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What's Going On At The Herkimer County Historical Society!
UPCOMING PROGRAMS:
Our
monthly programs are held on a weeknight at 7:00 p.m. in our Eckler
Building, 406 N. Main Street, Herkimer, NY (unless otherwise noted),
and are free to the public.
Programs
for 2010 will resume in June. TBA
FUNDRAISERS:
For
more information on any of these events, you can call the Historical
Society at (315) 866-6413.
WINTER
TIME DONATION DRAWING: Several of our members have donated wonderful items to benefit
the Historical Society and we thought it would be a great idea to
have a "Winter Time Donation Drawing" to help us raise money
to pay our high utility bills this winter. Tickets are $5.00
each or 4 for $15.00. You can mail in your donation (Herkimer
County Historical Society, 400 N. Main St., Herkimer, NY 13350) and
we will mail your tickets back to you. You do not need to be present
to win and for those who are not in the area, we will mail your prize
out to you if you win. The drawing will be held on March 19,
2010, the last day of winter - something we can all look
forward to!
PRIZE
#1: Framed Watercolor Painting of the famous 1905 photograph of the
Erie Canal at Durhamville, NY by Sharon Rolchigo (pictured with Society
director Susan Perkins)
PRIZE #2: Framed Watercolor Painting of Beardslee Castle (Town of
Manheim) by Sharon Rolchigo
PRIZE #3: Watercolor Painting of the Erie Canal at Frankfort, NY by
Sharon Rolchigo
PRIZE #4: New Book on Remington Rolling Block Rifles, Carbines &
Shotguns - Sporting & Target Rifles" by Roy Marcot
PRIZE #5: Hamilton Collection Clapsaddle Dolls "April" and
"Holly" based on the artwork by Herkimer County artist Ellen
Clapsaddle (famous for her postcards), donated by Lil Gaherty
SUITER
MUSEUM BUILDING - ANDRUSTOWN EXHIBIT ON DISPLAY UNTIL MAY 2010
Our
Suiter Building museum is open to the public throughout the year,
Monday-Friday, 10:00 a.m.-4;00 p.m. and during July and August (starting
the second Saturday in July) on Saturdays, 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
EXHIBIT - ANDRUSTOWN MASSACRE
Our exhibit opened on May 20, 2009 on the Andrustown Massacre that
took place on July 18, 1778. On that day, the families of Andrustown
in the town of Warren were busy harvesting their crops when the calm
was suddenly shattered by Indian war cries. Those families who were
surprised first were killed and taken captive. Other residents fled
to the nearby swamps and woods, eventually making their way to nearby
Fort Herkimer. Those survivors of nearly all of these families returned
and rebuilt their homes, and for many years the territory was owned
by descendants of these pioneers. Come and read about their stories
in our new exhibit.
The
exhibit features family pictures and genealogy charts of the McCready
and Swift families
done by Lura Swift Provost, pictured on the far left,
with Carol Bennett on the evening of the opening. These
families descend from the Jacob Crim family, one of the original Andrustown
settlers.
THE
JOYCE KELLER DOLL HOUSE AND MINIATURE COLLECTION
is now on the second floor of our museum. It was previously housed in
the old 1834 Jail when it was donated to the Historical Society in 1985.
The collection features 7 houses and 20 room settings, created by Herkimer
resident Joyce Keller. It is a popular attraction that can be enjoyed
by everyone of all ages!
We
are finished working on our next Arcadia "Images of America"
series for the TOWN OF GERMAN FLATTS - due out in May 2010!
NEW ITEMS IN THE GIFT SHOP
HERKIMER
VILLAGE
The
pictorial book "Herkimer Village"
has sold very well. The book, authored by Susan Perkins and
Caryl Hopson from the Herkimer County Historical Society, is
published by Arcadia Books as part of their "Image of America"
series.
The
categories for our book are as follows: Historic Homes,
Churches, Schools, Industry
and Businesses, Transportation, Main
Street Shots, Notable People, and Notable
Events.
The
book is $21.99. To place an order by mail, send a check to the Herkimer
County Historical Society, 400 N. Main St., Herkimer, NY 13350 -
and add 8.25% sales tax, plus shipping ($4.00 for 1-3 books, $6.00
for 5-8). Or, you can stop in at our Gift Shop, open Monday-Friday,
10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. The picture featured is a 1948 snapshot of
employees at the Munger's Department Store, one of seven that are
featured in the book.
NEW
BOOKS -
"Mohawk
- Discovering the Valley of the Crystals" by M. Paul Keesler Following
years of personal exploration, research and interviews, Paul amassed
and processed it all into this amazing book. It both entertains
and enlightens the reader, taking them on a fascinating journey
about the Mohawk Valley from the era of glaciers and prehistoric
times, to Native Americans, to the arrival of explorers, settlers
and trading, to the modern era. Paul passed away in 2005 just before
the completion of his book. His family worked with North Country
Books for its final publication. The cost of the book is
$39.95.
"Oppenheim
Chronicles - A Narrative History" by Hector J. Allen
The
history of Oppenheim is much more than a simple local history volume.
It is a well written and documented American history story based
on the residents of a typical rural township, from wilderness frontier
beginnings through the pains of the Civil War, the radical changes
brought about by transportation innovations right up to the modern
era. Hector Allen brings a lifetime of studying and teaching history,
and interviewing many of the people who make the history, into these
pages. The cost of the book is $38.00.
The
Society's Gift Shop is open Monday-Friday, 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
and is located in our Eckler Building, 406 N. Main St., Herkimer.
To order by mail, please add 8.25% New York State sales tax and
$4.00 for postage and handling and mail to: Herkimer County Historical
Society, 400 N. Main St., Herkimer, NY 13350.
Annual
Dinner Meeting - May 28,2009 at Villa Isidoro
The
Herkimer County Historical Society held our Annual Dinner meeting on May
28 at the Villa Isidoro Restuarant in the town of Warren with 32 people
attending. An election of Board members was held with three new members
being welcomed: John Brennan, of Little Falls, Debbie
Crandall, of Herkimer, and Harry Enea III, of
Little Falls. A special Thank You to our members who rotated off the Board
this year: Kathy Crowe, Carol Dippolito,
and Frank Spatto. Pictured are the Board members who
attended the Annual Dinner meeting: seated (left to right) Jan
McGraw, executive director Susan Perkins, Carolyn
Canary, Donna Rubin; back (left to right) Harry
Enea III, Garry Outtrim, Carol Dippolito,
Tim Daly, Steve Knight, Scott
Vaughan, and Jeff Steele.
WINTER
TIME DONATION DRAWING:
PRIZE
#1: Framed Watercolor Painting of the famous 1905 photograph of the
Erie Canal at Durhamville, NY by Sharon Rolchigo (pictured with Society
director Susan Perkins) 
done by Lura Swift Provost, pictured on the far left,
with Carol Bennett on the evening of the opening. These
families descend from the Jacob Crim family, one of the original Andrustown
settlers.
HERKIMER
VILLAGE 
