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Palatines In The Helderbergs: The Zeh and Warner Sawmill

December 26, 2021 by Harold Miller 3 Comments

part of Cockburn’s 1787 survey map The people we call Palatines were displaced during the turmoil of the War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714). More than 13,000 mostly, though exclusively, Protestant Germans from the Middle Rhine region of the Holy Roman Empire first fled to England.

Known then as “Poor Palatines,” opposition to their immigration resulted in nearly 3,000 of them (about a third the size of the population of the city of New York) being sent to the colonial Province of New York in 1710. Many were forced to work off their passages at at work camps on Livingston Manor.  In 1712, more than a hundred other families, sought new lives in the Schoharie Valley, then a frontier between the English, French, and Native People. From there, some moved to the Helderberg Escarpment, in what is now Western Albany County. [Read more…] about Palatines In The Helderbergs: The Zeh and Warner Sawmill

Filed Under: History, Hudson Valley - Catskills Tagged With: Albany County, Berne, Palatines, Rensselaerswijck, Schoharie County, Schoharie River, Van Rensselaers

How the Schoharie Creek Shaped History (Tuesday)

November 28, 2016 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

schoharie creekSchoharie Crossing State Historic Site will host Schoharie County Historian Ted Shuart during the last of this year’s Tuesday Talk series. Shuart will present on the historic role that the Schoharie Creek has played in NYS History with a presentation called: “How a river shaped History; the unique role of the Schoharie Creek in the settlement of upstate New York” on November 29th. [Read more…] about How the Schoharie Creek Shaped History (Tuesday)

Filed Under: Events, History, Nature Tagged With: Schoharie Crossing, Schoharie River

1950s: Mohawk, Kanatsiohareke History

December 4, 2014 by Bob Cudmore Leave a Comment

Mohawk_FilmPosterA film called “Mohawk” premiered in Amsterdam in 1956 and used some footage from the 1939 movie “Drums Along the Mohawk.” The 1956 movie was distributed by 20th Century Fox.

The movie tells the story of an artist assigned to the Mohawk Valley to paint frontier scenes. The artist is involved romantically with three women. There is a vengeful settler in the film trying to start a war with local Indian people. The film was directed by Kurt Neumann and starred Scott Brady and Rita Gam. [Read more…] about 1950s: Mohawk, Kanatsiohareke History

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Amsterdam, Film History, Indigenous History, Iroquois, Kanatsiohareke, Mohawk, Mohawk River, Native American History, Performing Arts, Political History, Schoharie River, Treaty of Fort Stanwix

Schoharie Valley History And Harvest Events Set

October 9, 2014 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

StoneFortDayCanon ReadyHistory & Harvest Weekend will be celebrated throughout the Schoharie Valley October 10th through the 12th.

The Stone Fort History Fair will feature a mixture of living history, historic re-enactors, musical performances, demonstrations and activities from more than three hundred years. Hours are from 10 am to 5 pm on Saturday and from 12-5 pm on Sunday.

While the history fair is underway, the Village of Schoharie has its annual Pumpkin Festival that includes games, music, and an autumn bake off, a farmers ’ market and wagon rides to the History Fair. The Pumpkin Festival is from 10 am – 2 pm. on Main Street in Schoharie. [Read more…] about Schoharie Valley History And Harvest Events Set

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: Old Stone Fort, Schoharie County, Schoharie River

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