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On May 9th of 1769, a bill was introduced in the Provincial Assembly to create a new county out of "the westernmost part" of Albany County.

At that time, Albany County comprised all of the Colonial Province of New York from Ulster and Dutchess Counties to Fort Stanwix (now Rome) and the Iroquois land to the west.

In a letter dated November 28, 1771, Guy Johnson suggested to his uncle (and father- in- law), Sir William Johnson, that the courthouse for the new county be located in Johnstown. Sir William concurred with this recommendation and offered to contribute "to the erection of the necessary Edifies."

Wednesday, August 17, 2022

Episode 353-Retired State Supreme Court Justice Robert Best chronicles the history of Johnstown’s 1772 Fulton County Courthouse, the oldest courthouse still in use in New York State.  

Tomorrow, Thursday, August 18, 2022- From the Archives of the Daily Gazette—Markers kept county jail prisoners from straying.

          “They were introduced to provide a person who was in jail for a civil action the ability to leave the jail to work, visit family or to carry on other business,” said Montgomery County Sheriff Michael J. Amato

Off the Northway

Friday, August 19, 2022- Episode 436-Stephen Williams is author of Off the Northway, a collection of newspaper columns written by Williams, who retired after 42-years at the Daily Gazette in Schenectady.  One of the principal topics is the history of the GlobalFoundries semiconductor facility in Malta, which employs three thousand people and plans a second plant at its Luther Forest location.