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Cooperstown: Dinner at A 19th Century Tavern

March 22, 2010 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Escape to the 1800s with The Farmers’ Museum’s “Evening at the Tavern” and experience music and merriment topped off with an authentic period dinner. Evenings at the Tavern will be offered on Saturday, April 10 and 24 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Guests will enjoy a dining experience featuring a four-course candlelit meal, period music and games, and old-fashioned hospitality in the Museum’s historic Bump Tavern. The menu is designed and based on foods that were served in rural 19th-century New York taverns. Dinner includes soup, vegetables, roast meat, fresh bread, and dessert. During the evening, guests will be offered a tour of the historic tavern with the Museum’s interpretative hosts, learning about the history of taverns and travel in the 19th century.

Bump Tavern was built by Jehiel Tuttle in the late 1790s in the village of Ashland, Greene County, New York. Strategically located on the Catskill and Windham Turnpike, the resting spot served cattle drovers and other travelers passing through the area. The tavern was purchased in 1842 by Ephraim Bump, who expanded the building and updated the Federal period architecture with Greek revival porches. In 1952, Bump Tavern was moved to Cooperstown, where it became part of the collection of historic buildings at The Farmers’ Museum.

Space is limited; reservations are required and are filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Full payment is required in advance by check or credit card. The fee, which includes the complete meal and an unforgettable experience, is $60; $55 for members of the New York State Historical Association. Wine and beer will be available for an additional fee. For more information or to make reservations, please call The Farmers’ Museum at 547-1452.

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Cooperstown, Culinary History, Farmers' Museum, Otsego County

Celebrating Women of the Hudson River School

March 21, 2010 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The Thomas Cole National Historic Site will present “Remember the Ladies: Women Artists of the Hudson River School”, believed to be the first exhibition ever to focus solely on women artists associated with the 19th century landscape painting movement. The exhibition, which opens on May 8, 2010 is co-curated by Jennifer C. Krieger, of Hawthorne Fine Art in Manhattan and Nancy Siegel, Associate Professor of Art History at Towson University, Towson, MD. [Read more…] about Celebrating Women of the Hudson River School

Filed Under: History, New Exhibits Tagged With: Art History, Hudson River, Thomas Cole National Historic Site

Farmers’ Museum Offers Spring Craft Workshops

March 20, 2010 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Beginning April 3, The Farmers’ Museum will offer a series of workshops based on 19th-century trades and crafts with topics ranging from blacksmithing to beekeeping. All workshops are held at The Farmers’ Museum in Cooperstown. Registration is required. For more information and reservations, call Karen Wyckoff at (607) 547-1410. Information on future workshops can be found on their website at www.farmersmuseum.org.

Farm Family Meal (parent/child)
April 3, 10 am – 2 pm / Fee: $50
Learn what it took to create a meal during the 19th-century. Participants will cook a simple meal over the fire while learning about daily chores of parents and children during the 1840s.

Heritage Vegetable Gardens
April 10, 10 am – 2 pm / Fee: $40 per family
Spend the day learning about historic and current practices for planting and maintaining heritage vegetable gardens. Participants will discuss layout of gardens, cultivation and pest control, and storage of vegetables. They will also have the opportunity to build a hot frame and plant seeds and will leave with packets of heritage seeds.

Farm Chores
April 12, 19, and May 3, 8 – 11 am / Fee: $50 per family or $20 per person
Spend the morning with the farmers preparing the farm for a day’s work: open the barns, clean stalls, feed the animals, thresh wheat, etc. Each day will bring different tasks, just as it does on any farm. A perfect “morning out” for a family or adults.

Growing a Taste of Yesterday: an Heirloom Gardening Workshop
April 17, 10 am – 2 pm / Fee: $40
This hands-on workshop will focus on starting and maintaining your own supply of heirloom vegetables. Participants will have the opportunity to plant a selection of vegetable varieties for their home gardens. In addition the process for starting a hot frame and composting for your garden will also be discussed. There will also be a discussion and demonstration of propagation methods for saving your favorite vegetable varieties.

Happy Healthy Hen House
April 24, 9 am – 1 pm / Fee: $40
This half-day workshop will introduce participants to techniques and information about the care and housing of chickens. Learn both about historic and contemporary methods of breed selection, nutrition, housing, management and general care for raising your own backyard flock. Come prepared to work in The Farmers’ Museum’s barnyard.

Spring Beekeeping
May 15, 9 am – 1 pm / Fee: $40
Are you interested in learning about the ancient art and science of beekeeping? This hands-on workshop will introduce you to the fundamentals of keeping bees. We will discuss the different ways to get started as a beekeeper and prepare you for the tasks involved. You will also learn some of the history and folklore of beekeeping.

In the Medicine Cabinet
May 15, 10 am – 1 pm / Fee: $40
This workshop will cover growing, harvesting, and wild crafting of about fifteen herbs. In addition, instruction will be given for producing medical preparations from the various herbs. Preparations will include oils (hot and cold infused), ointments, compresses, tinctures, infusions, and decoctions.

