Fall 2016 Newsletter - Charlton, NY Historical Society

CHARLTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY NEWS
September 2016
Volume 25 Number 4
http:www.charltonnyhs.org
Fall Programs
Put these dates on your calendar and join us for the Charlton Historical Society's 2016
events and activities. Invite your friends and neighbors to join you.
"The Music of Jack Williams, An American Treasure”
Date: Thursday, September 8, 2016
Place: Harmony Hall, 1401 Peaceable Street
Time: 6:00-8:30
Cost: $15 with reservation $18 at door
Performer: Jack Williams in concert
This evening is being produced by Ray Black as a continuation of his traditional barn
concerts at his former home Hickory Hollow on Division Street. Please make your advance
reservation (just indicate that you plan to come, no payment now) by sending a note to:
[email protected] - for a reduced fee of $15 (or pay $18 at the door.)
Usually folks bring a snack or drink to share and arrive around 6:00 - concert begins at
6:30. If you can't bring food, just bring yourselves over for a truly delightful evening.
New Charlton Residence Open House
Date: Sunday, September 18, 2016
Place: One Room Schoolhouse, 1009 Maple Avenue
Time: 2:00 - 4:00 PM
New Charlton residents are invited to visit the Historical Society to learn about our mission
and programs. The museum will be opened. Members are invited to attend to meet new
members and to help us with this event.
"Culture and Stories about the Iroquois"
Date: Wednesday, October 5, 2016
Place: One Room Schoolhouse, 2009 Maple Avenue
Time: 7:00 PM
Presenter: Kay Olan (Ionataie:was) of the Mohawk Nation, Wolf Clan
Program: Kay will share the culture and stories of the Iroquois
(Haudenosaunee).
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“War on the Middleline”
Date: Wednesday, November 2, 2016
Place: One Room Schoolhouse, 2009 Maple Avenue ok "War on the Middleline" which will
be available for sale at the meeting. Jim has previously
Time: 7:00 PM
Presenter: Jim Richmond
Program: "War on the Middleline”
Jim Richmond will present the story of the Revolutionary war on the New York frontier
AFTER the Battle of Saratoga. The talk will focus on the 1780 British raid on Bm his first book
"War on the Middleline" which will be available for sale at the meeting. Jim has previously
written several articles on his family genealogy and local history.
Holiday Party at the Charlton Tavern
Our annual Holiday Party is just around the corner, and it is time to put this event on your
calendar for an evening of fun, visiting with friends, great food, and entertainment. The
Tavern is one of our 5K Race sponsors and Mike and Sue do a great job preparing our party.
Date: Monday, December 5, 2016
Place: Charlton Tavern, 745 Charlton Rd
Time: 6:00 PM Cocktails and Light Appetizers, Cash Bar
7:00 PM Dinner
To continue our festive tradition enjoyed by so many CHS members, we will have our
popular raffle, the Victorian Lady, Sue McLane, will tell us about Christmas Past! If you have
items to contribute for the raffle, please bring them unwrapped, on the night of the party, and
be sure to include the donor’s name. Once again we have asked for a table on which to
display the raffle prizes, with smaller items grouped. Raffle participants will be able to put
their tickets into cans by the prizes for which they want to compete.
More information about the holiday party will be sent in November.
Also, visit our web site at charltonnyhs.org for more information about what is going on at
CHS.
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In Memory of
Doris Schaus Stauffer and Catherine Caine
Tree Dedication
Steve and Jenny Caine
Charlton Historical Society would like to express our sympathy to the family and friends of
Doris Schaus Stauffer, and Catherine Caine, who have recently passed away. In recognition
of this, their families named the Charlton Historical Society as a non-profit to which people
could donate in their memory. For this we would like to thank Joe Schaus and Steve Caine.
The response has been overwhelming! Donations have come in from all over, for both
ladies, and total well over $3,000. One thousand dollars of this was donated by the BH-BL
Rotary, to be used towards the planting of a tree and placement of a plaque, in memory of
Catherine. Doris was one of our Founding Members, and instrumental in building up our
Historical Society from scratch. To honor his Mom’s important roll in our founding, Joe
Schaus has placed a plaque in the museum. We also thank our other generous donors who
have shown their appreciation for the recent work that we have done to restore the
weathervane and maintain both of our buildings.
2016 SPRING ACTIVIVITIES
MEMORIAL DAY
Our spring activities started with the Memorial Day Ceremony in GidienHawley Park.
Many attended to honor Charlton past and present veterans and military service
people. Thank you Chuck Latham for planning another thought provoking program.
At this time, the new gazebo was dedicated to Frank Lafforthun.
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FOUNDERS’ DAY ACTIVITIES
The Charlton Historical Society would like to thank the 2016 Sponsors of our 5K
Race and ask that our members patronize their businesses.
Advanced Aesthetics Dentistry
Ainsley Angels
Alan Grattidge – Charlton Town Supervisor
BHBL Teachers Association
Burnt Hills Chiropractic & Rehabilitation
Burnt Hills Optical, Inc.
Burnt Hills Veterinary Hospital
Capital Care of Charlton
Capital District Stairs, Inc.
