D- Day Anniversary and the Anniversary of the Eaton Church Today is a special day as it is the 75 Anniversary of D-Day and in Eaton, it is the day the current Eaton Church was dedicated on June 6th in 1833. It’s the historic sight I see while having coffee in the morning.At that time it …
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History is Tradition in Eaton
Memorial Day Salute in Eaton Memorial Day Weekend is on… but the weather has not co-operated really. Many places have been too cold to plant or place flowers on graves. The celebrations will occur rain or shine, cold or warm…as they should, honoring those veterans who served this country. Our little celebration in Eaton once again will …
The Chenango Canal & its Engineers
On October 26, 1825, at the “Wedding of the Waters”, America’s first civil engineers became legend. The NYS Historical Marker on the site of the house of James Geddes in the Town of Camillus, on busy Genesee Street near the Fairmount Shopping Center, cannot possibly tell the whole story of New York’s Canal system. One of the …
The Chenango Canal and Leland Pond
The history of the Chenango Canal and the Ponds and Reserviors are and important part of our history! Image of Native American near today's Leland Pond. This week I finally have been able to start back on a project I started before becoming injured and ill, a film on the Chenango Canal that we have …
A Special Black History Month Post
I was on Facebook today and found a quote posted of a woman I greatly admired when I was much younger. The Quote Her name was Isabelle Baumfree, born in 1797, into slavery, right here in the State of New York. Yes, New York …and as a young person I found that hard to believe …
Friends of the Old Town of Eaton Museum 