HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16 Baseball Author Discussion AUTHOR SERIES – 2 p.m. Enjoy interview with author of “Billy Ball: Billy Beane and the Resurrection of the Oakland A’s” Dale Tafoya with Bruce Markusen. Free, registration required. Presented by The Baseball Hall of Fame. 607-547-7200 or visit baseballhall.org/events/virtual-author-series-Dale-Tafoya?date=0…
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SUSAN B. ANTHONY EXPLORED Century-Old Ideals About Womanhood Bring Groans Today By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Digging through the NYSHA archives in 2004, Sharon Stuart, Otsego town historian, found an item that everyone else overlooked. “As I was looking through February 1885 issues of The Freeman’s Journal, a name caught my eye,” Stewart said during a Sunday, Aug. 9, talk at the Swart-Wilcox House, “Susan B. Anthony.” Stuart’s talk on Anthony – she also spoke in 1894…
Historian Tells Crowd Susan B. Anthony Was Here…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, AUGUST 9 Paddle To Save Scenic Lake PADDLE & PULL – 1 – 4 p.m. Enjoy fun socially distanced day to help pull up Water Chestnut stump portion of Goodyear Lake. Personal watercraft allowed, rentals available. Registration required. Meet at Fishing Access Site, St. Hwy. 28, Portlandville. 607-547-4488 or visit occainfo.org/calendar/paddle-and-pull-silver-lake-4/…
Anthony, Emancipation Commemorated Historical Signs Enshrine Church’s Role In History…
‘Uxurious’ Misread Fateful Visit Painted As Figure Of Fun, Susan B. Anthony Went On To Make History Editor’s Note: Here is The Freeman’s Journal Feb. 9, 1855, account – in prose and poetry – of Susan B. Anthony’s appearance in Cooperstown, to be commemorated with a State Historical Marker that has just arrived at the village’s First Presbyterian Church. The tone marks the flippant attitude in some quarters at that time. Mr. Editor: Your readers should be apprised that last…
MLK Day Mementos 2 Historic Markers Commemorate Freedom By JIM KEVLIN COOPERSTOWN – Just in time for Martin Luther King Day, two state Historical Markers commemorating the United States’ march toward freedom – and Otsego County’s – have arrived at First Presbyterian Church here. One marks Susan B. Anthony’s Feb. 9, 1855, appearance in a building where the church’s chapel is now. During her visit, she formed a local committee to advocate for the women’s right to vote. The second commemorates…
FREEDOM, SUSAN B. ANTHONY HONORED Historic Markers Ready For MLK Jr. Day 2019…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for WEDNESDAY, NOV. 15 When Susan B. Anthony Came To Town FCAHS MEETING – 7 p.m. Tom Heitz presents “The Strong-Minded Women Are Coming,” about Susan B. Anthony’s visit to Cooperstown to meet the women and male supporters interested in forming a Woman’s Rights Committee and the reaction of local citizens. Fly Creek Area Historical Society, 210 Cemetery Rd, Fly Creek. fcahs.org LECTURE SERIES – 6:30-8 p.m. Learn the what, why, and how of reduce, reuse, recycle with featured speakers…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, SEPT. 9 Bull Riding, Barrel Racing, More RODEO – 7 p.m. Features Bull Riding, Barrel Racing, Bronco Riding, Team Roping, Steer Wrestling. Pre-rodeo fun starts at 4 with games, food, music. Tickets, $20. Damaschke Field, Oneonta. Visit www.oneontaoutlaws.com/teams/default.asp?u=ONEONTAOUTLAWS&s=baseball&p=home HERO 5K – 10 a.m. Support your local heroes at 9/11 heroes 5K. Registration, 8:30-9:30 a.m. Fee, $35. Proceeds benefit Fly Creek Fire & EMS Depts. Fly Creek Fire Dept., 832 Co. Hwy. 26, Fly Creek. Call 6075472800…