Udder to Butter
June 12, 8 am – 12 pm / Fee: $40
Join the farm staff in a unique opportunity to participate in the process of transforming milk into butter. We will start in the barn where you will try your hand at milking the cow and end in the kitchen enjoying our freshly made butter on toast. Participants will separate cream and churn butter using historic and contemporary methods.

Blacksmithing 1
June 12 and 13, 9 am – 4 pm / Fee: $150
This class covers the core skills of blacksmithing. Try out blacksmithing for the first time, or expand your existing skills under the supervision of our master blacksmith. Practice managing a coal fire and forging skills such as drawing out, bending, twisting, and punching. Projects include making decorative hooks, fireplace tools, nails, and hanging brackets. No previous experience is necessary. (Fee includes materials and information packet.)

Blacksmithing 2
June 26 and 27, 9 am – 4 pm / Fee: $150
This class requires students who already have core blacksmithing skills. Work with more complex forging projects. Skills practiced include hot punching, mortise and tennon joints, forge welding, and reproduction of historic ironwork. Students should have taken Blacksmithing 1 or have prior permission of the instructor. (Fee includes materials and information packet.)

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Cooperstown, Education, Farmers' Museum, Otsego County

This Week’s New York History Web Highlights

March 19, 2010 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Each Friday afternoon New York History compiles for our readers a collection of the week’s top weblinks about New York’s state and local history. You can find all our weekly round-ups here.
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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: nyhistoryblogs

This Week’s New York History Web Highlights

March 19, 2010 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

  • Saratoga Woods & Waterways: Hiking Saratoga Battlefield
  • Clermont Historic Site: Home of the Merino Sheep
  • Lawrence S. Wittner: Dismantling the SUNY System
  • Public Historian: Casualty of Improper Deaccessioning
  • Long Lake, NY: Last Vintage Sled Race of 2010
  • Religion in Am History: Leaving the Shakers for Love
  • Uncataloged Museum: Too Many Museums?
  • Rural Blog: State Parks A Growing Target
  • NYCO’S Blog: Where’s the CCC?
  • Executed Today: The Lonely Hearts Killers

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: nyhistoryblogs

NY Folklore – Textured Stories: The Works of Denise Allen

March 19, 2010 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The New York Folklore Society will be presenting “Textured Stories: The Works of Denise Allen” at its gallery at 113 Jay Street, Schenectady through March 26th.

I asked the Folklore Society to describe Lisa’s work for us and this is what they sent: [Read more…] about NY Folklore – Textured Stories: The Works of Denise Allen

Filed Under: New Exhibits Tagged With: Material Culture, New York Folklore Society, Schenectady

This Week’s Top New York History News

March 19, 2010 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

  • Group Fights to Save Grant’s Cottage
  • Historic Police Station Collapses
  • Regents Considers Cutting History Exams
  • War of 1812 Collections Scattered
  • NYS Gives Brooklyn Bridge Park To NYC
  • Protests Give Lift to State Parks
  • NY Teacher to be Honored by OAH
  • Arrest for Trying to Sink Day Peckinpaugh
  • Salary Report: Little Growth in History
  • A New Appreciation for Troy Architecture

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: nyhistorywire

Artists of the Mohawk-Hudson Region Deadline Near

March 16, 2010 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The entry deadline for the 2010 Artists of the Mohawk-Hudson Region Juried Exhibition, which will be held at The Hyde Collection this fall, is Friday, March 26, 2010. [Read more…] about Artists of the Mohawk-Hudson Region Deadline Near

Filed Under: New Exhibits Tagged With: Art History, Cultural History, Hudson River, Hyde Collection, Mohawk River

Reminder: 2010 Adirondack Donegal Beard Contest

March 16, 2010 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

A quick reminder that tomorrow (Wednesday, March 17th) is the day for this year’s Adirondack Donegal Beard Contest. A Donegal Beard (also called a chin-curtain or Lincoln) is a particular style of Irish beard that grows along the jaw line and covers the chin — no soul patch, no mustache.

In order to take part in the contest (and all are welcome) contestants should have a Donegal Beard grown since January 1st. Judging will be tomorrow (St. Patrick’s Day) at the Black Mountain Inn at the corner of Peaceful Valley Road and Route 8 in Johnsburg (North Creek), 4 to 7 pm.

Contestants are judged on the following criteria:

1. Length
2. Fullness
3. Style and Sophistication

To see pictures from last year’s contest, and to join the Facebook group, go here.

Photo: 2009 Adirondack Donegal Beard Contestants.

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Adirondacks, Irish History

Website Offers Free Access to Census Records

March 15, 2010 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Footnote.com, one of the web’s most popular genealogy websites, is opening all of their U.S. census documents for free to the public for a limited time. Footnote.com’s “Interactive Census Collection” has the ability to connect people related to ancestors found on the historical documents.

Clicking the “I’m Related” button for a name on the document will identify you as a descendant and also list others that have done the same. To learn how to get started with the Interactive Census, visit: http://go.footnote.com/discover.

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Genealogy, Online Resources

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