August schedule on The Historians with Bob Cudmore

Friday, August 4-Episode 486-Bob Cudmore has Focus on History columns on a submarine rescue, walking for sport, Amsterdam’s clock tower building and more.

Friday, August 11-Episode 487-Christina Baker Kline author of Orphan Train from a 2015 podcast episode. Plus the debut of The History Mystery trivia question.

Friday, August 18-Episode 488-Kiersten Marcil from Rotterdam Junction New York, author of the Revolutionary War historical novel Witness to the Revolution.

Friday, August 25-Episode 489-A highlights edition with excerpts from recent podcasts including the year that defined the American West; pre-Hollywood filmmaking in New York State; female war correspondent Dickey Chapelle; Adirondack serial killer Robert Garrow and more.

Please contribute to the 2023 Historians Podcast fund drive. Please donate online at The Historians Podcast, organized by Bob Cudmore or send a check made out to Bob Cudmore to 125 Horstman Drive, Scotia, NY 12302. Thank you and on the way to Episode#500 this fall. (November 3, 2023)

Wednesday, August 2, 2023-From the Archives- Episode 115, June 10, 2016-Historic Site Manager Wade Wells on “The Price of Loyalty: The Confiscation of Johnson Hall in Johnstown” at the start of the American Revolution.

Thursday, August 3, 2023-From the Archives of Focus on History from the Daily Gazette-Great graves of Upstate New York

According to Oneonta author and radio host Chuck D’Imperio, Upstate New York is the final resting place for many American legends.

Friday, August 4, 2023- Episode 486-Bob Cudmore has Focus on History columns on soda bottlers, walking for sport, a submarine rescue, Amsterdam’s clock tower building and more.

Mohawk Valley Weather, Wednesday, August 2, 2023

53 degrees in The City of Amsterdam at 5:44AM

Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Light west wind.

Tonight Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Light and variable wind.

Thursday A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Light south wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Mohawk Valley News Headlines, Wednesday, August 2, 2023

Daily Gazette *Support Local JournalismTo subscribe https://dailygazette.com/subscribe/Paper-Paper, On-line and e-editionWhen Credibility MattersHochul on migrant relocation: ‘sometimes we know in advance and sometimes we don’t’ AMSTERDAM — Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday maintained that her administration hasn’t always been informed when asylum seekers are transported upstate… Senior high-rise renovation marks completion of $47M project in Amsterdam AMSTERDAM — Nearly 200 antiquated senior apartments have been renovated in the city of Amsterdam within the last two years….***https://dailygazette.com/ RecorderNews

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