Legion Post 259 Dedicates New Museum to Late Oneontan David Townsend Jr. By CASPAR EWIG ONEONTA – In a well-attended luncheon ceremony last Saturday, January 7, Oneonta American Legion Post 259 opened its Oneonta Veterans Museum with a dedication to Chief Warrant Officer 2 David Townsend Jr. The museum houses a varied assortment of military mementos, including more than 100 models of ships, tanks, helicopters, and other military equipment built and assembled by David’s brother, Barry Townsend. It also displays…
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Dodgers Aficionado, Museum Curator Publishes New Works By TED MEBUSTLOS ANGELES – It’s hard to imagine growing up closer to the game of baseball than Allen Schery, author of the recently published historical treatise “The Boys of Spring,” which details the history of the Dodgers franchise. According to Schery, his bedroom sat 200 feet from Ebbets Field, the “soul” of Flatbush, Brooklyn. “I was practically living where the parking lot would be, if they had one. The noises from the…
Approach history differently at Hyde Hall with block party and drag show Hyde Hall, at Glimmerglass State Park, hits the ground running with the “Hyde Hall and Glimmerglass State Park Block Party and Opening Day” from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 28. The history-filled mansion invites the community for a day of crafts, food, animals and music to kick off an exciting 2022 season, and the park will have camp safety programs, a band on the beach,…
‘Starting Nine’ turns museum into personal scavenger hunts By CHARLIE VASCELLARO • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN — Like Dorothy taking her first steps on the Yellow Brick Road in the Land of Oz, first time visitors to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum are often advised that “it’s always best to start at the beginning” moving in a linear and chronological fashion through the game’s formative years and early history. Returning visitors to the museum and more seasoned…
Baseball Hall of Fame to begin summer hours STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com The Baseball Hall of Fame is beginning its expanded Summer hours starting on Memorial Day weekend, Sunday, May 30. New hours will be from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and will last through Sunday, Sept. 5, the day before Labor Day. Masks are required but disposable ones will be provided at the entrance for those needing one. The Hall of Fame’s bullpen theater, Learning Center and…
For Mead, family separation became too tough By CHARLIE VASCELLARO • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com It came as a surprise to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum and the baseball community at large when Tim Mead stepped down from his position as President of the Hall of Fame after less than two years on the job. What would seem to be the dream job for almost anyone who works in the baseball industry was never fully realized for Mead…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, JUNE 15 Lumberjacks, Rodeo, & Outdoor Games LUMBERJACK FEST – Cherry Valley Outdoor Games return with lumberjack competitions, a rodeo, music and more. Alden Field, Cherry Valley. Info, www.cherryvalleyoutdoorgames.com…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for TUESDAY, MAY 29 Workshop On Aromatherapy PROGRAM – 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Learn to make your own oil diffuser and about the benefits of aromatherapy. Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Call 607-432-1980 or visit hmloneonta.org/calendar/ FILM SCREENING – 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Showing “Smacked: Addiction & Recovery in Rural America” showing how/why people become addicted to heroin and what the medical, law, education systems are doing to combat it. Foothills Performing Arts Center, Oneonta. Call 607-432-0090 or…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for WEDNESDAY, MAY 16 Hanford Mills Opening Day!!! OPENING DAY – 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Kick of the 45th season the museum with guided tours of the water-powered sawmill, gristmill, woodworking workshop. Admission $9/adult. Hanford Mills Museum, 51 Co. Hwy. 12, East Meredith. Call 607-278-5744 or visit www.hanfordmills.org BE INFORMED! – 6:30 – 8 p.m. Learn about food gardens, including what plants are best for our climate, when to start planting and how to care for your garden. Clark…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, AUG. 27 Poetry & Fiction At The Windfall Barn OPEN MIC POETRY – 3 p.m. The Barn welcomes those of you who would like to share your poetry with others on a summer afternoon at the Windfall Dutch Barn, 2009 Clinton Rd., Cherry Valley. www.windfalldutchbarn.com/events.html ENGINE SHOW – 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Engine enthusiasts from across the state join together to display their prized antique crank engines from the 1900s. Fly Creek Cider Mill, 288 Goose St., Fly Creek.…