Winter History Abounds
By Matthew Urtz (Madison County, NY- Feb. 2014) On Saturday, Feb. 15, and Sunday, Feb. 16, from 10:30 a.m. until noon and 12:30 to 2 p.m., LL Bean will host…
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By Matthew Urtz (Madison County, NY- Feb. 2014) On Saturday, Feb. 15, and Sunday, Feb. 16, from 10:30 a.m. until noon and 12:30 to 2 p.m., LL Bean will host…
(Canastota, NY – Feb. 2014) The second 2014 Canalside Talk “How Cars Conquered Our Cities” will take place on Monday, Feb. 10, at 7 p.m. at the Canastota Public Library.
By Matthew Urtz, Madison County Historian (Madison County, NY – Jan. 2014) On Saturday Jan. 11 from 1 to 4 p.m. the Chittenango Landing Canal Boat Museum will host a…
(Canastota, NY – Jan. 2014) Canastota Canal Town Museum and the Canastota Public Library, sponsors of the popular historical talks, have scheduled the eighth annual series of Canalside Talks. The…
(Chittenango, NY – Dec. 2013) Have you ever wondered if any of your ancestors were “canalers?” You are invited to a genealogy workshop at Chittenango Landing Canal Boat Museum on…
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Every now and again certain advertisements become so etched in our memories that it becomes a cultural phenomenon. We can all remember the Budweiser frogs, the Taco Bell Dog or,…
By Matthew Urtz (Dec. 2013) With the holiday season in full swing, sometimes we focus on the hustle and bustle and lose sight of what is truly important. I am…
Retired Navy Commander Owen Corpin, a member of the National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum Cabinet of Freedom in Peterboro, and a descendant of 19th Century freedom seekers who…
St. Pat’s Select Choir under the direction of Amanda Yeoman will be performing at this year’s Madison County Historical Society’s Christmas Open House on Dec. 8 from 1 to 4…
Contributed by Richard Palmer There is strong evidence that it was planned to operate a steamboat on the Chenango Canal between Binghamton and Hamilton during the height of the Civil…
(Oneida, NY – Nov. 2013) Journalist, historian and Akwesasne Mohawk Doug George Kanentiio will present a fresh perspective of the War of 1812 from the viewpoint of the Iroquois allies…