Tuesday, December 11, 2018- From the Archives-Episode 151, February 17, 2017-Amsterdam (N.Y) Recorder history columnist Dan Weaver talks about the Cabbage Patch doll and Coleco and the story of Derby, the blind proprietor of a newsstand in the city post office.
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"21 "Days to Go The Goal $5000.00 Keep The Hidden History of The Mohawk Valley on The Internet and Local Radio The total raised for The Historians Podcast 2018 fund drive remains at $2,920. The fund drive ends December 31. Please contribute at www.gofundme.com/historians2018 If you would rather donate by mail, make a check out to Bob Cudmore and send to 125 Horstman Drive, Scotia, NY 12302. Thank you. Mohawk Valley Weather-Tuesday, December 11, 2018-Seasonably cool and mainly dry weather is expected through Thursday, with a few light snow showers possible tonight and again Thursday. A storm system may bring rain to the region Friday night into Saturday. Today in Amsterdam, Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. Christmas at the Fort held in Fort Plain Coverage from Leader Herald ERIC RETZLAFF http://www.leaderherald.com/uncategorized/2018/12/christmas-at-the-fort-held-in-fort-plain/ For people who like area history, visiting Fort Plain Museum’s Christmas at the Fort on Saturday was like being a kid in a candy store.
Wednesday, December 12, 2018-From the Archives of Focus on History in the Daily Gazette: Memories of Cousin George,
Thursday, December 13, 2018-From the Archives-March 1, 2017-Episode 121, July 22, 2016- Jack Kelly discusses his book “Heaven’s Ditch: God, Gold, and Murder on the Erie Canal.” Friday Episode 244
Friday, December 14, 2018- Historians Podcast Episode 244-Angelica Shirley Carpenter is author of “Born Criminal: Matilda Joslyn Gage, Radical Suffragist.” A biography of one of the leaders of the women’s rights movement, who was also an influence on L. Frank Baum’s fictional works about Oz. The Capital District Civil War Round Table Podcast https://soundcloud.com/capitaldistrictcivilwarroundtablepodcast Harold Holzer talked about his new book Monument Man: The Life & Art of Daniel Chester French. French was "one of America's most prolific sculptors of public monuments," creating The Minute Man in Concord, Harvard University's John Harvard, and most famously, the statue of Abraham Lincoln for the Lincoln Memorial. Holzer discussed French's work, the controversy surrounding public monuments, the Phillip Sheridan statue in Albany, and the Lincoln Forum. To invite Bob to speak to your organization, please email bobcudmore@yahoo.com To order a signed copy of one of Bob’s books, please send a check for $20 made out to Bob Cudmore at 125 Horstman Drive, Scotia, N.Y. 12302. The price includes postage, handling and sales tax if applicable. Bob’s books are Lost Mohawk Valley, Hidden History and Stories from the Mohawk Valley.
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