Yerdon-Putnam Reunion: 76 Years Strong and Counting ONEONTA—Four generations of the descendants of Floyd and Myrtle Putnam Yerdon gathered on Sunday, July 28 for the 76th annual reunion at Fortin Park in Oneonta. Thirty-nine relatives enjoyed Brooks’ barbecue chicken and many homemade side dishes and desserts. Following the meal, an auction was held with family auctioneer David E. Yerdon and his wife, Linda, assisting.…
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The scenes gently and humorously chide aspects of American culture and customs. Unlike those of many other photography exhibitions, Kosmer’s captions are an essential part of each piece’s meaning. He compared the shots to “New Yorker” cartoons in their style and spirit.…
“We’re excited to have Justin pitch this doubleheader in Cooperstown,” said Linda Chesis, artistic director of the Cooperstown Chamber Music Festival. “These workshops offer a fantastic opportunity for families to engage with music in a hands-on, creative way.”…
This week's briefs include information about a memorial concert honoring Ken Held, the upcoming Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce Artisan Festival, the return of Fiber Arts Weekend to The Farmers' Museum and more.…
BVA Chairperson Ed Lentz agreed and added, “We’re very happy to be putting on this event again. It’s a good time, with plenty of attractions for kids as well as young and not-so-young adults, and a good chance to meet with friends, old and new, from throughout the watershed and beyond.”…
“Rather than propose something ourselves, we would like to hear from you,” village officials explained in a press release. “Submit your design for a village seal by e-mailing your PDF file to village@cooperstownny.org by September 15.”…
FCAHS serves lunch at the Fly Creek Community Yard Sale Day, a new horror film partially filmed in Cooperstown to open, and more.…
“Georgia Jipp: Blizzard Pilot” follows the true story of the eponymous western South Dakota rescue pilot. Jipp earned her pilot’s license at age 19 and was married in an airplane circling over Philip, South Dakota two years later.…
210 YEARS AGO
Advertisement—For Sale, Twenty-six and three fourths of an acre of Land, lying about equally divided on both sides of the Great Western Turnpike Road, seven miles west of Cooperstown, in the Town of Otsego, being part of Lot No. 33, in Croghan’s Patent, formerly occupied by Samuel S. Munro, deceased.…
The Oneonta Phosphate Company uses material which has heretofore gone to waste. It is located about one mile east of the village. The superintendent of this company, Mr. A.B. Coffin, began the manufacture of phosphate about five years ago in the village of Middlefield. He gradually enlarged his works there til he was able to send out 240 tons a year.…