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Wildfires Fought In Nine New York Counties Last Weekend

November 11, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Petersburgh fireFrom Friday, November 4th through Monday, November 7th, New York State Forest Rangers responded to at least nine wildland fires in nine different counties caused by campfires, debris burning, and power lines. [Read more…] about Wildfires Fought In Nine New York Counties Last Weekend

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Western NY Tagged With: Avoca, Broome County, Canadice, Cattaraugus County, Colchester, DEC, Delaware County, Dutchess County, East Fishkill, Fires, Forest Ranger Reports, Forest Rangers, Franklin County, Harrietstown, Lake Colby, Lisle, Lysander, Onondaga County, Ontario County, Persia, Rensselaer County, Saranac Lakes Wild Forest, Stueben County, wildfires

Missing Man Found Unlawfully Harvesting Wild Ginseng

October 29, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

ECO Woodin with seized ginseng in Delaware CountyA Delaware County, NY man reported missing over the summer may not have wanted to be found. Reported missing on August 31st after failing to return home, multiple law enforcement agencies searched for the man and his vehicle. [Read more…] about Missing Man Found Unlawfully Harvesting Wild Ginseng

Filed Under: Food, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Recreation Tagged With: Catskills, Crime and Justice, DEC, Delaware County, Middletown, Native Plants, wild food

Rattlesnake Makes Surprise Visit to Delaware County Living Room

July 23, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Timber Rattlesnake removed from Delaware County home courtesy DECAccording to a press release issued by DEC, on July 6th at approximately 3 am, NYS Environmental Conservation Officer Osborne responded to a complaint of a rattlesnake in a residence in the town of Hancock, Delaware County, NY. [Read more…] about Rattlesnake Makes Surprise Visit to Delaware County Living Room

Filed Under: Hudson Valley - Catskills, Nature Tagged With: Delaware County, ECOs, endangered species, nature, snakes, Wildlife

A Delaware County Cemeteries Podcast

May 30, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

KaatscastThis Memorial Day week, Kaatscast visited two cemeteries where historians are taking steps to memorialize former Catskills residents in the towns of Delhi and Roxbury. At the Roxbury Methodist Church cemetery, gravestones obscured by years of algae and lichen growth are being restored with a special cleaning agent and elbow grease. And in Delhi, a poorhouse cemetery lost in time is finally getting the recognition and care that it deserves. [Read more…] about A Delaware County Cemeteries Podcast

Filed Under: History, Hudson Valley - Catskills Tagged With: Catskills, Cemeteries, Delaware County, Podcasts

John Davenport Clarke: Farmer, Forester, and Congressman

December 11, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

KaatscastIn the latest episode of Kaatscast, a podcast delivering interviews, arts, culture, and history from the Catskills , Delaware County Historian Bill Birns talks about the legacy of “Hobart’s greatest” (albeit largely forgotten) son, John Davenport Clarke.

Clarke was born in Hobart. He graduated Lafayette College in 1898 and Brooklyn Law School in 1911. He was assistant to the secretary of mines of the U. S. Steel from 1901 until 1907. In 1920, he was elected to Congress as a Republican. He was again elected to Congress in 1926 and served until his death in a car crash near Delhi, NY inn 1933. [Read more…] about John Davenport Clarke: Farmer, Forester, and Congressman

Filed Under: History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Recreation Tagged With: Agricultural History, Delaware County, Forestry, Podcasts, Political History

Rev. L. M. Hobbs: Teacher, Chaplain, Thief?

March 9, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Third Regiment USCTLewis Merwin Hobbs was born in 1824 in the Delaware County town of Bloomville. He became a teacher in New York State before relocating to Lancaster County, Pa., where, in 1854, he became a moving force in the creation of the teachers’ academy which would one day become Millersville University.

During the Civil War, Rev. Hobbs served as the chaplain of the Third Regiment United States Colored Troops, labored for the Freedman’s Bureau, wrote a school bill for freedmen in the south and later became a circuit preacher in the Methodist Episcopal Church, Philadelphia Conference. [Read more…] about Rev. L. M. Hobbs: Teacher, Chaplain, Thief?

Filed Under: History, Hudson Valley - Catskills Tagged With: Civil War, Crime and Justice, Delaware County, Religious History

Middletown (Delaware Co) 2018 Historical Events

April 30, 2018 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Historical Society of Middletown LogoThe Historical Society of Middletown (Delaware County) has announced their schedule of talks, tours and special activities planned for 2018.

The season will start with a friendly battle of wits when HSM sponsors its first Trivia Challenge Saturday, May 5 at 7 pm at its hall, 778 Cemetery Rd., in Margaretville. Teams of two and four will compete for awards. Door prizes and libations will be offered. Register your team ($25 per person) at (845) 586-4689. [Read more…] about Middletown (Delaware Co) 2018 Historical Events

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: Delaware County, Middletown

Antique Engine Event at Hanford Mills Museum

September 3, 2015 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

hanaford mills museumAntique tractors, Model A Fords, outboard motors, a 1956 Chevy Belair and a variety of gas and steam-powered engines will be featured at the 32nd Annual Dan Rion Memorial Antique Engine Jamboree and Powerfest at Hanford Mills Museum on Saturday, September 12 from 10 am until 5 pm.

The Museum’s wood-fired steam boiler plant will power horizontal and vertical steam engines. The event also will feature Mill tours, renewable energy exhibits, children’s activities, and live music with the Stoddard Hollow String Band. [Read more…] about Antique Engine Event at Hanford Mills Museum

Filed Under: Events, History, New Exhibits Tagged With: Agricultural History, Delaware County, Hanford Mills Museum, Industrial History

Hanford Mills Museum Kicks Off 42nd Season

May 27, 2015 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

mill with steamHanford Mills Museum, in Delaware County, NY, will be open Wednesdays-Sundays, plus holiday Mondays, 10 am – 5 pm through October 15th. Guided tours are offered of the Mill complex, where visitors can watch the 1926 Fitz overshot waterwheel start up and provide the power for the sawmill and woodworking shop. Historic water-powered machines are operated each day, just as they were a century ago. [Read more…] about Hanford Mills Museum Kicks Off 42nd Season

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Delaware County, Hanford Mills Museum, Industrial History

Headwaters History Days: 16 Sites, 2 Watersheds

May 20, 2015 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Rox historian Anthony Liberatore shows clockworks 2014 HHDHeadwaters History Days, two full weekends of events, exhibits, open houses and activities celebrating the history, culture, folklife and landscape of the Central Catskills, will be held May 30 and 31, and again June 6 and 7.

Visitors are invited to explore 16 historic sites across two counties, through the East Branch Delaware River and Esopus Creek Watersheds from Andes in Delaware County to Olive in Ulster County. [Read more…] about Headwaters History Days: 16 Sites, 2 Watersheds

Filed Under: Events, History, New Exhibits Tagged With: Delaware County, Ulster & Delaware Railroad, Ulster County

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