The Historians

Wednesday, October 26, 2022


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Episode 438-Ricardo Herrera is author of Feeding Washington’s Army: Surviving the Valley Forge Winter of 1778.  Herrera is visiting professor at the US Army War College in Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania.

Carlisle Barracks is a United States Army facility located in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. The site of the U.S. Army War College, it is the nation's second-oldest active military base. The first structures were built in 1757, during the French and Indian War between Great Britain and France in the colonies

Looking south, down the hill and up the hill into The Town of Florida

Picture:WCSS Radio Amsterdam, where this Saturday at 12:05 you can hear The Historians Podcast(Rod Correll "The Leatherman")

Thursday, October 27, 2022-How the town of Florida got its name.

How did the Montgomery County town of Florida get its name?  County historian Kelly Farquhar and town historian Tim Sievers pointed to a historical coincidence.

Friday, October 28, 2022-Episode 446- What’s it like to be the boss’s son?  Rod Correll is author of the memoir “Learning to Be a Leatherman-A Rite of Passage.”  Correll lived in the leather business for 50 years, from childhood up to when he left the business to return to Yale for an MBA.

Mohawk Valley Weather, Wednesday, October 26, 2022

Mild, muggy with areas of drizzle and fog overnight with increasing
chances for showers. Temperatures will remain mild into Wednesday
with continued chances for showers as a cold front approaches
from the west. Behind the cold front, dry weather is expected
for Thursday into the weekend, as an area of high pressure
builds into the area, with temperatures near or slightly above
normal.
Patchy drizzle with a slight chance of showers before 9am, then a chance of showers, mainly after 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Southeast wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
A chance of showers, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. West wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Northwest wind around 14 mph.
 
Mohawk Valley News Headlines, Wednesday, October 26, 2022
 
Daily Gazette
 
Hundreds of GE union workers rally for better pay, healthcare, other items
SCHENECTADY – Hundreds of General Electric IUE-CWA union workers chanted various sayings as they marched Tuesday from their State Street…
 
https://dailygazette.com/
 
RecorderNews
 
Police seek info on graffiti murals at former Beech-Nut site in Canajoharie
 
CANAJOHARIE — The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information on a pair of large...
 
https://www.recordernews.com/

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The HistoriansBy Bob Cudmore