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Wednesday, July 12, 2023-From the Archives-Episode 50, March 8, 2015-David Brooks has excerpts from an 1869 journal written by a Fort Hunter man. David is education coordinator at Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site in Fort Hunter.

Thursday, July 13, 2023

Amsterdam lunch wagons 

Historian Hugh Donlon has reported that two lunch wagons were popular in downtown Amsterdam from about 1900 to the 1920s.  The wagons were operated by the McNally family who stored them during the day at sheds near what is now the post office on Church Street.  Each night, teams of horses pulled one wagon to the corner of Church and Main and the other to Market and Main.  The Church Street chef was Matty Curran and the Market Street cook was Allie Goffin.

Audrey Kupferberg

Friday, July 14, 2023-Episode 483-WAMC radio film commentator, historian and archivist Audrey Kupferberg discusses pre-Hollywood filmmaking in New York State and other topics.

Mohawk Valley  Weather, Wednesday, July 12, 2023

69 degrees in The City of Amsterdam at 6:12AM

Isolated showers between 10am and 2pm, then isolated showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Light west wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. Light east wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
 
Mohawk Valley News Headlines, Wednesday, July 12, 2023
 
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