The Summer Lecture Series will come to an end this month ... thank you to all who have attended. I promised to try and do a lecture on Emily Chubbuck, as well as Eaton's famous missionaries with its links to Colgate University that included Nathaniel Kendrick, its incorporators, Jonathan Wade, and the many others. so …
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History on the Eatonbrook once called the Alderbrook
There is so much history in the area called the Eatonbrook, I found this piece in an old newspaper and thought everyone would enjoy it. The Eatonbrook This mill is one of the old landmarks which our citizens will regret to see pass away. Some 35 years ago, an old saw mill stood upon the …
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A Man called Louis Ante Muller & his Hill
Since everyone loves a mystery, since next Saturday is Bastille Day… I thought I would write a blog on Georgetown, NY and a man who many believe escaped from France to avoid the “Guillotine” and the powers that ceased the rule of the Bourbons. The following Wednesday evening...July 18.. I will be giving a …
How Salt helped Settle CNY
Early communities formed around lush rich soil, water bodies or old transportation routes, in some cases around something as simple as mineral deposits like “salt”. In early times a salt source or spring was sought and early settlers flocked to it to boil off water to gain a cup of the needed mineral. Salt in …
