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Fulton County

Fulton County Courthouse: Some History

July 22, 2022 by Guest Contributor Leave a Comment

a new york minute in history podcastOn this episode of A New York Minute in History, Devin Lander and Lauren Roberts visit New York’s oldest continuously operating courthouse, located in the City of Johnstown in Fulton County.

Built in 1772 by Sir William Johnson, the Fulton County Courthouse has seen the transition from British colonial rule to the establishment of the United States, and 250 years of legal history. Among the important judges to hold court at the courthouse include Daniel Cady, the father of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, who was heavily influenced by legal cases which demonstrated how few rights women had in the 19th Century. [Read more…] about Fulton County Courthouse: Some History

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History Tagged With: Fulton County, Historic Preservation, Johnstown, Legal History, Podcasts, William Johnson

Two Arrested After Bank Robbery in Adirondacks

March 30, 2022 by Editorial Staff 2 Comments

New York State PoliceAccording to a press release issued by New York State Police, at about noon on March 26th, State Police in Mayfield, Fulton County, NY responded to a report of a robbery in progress at the NBT Bank on Bridge Street in the Village of Northville.

Two male suspects fled the scene with an undisclosed amount of currency prior to the arrival of law enforcement. According to Police, no weapon was observed but the presence of one was implied. No one was injured during the incident. [Read more…] about Two Arrested After Bank Robbery in Adirondacks

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY Tagged With: Crime and Justice, Fulton County, Mayfield, Northville, State Police

A Grave Marker for an American Veteran

February 25, 2022 by Bob Cudmore Leave a Comment

The Historians LogoThis week’s guest on The Historians Podcast is Peter Betz of Fulton County who explains how he was able to help a family acquire a grave marker at no cost for a deceased family member who was a United States Army veteran.

Betz is a member of the Perth town council and president of the Perth Center Cemetery Association. He found that a veteran who died in recent years was buried next to his wife who had died in 2010. His wife had a headstone but the veteran, Howard Forgette, did not. [Read more…] about A Grave Marker for an American Veteran

Filed Under: History, Mohawk Valley Tagged With: Cemeteries, Fulton County, Military History, Perth, Podcasts

New Adirondack History Book About The Northville-Placid Trail

August 10, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

From Northville to Placid: Place Names of New York's Oldest Long TrailThe new book From Northville to Placid: Place Name History of New York’s Oldest Long Trail (Beechwood Books, 2021) by Erik Schlimmer, with foreword by James Appleton, features historical accounts of seventy of the named features along this 138-mile path through the Adirondacks. [Read more…] about New Adirondack History Book About The Northville-Placid Trail

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Books, History, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondacks, Books, Essex County, Fulton County, hiking, Lake Placid, Northville, Northville-Placid Trail

Highlights From The Historians Podcast

April 30, 2021 by Bob Cudmore Leave a Comment

The Historians LogoThis week on The Historians Podcast, highlights from seven podcasts from 2021 – Jim Richmond on Saratoga County history, Mike Hauser on Fulton County sports, Sarah Patten on women spies, Thruway questions from Robert Burns, John Warren on motorization of the Adirondack Park, Jim Kaplan on New York City’s South Street Seaport and Roland Vinyard on West Virginia caver Pete Hauer. [Read more…] about Highlights From The Historians Podcast

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, History Tagged With: Fulton County, Podcasts, Saratoga County, Transportation, Transportation History

Fulton County Baseball History (Podcast)

March 12, 2021 by Bob Cudmore Leave a Comment

The Historians LogoThis week on The Historians Podcast, Mike Hauser, author and Leader Herald columnist, has stories about major league manager Jack McKeon, Parkhurst Field and Moonlight “Doc” Graham from Fulton County baseball history. [Read more…] about Fulton County Baseball History (Podcast)

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History, Mohawk Valley, Recreation Tagged With: Baseball, Fulton County, Major League Baseball, Podcasts, sports, Sports History

Fulton County’s 1772 Courthouse (Podcast)

January 29, 2021 by Bob Cudmore Leave a Comment

The Historians LogoThis week on The Historians Podcast, 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. Meredith Best, an art teacher and the judge’s daughter, describes the artwork in a booklet on the courthouse history written by her father, which is scheduled for publication in February. [Read more…] about Fulton County’s 1772 Courthouse (Podcast)

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History Tagged With: Fulton County, Podcasts

State Parks Plans To Expand Native Legacy At Johnson Hall

December 28, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Mohawk at Johnson Hall State Historic SiteLong-term plans for the Johnson Hall State Historic Site call for enhancements to more fully describe the historic role that the Mohawk and other Native peoples played in colonial-era New York. [Read more…] about State Parks Plans To Expand Native Legacy At Johnson Hall

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History, Mohawk Valley Tagged With: Fulton County, Historic Preservation, Indigenous History, Johnson Hall, Native American, Native American History

Researching Fulton County’s First Roman Catholic Church

November 13, 2020 by Bob Cudmore Leave a Comment

The Historians LogoThis week’s guest on The Historians Podcast is retired Army Colonel Dave Cummings who discusses efforts to research St. Joseph’s Shrine and its nearby cemetery in the Adirondack hill town of Bleecker, NY.

Constructed in the 1850s, St. Joseph’s Church, torn down in 1919, was the first Roman Catholic Church built in Fulton County. [Read more…] about Researching Fulton County’s First Roman Catholic Church

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History Tagged With: Fulton County, Podcasts, Religious History

Adirondack Park Developer Rejects Conservation Design

July 16, 2020 by David Gibson 1 Comment

marsh at north end of Woodward Lake taken from the roadEven during the summer’s pandemic, development submittals to the Adirondack Park Agency (APA), which oversees land use in the Adirondack Park, have not slowed very much.

Case in point: the proposed developer of Woodward Lake in Fulton County has submitted additional information to the APA this month of July. The Agency has issued multiple requests for additional information since the applicant, New York Land and Lakes LLC of Oneonta, first submitted an application in 2018. Their plan is to subdivide an undeveloped 1,100-acre lake and forest near Northville in the Adirondack Park into 37 second home lots, driveways and onsite septic. There is no public water or sewer here and the applicant proposes none. [Read more…] about Adirondack Park Developer Rejects Conservation Design

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondack Park, Adirondack Wild, APA, development, Fulton County

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