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Christmas '82 a merry time — and Santa was everywhere (photos)
Monday, Dec. 17, 2012
It was mid-December 1982 and everyone, it seemed, was in a merry mood.
FORT PLAIN
Grant to aid Fort Plain church’s preservation
Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012
It may not seem an extravagant sum, but the $2,750 Technical Assistance Grant awarded Tuesday to Historic Fort Plain Inc. will fund some significant work.
Good deeds, good cheer were spread in December ’67, ’77
Monday, Dec. 10, 2012
Folks just seem to love the holiday season. Capital Region Scrapbook looks back at December happenings from 1967 and 1977.
Folklore Society to enlist youth to record customs
Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012
Over the next few months, Capital Region youngsters are going to get a wonderful opportunity to become amateur historians and document their own customs and traditions.
Collector traces of past in bottles he finds in attics, dumps
Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012
The bottle from another era is one of about 500 that Rudzinski owns in a collection stored inside his Schenectady home. He likes the bottles for the stories they tell.
Dutch traditions rooted in Old World
Friday, Dec. 7, 2012
In early December, when Americans are busy with Christmas shopping and baking, the Dutch are having fun with their families and neighbors.
Spaghetti supper, seasonal songs, lights, roller skating on tap in December ’67 (with photo gallery)
Monday, Dec. 3, 2012
Early December often means early starts for the Christmas season. Some people were already thinking about the holidays during the first weeks of December in 1967.
Dolls come out of storage to enjoy miniature dessert party
Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012
During the holiday season and into the dark winter, the Schenectady County Historical Society is inviting everyone to bring their imaginations to “Dolls and Desserts,” an exhibit of its antique and vintage dolls.
Actress says portraying real people brings history to life
Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012
Reading a textbook on U.S. history is one way to learn, but watching actors addressing that same subject matter in a live stage performance can be just as informative and usually much more enjoyable.
New Yorker cartoonist to talk Saturday at Mabee Farm
Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012
Serious historians take note. Bob Eckstein isn’t here to debate some of the fuzzy details of the 1690 Schenectady Massacre. He just wants to talk about snowmen.
BALLSTON
Woodworker restores sleigh at farm (photos)
Monday, Nov. 26, 2012
All Chuck Curtiss’ sleigh needs is a couple of horses and some snow and it will be good to go.
Dip in new city pool among November ’82 happenings (with photo gallery)
Monday, Nov. 26, 2012
It was a little too early for ice in Schenectady on Thursday, Nov. 18, 1982. Glen Gibbs would have disagreed — he felt pretty frosty when he took a late autumn swim on Front Street.
Bed-and-breakfast retains pre-Revolution style and charm
Sunday, Nov. 25, 2012
Nearly everyone seems to enjoy their stay at the English Garden Bed & Breakfast in the Stockade section of Schenectady, and if owner Virginia Bohn’s Canadian visitors leave feeling especially satisfied, there’s a very good reason.
AMSTERDAM
Christmas wreath auction to raise funds for Old Fort Johnson repairs
Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012
Business owners and residents will begin decorating historic Amsterdam City Hall today to prepare for a silent auction aimed at helping Old Fort Johnson on its continued recovery from last year’s flooding.
Linton’s Class of ’87 to gather for 25th reunion (with photo gallery)
Monday, Nov. 19, 2012
Courtney Erickson and his friends at Linton High School were living in the ’80s. Linton's Class of '87 will soon gather and go over the good times at their 25th reunion.