CDPHP aka Capital District Physicians’ Health Plan, Inc.
Charlton General Store
Charlton Septic Services
The Charlton Tavern
C. T. Male Associates
Culligan – water for the race
Edward Jones Investments – Burnt Hills office
Ellm’s Family Farm, LLC
Emerich Sales and Services, Inc.
FPI Mechanical, Inc.
Gil’s Garage, Inc.
Golub Corporation and the Price Chopper Supermarkets
KB Engineering & Consulting, PLLC
Morris Ford - Mercury, Inc.
Odorless Sanitary Cleaners
Physical Therapy Associates of Schenectady, P.C.
R. F. Herkenham Co.
Richard Hopkinson DDS
Schrader and Company, Inc.
Scotia-Glenville Family Medicine
Scott Beatty Agency
Stewart’s Shops Corporation
Timberland Custom Remodeling
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We also wish to thank Bill Herkenham and his race committee for doing another
wonderful job to organize this year’s 5K race. We ESPECIALLY thank Bill and
Elizabeth Herkenham for their generous donation of many of the race expenses.
OurparadeandFarmersMarketwereplaguedbyrain,butinusualCharltonmannerwe
persevered.ThePolitiansjoinedtheparadeandpresentedthe“TownofCharlton
Founders’DayResolution”and“TheNewYorkAssemblyCitation”honoringourGrand
Marshall,TorbenAaboforhisactiveroleinpreseveringandrestoringCharlton’shistoric
buildingsandhistory.ThankyouJohnHusseyforhisleadershipinplanningtheparade,
TeresaHartforplanningtheFarmersMarket,andtoLisLisforchairingtheArtShow.
ThanksgotoSueYorkandtoallwhovolunteeredtomanthemuseumandtheother
activities.
The parade Grand Marshall
Torben and Jean Aabo
Welcome New Members
The Charlton Historical Society would like to welcome our latest new members. We welcome
Jim and Robin Sevinsky who came into the museum on Founders’ Day. A few of us had a very
nice visit with them. They now live in the former Hequembourg home, that was once the
Zadock Crane home, and they told us the interesting story about their experience in purchasing
this historic house. They also made a generous donation that is eligible for the GE Gift Match
program, for which we thank them.
We also welcome Daniel and Elizabeth Urish of North Kingstown, Rhode Island. They also
made a generous donation, for which we thank them. Come to find out, Elizabeth is a
descendant of Thomas Brown, who moved his family to Charlton from Monmouth, NJ in 1786.
The Freehold Township is in Monmouth County, NJ, and many of Charlton’s founding families
came here from Freehold. There is even a historic marker that tells about Thomas Brown and
how his property marked the eastern boundary of the Historic District. According to W.
Bronson Taylor’s book “Stories and Pictures of Charlton’, the Freehold Presbyterian Church
was incorporated in 1786 and Thomas Brown was elected as one of the deacons in the first
election that was held in April, 1787.
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CHUCK LATHAM’S CHARLTON HISTORY—FACTS and
LEGEND
Traveling to School—Then, And Now
From REMINISCENCES by Winifred McConchie Palmatteer
As I was leafning through the pages of a farm magazine the other day, I came
upon a picture of a family of children standing in the snow beside a platform loaded
with milk cans waiting for their neighbor, who could be seen in the distance with his
team and milk sleigh, to come so that they could hop on and get a free ride to school.
It brought back memories of the other days and the way farm children used to get to
school.
I can remember may incidents connected with the trips we used to make to
school. I remember the very first day of school when our Mother took my sister and
me to school with a horse and buggy and how she had waited there for a while to
make sure we were going to be all right.
After that we weren’t so fortunate, however. We usually had to walk the mile
and seven-tenths each way. The only time we could look forward to rides was when
bad weather came up while we were at school, or during examination week in
January. Then everybody was expected to be there regardless of the weather and
take the examinations which the state put out. There was no postponing them then.
Each one was given at the appointed time. Many a time our father hooked up his
team and took us to school so we wouldn’t miss those exams. (To be continued)
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Charlton Historical Society
2009 Maple Avenue
Charlton, NY 12019
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The Board of Trustees is delighted to welcome Bill Wehrle as our new curator. Thank you Bill
for coming forth to help in this important role.
If you wish to donate a founding member plaque for display in the museum, please contact Sue
York for the requirements. We have stipulations to insure continuity.
Remember that CHS is eligible to receive funds from the AMAZON SMILE FOUNDATION.
If you would like to support the Charlton Historical Society with your Amazon shopping, you
can log onto Smile.amazon.com and select he CHS to receive .5% of your purchase price and
proceed to shop.
Board of Trustees
President Vice-President
Secretary Cor.Sec. Treasurer Curator
Trustee
Trustee
Trustee
Trustee
Trustee
AliceCrotty JohnHussey
NancyBellamy
StaceyFenton
SusanYork BillWehrle KenCrotty ChuckLatham
PatParker CarolynSetzer
MarvSchorr
399-4153
399-9789
399-8508
882-6009
399-3797
399-7695
399-4153
384-0130
882-9099
882-9740
399-4161
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