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Hadley

Backyard Maple Syrup Maker Earns ‘Braggin’ Rights’

May 13, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Sue Wilder, president of the Hadley Business Association presenting to Colton and Allie Clift Braggin’ Rights for producing the best tasting maple syrupColton and Allie Clift received their Braggin’ Rights for producing the best tasting maple syrup made in their backyard at the Hadley Maple in April Festival in Saratoga County.

The Clift’s live in Argyle within a 50 mile radius of Hadley, they have 40 taps and boil their own sap. This is the fourth year the Hadley Business Association has awarded to locally produced maple syrup makers their braggin’ rights. [Read more…] about Backyard Maple Syrup Maker Earns ‘Braggin’ Rights’

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Food, Nature Tagged With: Hadley, Maple Sugaring, Saratoga County

Lydia Sherman’s Recollections of Saratoga County’s Abolitionist Movement

February 24, 2022 by Guest Contributor Leave a Comment

Edmund J. Sherman homestead in Hadley, 1856 Geils MapHoused in the Saratoga County Historian’s Office is the African American History Index, begun in the early 2000s by former county historian Kristina Saddlemire and continued by longtime volunteer Jane Meader Nye.

This collection includes documents related to people of African descent who were either residents of the county or famous visitors such as Frederick Douglass, and stories of Abolitionists who offered assistance to enslaved people seeking freedom. [Read more…] about Lydia Sherman’s Recollections of Saratoga County’s Abolitionist Movement

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, History Tagged With: Abolition, Black History, Boston, Hadley, Lake Luzerne, Liberty Party, Massachusetts, Saratoga County, Saratoga County History Center, Saratoga County History Roundtable, Saratoga Springs, Slavery, Warren County, womens history

New Effort to Promote Western Warren County’s “First Wilderness” Heritage Underway

February 6, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

first wilderness heritage cooridorThe Warren County Department of Planning and Community Development has launched a collaboration with Cliff & Redfield Interactive (CRI), a Saratoga Springs-based rich-media communications organization, for a year-long campaign to promote community development and heritage tourism in the First Wilderness Heritage Corridor of western Warren County. [Read more…] about New Effort to Promote Western Warren County’s “First Wilderness” Heritage Underway

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History, Nature Tagged With: Chestertown, First Wilderness Heritage Corridor, Hadley, Horicon, https://www.newyorkalmanack.com/tags/warren-county-historical-society/, Hudson River, Johnsburg, Lake Luzerne, Schroon River, Stony Creek, Thurman, Tourism, Warren County, Warren County Historical Society, Warrensburg

Saratoga Co’s First Female Supervisor & A Filling Station Assault

January 7, 2022 by Guest Contributor Leave a Comment

Anne Riddell courtesy 1924 Board of Supervisors Proceedings BookAnna Riddell came to the town of Hadley in Saratoga County, NY, from Boston in 1910 after marrying a local man. She first made the local paper in 1915 when The Saratogian reported, “Mrs. Anna Riddell has purchased a Ford runabout which she intends to operate herself after taking a few lessons.” Apparently, the lessons were a success and Anna’s love for automobiles flourished.

In 1920, when Riddell’s house was destroyed by fire in the middle of the night, the family barely escaped with nothing but their nightclothes, and “a Dodge touring car belonging to Mrs. Riddell which was in a building connected with the house was saved through great difficulty because of the deep snow.” No longer just a hobby, Anna had become a chauffeur for hire and was among the first women to obtain a driver’s license in Saratoga County.

In addition to her passion for cars, Anna also showed conviction for civic groups and local government. She was active in the women’s suffrage movement and volunteered for the Red Cross during the First World War, chairing liberty loan drives and serving as a member of the Red Cross Motor Corps in Hadley. [Read more…] about Saratoga Co’s First Female Supervisor & A Filling Station Assault

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, History Tagged With: Crime and Justice, Hadley, Political History, Saratoga County, Saratoga County History Center, Saratoga County History Roundtable, Transportation History, womens history

Hadley’s 19th Annual ‘Maple in April’ Festival Next Weekend

April 16, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

maple in april festivalThe Hadley Business Association’s 19th annual Maple in April Festival has been set for Saturday, April 24th. [Read more…] about Hadley’s 19th Annual ‘Maple in April’ Festival Next Weekend

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, Food Tagged With: Hadley

Hudson River Dam History: The Big Hadley And Glen Dams

November 16, 2020 by Mike Prescott 3 Comments

Mike Prescott paddling One day as my wife and I and our dogs walked along River Road at Riparius on the Hudson River, my wife said to me in a folksy manner “just think all this water here, is on its way to New York City.”

It’s true the Hudson River has flowed out of the Adirondack Mountains for millennia, southward towards the Atlantic Ocean. And over the last two centuries or so there have been plans to dam the Upper Hudson for one reason or another. Most of those plans have dealt with using the water resources for some down state endeavor. [Read more…] about Hudson River Dam History: The Big Hadley And Glen Dams

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Nature, New York City, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondack Dams, Environmental History, Glens Falls Feeder Canal, Hadley, Hudson River, Indian River, Nelson Rockefeller, paddling, Political History, railroads, Schroon River, Verplanck Colvin, water quality

Hadley-Luzerne History Society Walking, Windshield Tours

July 26, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Kinnear Museum in Lake LuzerneThe Hadley-Lake Luzerne Historical Society has announced a new Walking and Windshield Tour Map of Hadley and Lake Luzerne, designed to showcase the area’s historic sites either by foot or car. [Read more…] about Hadley-Luzerne History Society Walking, Windshield Tours

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, History Tagged With: Hadley, Hadley-Luzerne Historical Society, Lake Luzerne

Rangers Respond To Lost Hikers On Hadley Mountain

April 22, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

forest ranger logoAccording to a press release issued by DEC, on April 19 at 8:51 pm, Warren County 911 transferred a call to DEC’s Ray Brook Dispatch reporting two lost men on Hadley Mountain, in Saratoga County. [Read more…] about Rangers Respond To Lost Hikers On Hadley Mountain

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Recreation Tagged With: DEC, Forest Ranger Reports, Forest Rangers, Hadley, Hadley Mountain, hiking

The Jessup Brothers in the American Revolution

April 3, 2018 by Marie Williams Leave a Comment

Jessup Patent MapIn the mid-1760s, brothers Edward and Ebenezer Jessup moved from Dutchess County, NY, to Albany and engaged in land speculation in the Hudson River Valley and Lake George area.

The Jessups would become friendly with Sir William Johnson, who had built Fort William Henry in 1755. Thanks to his close relationship with the Mohawk, Johnson became the Superintendent of Indian Affairs. The Jessups acquired much of their land from Johnson and the Mohawks. [Read more…] about The Jessup Brothers in the American Revolution

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, History Tagged With: Adirondacks, American Revolution, Chestertown, Corinth, Glens Falls, Hadley, Jessup River, John Johnson, Johnsburg, Lake Champlain, Lake George, Lake Luzerne, Military History, Queensbury, Saratoga County, Warren County, Warrensburg

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