COOPERSTOWN—Brian A. Alexander, 73, visiting professor of museum administration at the Cooperstown Graduate Program, passed away unexpectedly on November 27 at Albany Medical Center. Born March 25, 1951 in Peoria, Illinois, Brian was the son of Arnold George Alexander and Norma Jean (nee Hoffman) Alexander. A celebration of Brian’s life will be held at the Cooperstown Graduate Program at 5838 State Route 80, Cooperstown.…
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“Through this tour we will learn what downtown Worcester was like in the last decades of the 1800s and what factors led to the demographic decline in subsequent years.”…
Cardelle reminded the audience that he is starting his third year as the university’s president. He announced that the school was founded 135 years ago on September 4, 1889 as Oneonta State Normal School, with the goal of training teachers.…
Eckmair was specifically acknowledged for her involvement in a research project which ultimately quashed an Army Corps of Engineers plan to install a series of dams in the Butternut Valley. According to the citation, these dams would have created a 7-mile-long lake, thus “flooding the entire village and most of the Butternut Valley and over 4,000 years of Native American civilization.” Congress deauthorized the monies appropriated for the plan in 1979.…
The event will include general information about the Cooperstown area and institutions, with a special focus on the Cooperstown Graduate Program. Area residents are encouraged to attend and meet the graduate students who are living here this year. Local musicians Lonesome Polecat will provide entertainment, and refreshments are being sponsored by Laura Wetzel.…
But for the Gilbertsville area’s strong resistance to a long-standing Army Corps of Engineers plan to dam up the area, the tour would not have taken place at all, as, like the sad fate of some Catskill Mountain towns, Gilbertsville and other nearby towns and villages would today be under water.…
The Gilbertsville Historic District, which was first listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974, was inspired by a plan to place dams that would flood the Butternut Valley, destroying the historic landscape. In the Village of Gilbertsville, this is just one example of the advocacy that has led to action in the areas of education, natural resources and human rights.…
Students were in high spirits and the look of determination to demonstrate knowledge they acquired after months of research was shared across the board. Cindy Falk, assistant dean of graduate studies at SUNY Oneonta, served as one of the many judges for the event, and said that it was “so exciting to see so many young people from around the state do such good work on a wide variety of topics.”…
Dr. Gretchen Sorin, author, historian and director of the Cooperstown Graduate Program, will be featured on the next episode of PBS’ “Behind the Woman” with Dr. Juhanna Rogers.…
Cavallaro’s tech sessions begin on Friday, March 29 at 5:30 p.m. and on Saturday, March 30 at 1:30 p.m. He will meet with folks at the CGP building, located as 5838 State Route 80. Walk-ins are welcome, but sign-ups ahead of time are encouraged.…