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Amsterdam

An Eccentric Montgomery County Psychedelic Philosopher

May 19, 2023 by Bob Cudmore Leave a Comment

This week on The Historians Podcast, Bob Cudmore provides a Focus on History podcast with topics including the life of eccentric Montgomery County, NY psychedelic philosopher Benjamin Paul Blood, the Demskys of Eagle Street including Isadore Demsky who became the actor Kirk Douglas, Amsterdam’s agile mayor Burt Deal and how boxing flourished in 1930s Amsterdam. [Read more…] about An Eccentric Montgomery County Psychedelic Philosopher

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History Tagged With: Amsterdam, Montgomery County, Podcasts

Amsterdam Composer Unveils ‘Requiem,’ Her Latest Work

May 5, 2023 by Bob Cudmore Leave a Comment

This week on The Historians Podcast, composer Maria Riccio Bryce, an Amsterdam, NY, native, discusses her new choral work Requiem: What Remains Is Love. [Read more…] about Amsterdam Composer Unveils ‘Requiem,’ Her Latest Work

Filed Under: Arts, Mohawk Valley Tagged With: Amsterdam, Montgomery County, Music, Musical History, Performing Arts, Podcasts

The Historic Amsterdam League

February 3, 2023 by Bob Cudmore Leave a Comment

The Historians LogoThis week on The Historians Podcast, Jerry Snyder delves into the 12 year history of Historic Amsterdam League, founded by Snyder and city historian Rob von Hasseln. [Read more…] about The Historic Amsterdam League

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History, Mohawk Valley Tagged With: Amsterdam, Historic Amsterdam League, Montgomery County, Podcasts

Amsterdam’s Guy Park Manor: Some History

December 2, 2022 by Bob Cudmore Leave a Comment

The Historians LogoThis week on The Historians Podcast, Bob Cudmore and Dave Greene take a look at Guy Park Manor, Amsterdam, New York’s, oldest house.

The colonial era stone building was originally a marriage gift for Guy and Polly Johnson. Guy was the nephew of British Indian agent Sir William Johnson and Polly was Sir William’s daughter. [Read more…] about Amsterdam’s Guy Park Manor: Some History

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History Tagged With: Amsterdam, Architecture, Montgomery County, Podcasts, William Johnson

Amsterdam’s Polish Cowboy and Other Tales

September 2, 2022 by Bob Cudmore Leave a Comment

The Historians LogoThis week on The Historians Podcast, Bob Cudmore’s history columns from Daily Gazette and Amsterdam Recorder provide information for this chit chat podcast with producer Dave Greene.

Hear stories about Amsterdam’s connections with Ukraine, World War II, Amsterdam’s link with singer Jeff Buckley’s popular version of “Hallelujah” by songwriter Leonard Cohen and the story of Jack Patton, the Polish cowboy from Amsterdam. [Read more…] about Amsterdam’s Polish Cowboy and Other Tales

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History Tagged With: Amsterdam, Cultural History, Immigration, Montgomery County, Podcasts, Polish History, World War Two

Laddie Sanford: Polo Star & Carpet Mill Owner (Podcast)

January 28, 2022 by Bob Cudmore Leave a Comment

The Historians LogoThis week on The Historians Podcast, Bob Cudmore and Dave Greene discuss several stories from Bob’s newspaper columns in the Daily Gazette and Amsterdam Recorder including a look at the life of Laddie Sanford. Laddie Sanford was a polo star, race horse owner and on the board of directors of Bigelow Sanford in 1955 when the carpet company left Amsterdam, Montgomery County, NY. [Read more…] about Laddie Sanford: Polo Star & Carpet Mill Owner (Podcast)

Filed Under: History, Mohawk Valley Tagged With: Amsterdam, Horses, Industrial History, Montgomery County, Podcasts, Sports History

Amsterdam’s Arts: Visual Artists, Actors & Singers

January 21, 2022 by Bob Cudmore Leave a Comment

The Historians LogoThis week on The Historians Podcast, Jerry Snyder of Historic Amsterdam League has stories from a new booklet called Amsterdam’s Arts, focusing on visual artists, actors, singers and more with ties to Amsterdam, New York. [Read more…] about Amsterdam’s Arts: Visual Artists, Actors & Singers

Filed Under: Arts, Capital-Saratoga, History Tagged With: Amsterdam, Art History, Books, Montgomery County, Performing Arts, Podcasts

Amsterdam’s Racetrack and Other Mohawk Valley Stories

October 1, 2021 by Bob Cudmore Leave a Comment

The Historians LogoThis week on The Historians Podcast, Bob Cudmore has stories from his Daily Gazette and Amsterdam Recorder Focus on History columns including Amsterdam’s horse racing track, the life of a volunteer nurse in the Civil War and Amsterdam radio announcers who served in Armed Forces Radio. [Read more…] about Amsterdam’s Racetrack and Other Mohawk Valley Stories

Filed Under: History, Mohawk Valley Tagged With: Amsterdam, Horses, Medical History, Mohawk Valley, Podcasts, Radio History, World War Two

A Time Travel Novel Visits Amsterdam, NY

June 18, 2021 by Bob Cudmore Leave a Comment

The Historians LogoThis week on The Historians Podcast, Linda Wisniewski discusses her book Where the Stork Flies (Sand Hill Review Press, 2021), a time travel novel about a librarian who meets a 19th century ancestor and the medieval Polish Queen Jadwiga. There are several scenes in the author’s home town of Amsterdam, New York, as well as scenes in Poland in 1825. [Read more…] about A Time Travel Novel Visits Amsterdam, NY

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Amsterdam, Podcasts

Author to Discuss New Amsterdam, NY, Centered Memoir

February 6, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

too long agoBook purchases made through this link support New York Almanack’s mission to report new publications relevant to New York State.

David Pietrusza, author of the new memoir, Too Long Ago: A Childhood Memoir. A Vanished World (2020), is set to discuss the book with Bob Cudmore, host of the The Historians Podcast on Tuesday, February 9th in a live Zoom event. [Read more…] about Author to Discuss New Amsterdam, NY, Centered Memoir

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Books, Events, History, Mohawk Valley Tagged With: Amsterdam, Books

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