If you ever wanted to take in some sophistication and at the same time to brush up on local history now is the time to take yourself to 100 Church Street, Amsterdam – the Walter Elwood Museum.
The window is brief: Today-Friday, May 20, 2022 is the last day for the art exhibit between 10:00 am and 3:00 pm.
The original paintings of five local artists (whose works are extolled nationally) hang in a newly renovated gallery space for a short period of time. The artists range from John F. Harvey who was born in 1859 to Grace Gilbert whose death occurred just five years ago. The other names in the exhibit are Mary Van der Veer, Bessie Bowhall and Matthew Popielarz. Their work appears in four tasteful, well lighted rooms.
Credit for such a collection must be given to Barbara Persico who doggedly researched the background of this creative fivesome but also tracked down their work. Historic Amsterdam League is sponsoring the even which is free to the public
Episode 423
...in The Hudson Valley and Mohawk Valley
Charles Gehring’s life work has been to translate Old Dutch language documents from the 17th century New Netherland colony in New York, New Jersey and Delaware.
Daily Gazette and Amsterdam Recorder this Weekend
The Paper Paper
Tomorrow, Saturday May 21, 2022 in the Daily Gazette: A Bob Cudmore Focus on History column about Joseph and George Tralka. A native of Poland, Joseph came to Amsterdam by way of Brazil and Pennsylvania and was longtime organist and choir director at St. Stanislaus Church. His son George went off to the Second World War then became a physician in the Washington D.C. area. We will post the story about the Tralkas online on bobcudmore.com on Sunday, May 29, 2022
Saturday, May 21, 2022-From the Archives-April 9, 2021-Episode 365-Roland Vinyard is author of the book, “The Ballad of Pete Hauer: It Was Caves that Pete Loved The Best.” A true story of two mysterious deaths in West Virginia’s cave country.
Sunday, May 22, 2022-Focus on History in the Daily Gazette and Amsterdam Recorder-Amsterdam has ties to two Kentucky Derby winners.
George Smith was named for popular gambler and racing handicapper George Elsworth Smith, who died in 1905 from tuberculosis
John Sanford of Amsterdam had not bred the Kentucky Derby winner but purchased the horse in 1915.
Fort Plain Museum
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Two Great Conferences for 2022
The American Revolution Mohawk Valley Conference
June 9-12, 2022
Sir William Johnson and the Wars for Empire Conference
October 21-23, 2022
Mohawk Valley Weekend Weather, Friday, May 20, 2022
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Areas of dense fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 81. Light and variable wind becoming south 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 60. East wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday
Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny and hot, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 96. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Sunday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 2pm. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 90. Light south wind becoming southwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Mohawk Valley News Headlines, Friday, May 20, 2022
Daily Gazette
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