Bound Volumes
October 15, 2026
110 YEARS AGO
About four o’clock Wednesday afternoon the large and modern barns of E.O. Rogers, located north of and near the trolley crossing at the station in Hartwick, were discovered to be on fire. The flames had gained such headway before the firemen had water upon the buildings that they were destroyed with much of the contents, although all the livestock and the wagons and harness were gotten out. It is believed they could not be replaced for $5,000. Mr. Rogers was absent in Cooperstown with his motor car, so that was saved.
October 11, 1916
85 YEARS AGO
Plays Full Part in National Defense—Contributing her part to national defense is Bess Segis Sensation 1711631, a purebred Holstein cow owned by McLaury Brothers of Portlandville. She produced 10,093 quarts of milk this past year and 712.4 pounds of butterfat. If all the nation’s dairy cows equaled this Holstein, there would be an abundance of milk, butter and cheese for the United States, Great Britain and other needy countries. Sensation was milked four times daily, and her production for the entire period was supervised by Cornell University and the Holstein-Friesian Association of America.
October 15, 1941
35 YEARS AGO
A cast and crew of about 150 people is expected in Cooperstown at the end of October to shoot scenes for the Columbia Pictures Film “A League of Their Own.” Geena Davis, Tom Hanks and Madonna star in the film, directed by Penny Marshall about the Women’s Baseball League of the 1940s. The Village Trustees have leased Doubleday Field, its parking lot and surrounding streets over a two-day period for $5,000.
October 16, 1991
60 YEARS AGO
October 12, 1966
20 YEARS AGO
At precisely 11 a.m., Friday, October 6, Rebecca Weil, Co-President of The Friends of the Village Library pushed the send button on her Gateway laptop and a new era began. Her message to the other “friends”—“The wireless is working!!! I am typing this e-mail to you while sitting in the library with my laptop! Hoorah!”
October 13, 2006
