Monday, May 28, 2018-The Drummer-A snapshot of the musical career of Amsterdam NY native Bob Belive was the focus of Bob Cudmore’s weekend history column in the Daily Gazette. That story is the subject of today’s Story Behind the Story Podcast.
Bob Belive is second from left--he started the Dynamics while attending Amsterdam High School in the late 1960s.
In Print:Bob Belive: Drummer along the Mohawk
Cudmore: Focus on History
Bob Cudmore Daily Gazette https://dailygazette.com/article/2018/05/25/bob-belive-drummer-along-the-mohawk
Music has played a major role in the life of Amsterdam native Bob Belive. An accomplished drummer, he began playing in a band when he was in the sixth grade.
Mohawk Valley Weather-Monday, May 28, 2018-Memorial Day A slight chance of showers before 8am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 79.
A Memorial Day Service was held yesterday, Sunday, May 27, 2018 at Veterans Memorial Park in the town of Florida. The event included the dedication and blessing of a Survivor Tree, a wreath placing ceremony, readings and more. Guest speaker was Ret. Dr. Gus Kappler, a Vietnam veteran. RecorderNews https://www.recordernews.com/featured/123399
Posted from The Historians Archives, Bob Cudmore Interview with Ret. Dr. Gus Kappler.
May 28, 2018 in Mohawk Valley History 1889 -Amsterdam Death of Miss Estelle Mason.
1827- Albany The Standard, a weekly, first published by Matthew Cole, Common Council, following the example of the citizens, holds a meeting to consider establishing a market at the Watering Place, or Steamboat Square, with strong arguments on both sides.
Mohawk Valley Web Tuesday, May 29, 2018- From the Archives of The Historians Podcast- Episode 209, April 6, 2018-Words of famous poets including Edgar Allen Poe and Rudyard Kipling, are put to original music by Tom Staudle. The History Songs series portrays the lives of American settlers during the Revolution through songs by Cosby Gibson.
Wednesday, May 30, 2018- From the Archives of The Historians Podcast- Episode 49, February 27, 2015-Lawrence Gooley, author of "Terror in the Adirondacks," the story of serial killer Robert Garrow.
Thursday, May 31, 2018-From the Archives of The Historians Podcast-Episode 182, September 29, 2017, The stories of American heavyweight champions from John L Sullivan to Mike Tyson with Paul Beston, author of “The Boxing Kings: When American Heavyweights Ruled the Ring.”
Friday, June 1, 2018-Historians Episode 217-Michael Mauro DeBonis discusses his New York History Blog article on Canastota, N.Y., boxing champion Carmen Basilio.
The fourth annual American Revolution-Mohawk Valley Conference organized by the Fort Plain Museum will take place June 7 through June 10. There will be a bus tour (sold out), genealogy day, talks by prominent historians, and a dinner featuring Washington and Madison presidential reenactors. Bob Cudmore will be master of ceremonies during the author talks Saturday June 9 and Sunday June 10, 2018 at Fulton-Montgomery Community College in Johnstown. For more information:. American Revolution Conference - The Fort Plain Museum and Historical Park
Dan Weaver on Philips Park and the Willigee Patent
The demise of Philips Park, located in the Town of Florida but owned by the City of Amsterdam, began with a double murder in 1950. Starting with the murder and working back, Dan Weaver will chronicle the history of Philips Park and the Willigee Patent, a 266 acre parcel of land across the river from Cranesville on which the park was located, at 7:00 p.m. during the June 7, 2018 meeting of the Hagaman Historical Society at Pawling Hall, located at 104 North Pawling Street in the Village of Hagaman. Weaver will not only discuss the murder and the poignant story of a dog who helped discover the murderer, but he will also present evidence to show the Willigee Patent, not Heinrich Frey's house in Palatine Bridge, was probably home to the first White settlement in Montgomery County. He will also discuss the first free Black community in the county which was also located on this piece of land. If time permits, the discussion will include the two mixed Dutch and Mohawk sisters who were first given the land by the Mohawks, Sir Peter Warren's desire to own the Willigee and Sir William Johnson's relationship with the Philips family, whose descendants donated land for the park.
The Erie Canal, West Shore Railroad, changes to Route 5S, construction of a power plant and quarrying have altered the Willigee Patent so dramatically that its early days as a prosperous farming community on and adjacent to the fertile Willow Flat along the Mohawk River have been lost to history. “When driving through the area, or riding through it on the newly constructed portion of the bike path, it is hard to imagine that this was a fertile and historic piece of land and was once home to a popular recreational park,” said Weaver.
Weaver is a former president of the Historic Amsterdam League, a trustee of the Montgomery County Historical Association and writes a local history column for the Amsterdam Recorder. The 45 minute presentation is free and open to the public. The Hagaman Historical Society will hold a business meeting prior to the presentation, from 6:30-7:00 p.m.
Johnson Hall State Historic Site in Johnstown has announced their 2018 schedule of events. Events include workshops, presentations, a concert, and more. NYHB http://newyorkhistoryblog.org/2018/05/25/johnson-hall-2018-calendar-of-events/
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