The Oneonta Rotary Club announced that it will hold a summer wine tasting fundraiser from 6-8 p.m. on Friday, August 18 at Social Eats Café-Project 607, 546 Main Street in Oneonta. Guests will try a five-course wine tasting, or can opt for non-alcoholic specialty mocktails. Tickets are $75.00 and must be ordered in advance. All proceeds benefit the club and its activities. To register, visit the Oneonta Rotary Facebook page or call (607) 431-4808.…
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135 Years Ago
Two thousand Italians in New York are absolutely destitute and dependent wholly upon charity for the continuance of existence. So at least says Signor R. Marzo, general manager of the Italian Society of Emigration, and he is probably a good authority. And there are many more who, being without employ, would also be starving but for their having some small savings upon which they live in the most economical fashion. When their means are gone, unless there is…
THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta July 20, 2023 Front Page 52 HoF Legends Coming to Town This Weekend Inside Governor On Hand for Doubleday Ribbon-Cutting Wellness Committee Meets Special Effects Artist Builds Stuff of Nightmares in E. Springfield Garage Veteran’s Cross-Country Odyssey Has Important Educational Purpose Vêsucrê: Celebrating Success with Grant, Expo ‘Passages: Creatures & Curiosities’ Exhibit To Open at Art Garage July 20 Let the Games Begin! Best Bets: July 20, 2023 News in Brief…
In 1903, Horatio Nelson Jackson completed the first automobile trip ever across the United States. The journey began on May 23, and 65 days later Jackson arrived in New York City, on July 26.
The trip was remarkable, since at the time there was no highway system in the U.S.; indeed, Jackson drove many hundreds of miles on old pioneer wagon tracks like the Oregon Trail.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for TUESDAY, JULY 4 Celebrate Independence Day CELEBRATION—10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Step back in time for an 1840s style Independence Day, featuring a reading of the Declaration of Independence, tintype photography and a toast. The day will also include 19th century children’s games on the Tavern Green and artisans demonstrating their crafts. The Farmers’ Museum, Cooperstown. (607) 547-1450 or visit farmersmuseum.org/event/independence-day-celebration/ PARADE—11 a.m. “Salute To Lady Liberty” with one of the longest running 4th of July parades in the…
110 Years Ago — Local News – Frank Pierce of Otego has purchased of Arthur M. Butts the local agent, a new Cadillac touring car. Mr. Pierce will never have reason to regret his selection. While there are many good cars being made these days there are none better at the price than these same Cadillacs.
One of the largest regular passenger trains lately over the D. & H. through this city was No. 303 Wednesday morning, which consisted of…
Amtrak’s A. Philip Randolph Employee Resource Group hosted six Juneteenth celebrations at train stations in different American cities at noon on Thursday, June 15. The guest speaker at the event in the Washington, D.C. Union Station was historian and genealogist Harry Bradshaw Matthews, retired associate dean and director of Intercultural Affairs at Hartwick College. He is the founding president of the United Stated Colored Troops Institute and a member of the SUNY Oneonta Foundation board of directors.…
Called a distinctive event in the world of academia and fandom, the 34th Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball and American Culture attracted approximately 150 attendees from across the country, from different academic backgrounds and ages, all of whom had an abundance of stories to tell and a shared love of the sport.…
Fred Culbert, far left, has been the voice of Springfield’s Fourth of July Parade for 30 years. Fred and wife, Maureen, are shown below. (Photos by Andrea House) Springfield Announces 2023 Fourth of July Parade Grand Marshal By ANDREA HOUSESPRINGFIELD Fred Culbert, the voice of Springfield’s Fourth of July Parade for 30 years, will be taking a break from announcing parade entries this year to lead the parade as grand marshal. For Springfield’s Fourth of July Committee, Culbert was an…
News Briefs: June 1, 2023 Popular Duck Derby Returns This Weekend ONEONTA—The Family Resource Network has announced the post-COVID return of its annual Duck Derby, to be held on Saturday, June 3 from noon to 3 p.m. The derby features multiple heats of rubber duck racing on Mill Creek, face painting, music, and make-and-take crafts. There will be cash prizes for the top finishers in each race. Ducks can be purchased on the day of the event or ahead of…
