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Historians schedule January 2023 includes Bill Buell- Daily Gazette, Devin Lander New York State Historian and Jerry Snyder with more Amsterdam, New York history

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Wednesday

John Sweet is author of “The Sewing Girl’s Tale,” the story of the first published rape trial in American history.  Sweet researched Lanah Sawyer’s decision to charge an upper class man named Henry Bedlow with rape, leading to a courtroom drama, riots in the streets, and public debate over class privilege.  Sweet is a professor at the University of North Carolina.

Thursday, December 29, 2022

Politician Jacob Snell of Montgomery County 

Snell’s name came up in an email from Peter Betz, professor emeritus at Fulton-Montgomery Community College, who thought that Snell might have been the political operative indirectly attacked by a Democratic newspaper in Amsterdam in 1889 that was the subject of a previous column. 

Friday, December 30, 2022

Episode 455-Buddy Levy author of Empire of Ice and Stone: The Disastrous and Heroic (1913) Voyage of the Karluk.  Levy, who lives in Idaho, is a go-to author for Arctic history.

Just six weeks after the Karluk departed, giant ice floes closed in around her. As the ship became icebound, Stefansson disembarked with five companions and struck out on what he claimed was a 10-day caribou hunting trip. Most on board would never see him again.

Mohawk Valley Weather, Wednesday, December 28, 2022

A slight chance of snow showers between 7am and 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Calm wind.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Calm wind becoming east around 6 mph.
 
Mohawk Valley News Headlines, Wednesday, December 28, 2022
Daily Gazette
Paper-Paper, On-line and e-edition
When Credibility Matters
 
 
Final local approval needed for Canajoharie E29 plant in early 2023
CANAJOHARIE — E29 Labs’ next steps could soon be decided.  Plans to turn Canajoharie’s ex-Beech-Nut property into a cannabis production…
 
Amsterdam girls’ basketball rallies for win in Holiday College Showcase
AMSTERDAM — Amsterdam put itself in quite a hole after one quarter against Utica-Notre Dame on Tuesday, but scrapped its…
 
https://dailygazette.com/
 
RecorderNews
 
Fire destroys home, displaces six in Amsterdam
 
AMSTERDAM — A fire destroyed a two-family home on West Main Street and displaced six Amsterdam...
 
Amsterdam projects net over $1M in federal funds
 
https://www.recordernews.com/

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