Life Sketches by Terry Berkson Heart of the House: Uncle Harry’s Gift of Conversion a Godsend In 1932, my Uncle Harry graduated from New York’s City College with a degree in aeronautical engineering. For more than a year he tried to get a job in that field but, likely due to the Great Depression, he was unsuccessful. So, he turned to the heating business where thousands of homes and industrial buildings were converting to oil to take the place of…
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In Memoriam Joan M. Crandall, 87 March 11, 1934 – December 8, 2021 ONEONTA – Joan M. Crandall passed away peacefully surrounded by her family in her home on Wednesday, December 8th, 2021. Joan was born on March 11th, 1934 to Myrtle (Barnes) and Malcolm Misner in Sidney, New York. She grew up in Sidney in the midst of a large loving extended family during the Great Depression. She graduated from Sidney Central High School in 1952. She started a…
In Tribute Family Remembers Al Colone By Looking At What He Loved Most: Family Remembering The Saga Of Ma And Pa Colone Editor’s Note: Our columnist and Oneonta businessman Al Colone died April 13, without finishing a two-part series about his ancestors. As a tribute, his brother, Frank Colone, wrote this memorial about their parents. By Frank Colone In the aftermath of World War I and the pandemic of 1918, Ma and Pa Colone returned to Oneonta and Depew Street.…