow: Poverty in America's Wealthiest Postwar Suburb.
Tuesday
Story behind Richard Montgomery
By Bob Cudmore
Richard Montgomery, for whom Montgomery County in the Mohawk Valley was named, was a hero of the American Revolution.
According to historian Hugh Donlon’s book “Outlines of History,” Montgomery was born in 1736 near Raphoe, Ireland. Other sources say Montgomery was born in Dublin. He joined the British army at 18 and served against the French in North America and the West Indies.
Donlon said Montgomery was part of the Amherst Expedition that passed through the Mohawk Valley as part of the British conquest of Canada in 1760.
Montgomery left America to live in England from 1765 to 1772, when he moved to New York City. He married Jane Livingston, daughter of Judge Robert Livingston in Rhinebeck, a leading figure in the growing rebellion.
When war broke out, Montgomery became a brigadier general on the rebel side. Montgomery’s forces took Montreal in November 1775. When General Philip Schuyler of Albany became ill, Montgomery took command of Schuyler’s troops.
Forces commanded by Montgomery and Benedict Arnold, although relatively small, laid siege to Quebec City. They attacked the city in a snowstorm on December 31. The British repelled the attack and Montgomery was killed. Montgomery was buried on the spot.
His widow pleaded with Canada’s government for 43 years before her husband’s remains were brought back to America. According to Donlon’s story, when Montgomery’s remains were passing his aged widow’s home at Annandale-on-Hudson, the steamer paused. Mrs. Montgomery is said to have saluted the vessel, then collapsed.
Montgomery is buried in St. Paul’s Churchyard in New York City. Benjamin Franklin directed creation of a stone memorial that was made in Paris that states, “This monument is erected by order of Congress, 25th of January, 1776, to transmit to posterity a grateful remembrance of the patriotic conduct, enterprise and perseverance of Major General Richard Montgomery.”
Maryland and Virginia moved quickly to name counties for the war hero. North Carolina followed suit in 1778 and New York was fourth in 1784. In all there are Montgomery counties in 17 states.
In New York, Montgomery’s name was given to what had been Tryon County, created in 1772 and named for New York’s British colonial governor, William Tryon.
Tryon became unpopular in the Revolution, according to Donlon. He was called “Bloody Billy” and reports circulated that Tryon was part of a plot to kidnap and assassinate George Washington. Tryon served the British as a military commander when the colony he had headed was placed under martial law. Tryon led forces that attacked civilians in southern Connecticut. He returned to England in 1780 and died in London in 1788.
The original Tryon County was created during the heyday of Sir William Johnson and his family in the local area and the county seat was in Johnstown. In 1836, the county seat of Montgomery County was moved to Fonda. There was an outcry from the people of Johnstown who were granted their own county.
Fulton County split off from Montgomery County in 1838. That county is named for Robert Fulton, an American inventor credited with creating the first commercially successful steamboat.
Wednesday, November 29, 2023-From the Archives- October 19, 2018-Episode 237-Utica historian Dennis Webster discusses his Youtube channel, a book of fictional crime stories by several authors set in the Adirondacks, his work on the history of the Old Main mental asylum in Utica and other projects.
Thursday, November 30, 2023-From the Archives of Focus on History from the Daily Gazette-Gloversville native was Jack Ruby’s roommate when Ruby killed suspected JFK assassin Lee Harvey Oswald
Friday, December 1, 2023
Episode 501-Tim Keogh, author of In Levittown's Shadow: Poverty in America's Wealthiest Postwar Suburb. Keogh found that attics, basements, and sheds housed the poor during the suburban boom that followed World War II.
There is a familiar narrative about American suburbs: after 1945, white residents left cities for leafy, affluent subdivisions and the prosperity they seemed to embody. In Levittown’s Shadow tells us there’s more to this story, offering an eye-opening account of diverse, poor residents living and working in those same neighborhoods. Tim Keogh shows how public policies produced both suburban plenty and deprivation—and why ignoring suburban poverty doomed efforts to reduce inequality.
This weekend at The Fort Plain Museum
The Fort Plain Museum is holding its annual Christmas at the Fort event this December 2, 2023 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the museum, 389 Canal St.
https://fortplainmuseum.org/
The event will feature a clearance book sale, local author book signings, Christmas Card exhibits and Colonial Era exhibits. There will also be a wide variety of food and refreshments from local businesses like Eisenadler Brauhaus, a microbrewery specializing in German beer.
....word from Brian Mack
The event has been happening for around a decade with new things added recently.
Mohawk Valley Weather, Tuesday, November 28, 2023
29 degrees in The City of Amsterdam at 6:11AM
Snow showers likely, mainly after 1pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a west wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
A chance of snow showers, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. West wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Wednesday
A slight chance of snow showers after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
A chilly air mass will be over the region through mid week, as
lake effect snow will continue across the western Adirondacks,
western Mohawk Valley and into the northern Catskills. The
heaviest lake effect snow will occur through today. Additional
snow showers and flurries will affect the region today with a
secondary cold front moving through. High pressure will build in
from the Mid Atlantic States with lake effect decreasing on
Wednesday.
Mohawk Valley News from The Daily Gazette, The Recorder News, The Leader-Herald and Nippertown.
https://www.dailygazette.com/
Each of the four publications still has a separate and distinct home on the website, but they all reside under The Daily Gazette umbrella, and we’ve ensured that they’ve retained their individual identity and scope of coverage.