135 YEARS AGO: When it was last week announced that Dr. John G. Wight had tendered his resignation as Principal of Cooperstown Union School and Academy, to accept the Principal’s position at the noted high school in Worcester, Massachusetts, with a salary of $3,000 a year, it was received with mingled feelings of regret and pride—regret that we must part with so useful and valued a citizen, but pride in his deserved promotion. As a leading and successful educator, Dr.…
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90 YEARS AGO: A threat to legislate Jews out of Germany was the loudest gun fired today in the Nazis’ big drive against “reactionaries.” Julius Streicher, husky, bald Nazi boss of Franconia, who is considered the soul of Nazism’s hatred of Jews, voiced the threat in an address he delivered at Bernau, suburb of Berlin. He emphatically predicted anti-Semitic laws in the near future to put “Jews in their places” – the first time any high official had said anti-Semitism…
HISTORY TOUR—6 p.m. “Summer Walking Tour of Main Street in the 1960s.” Presented by the Greater Oneonta Historical Society. Oneonta natives explore historic downtown in the age of Woodstock. Coincides with the exhibition, “Schools of Rock.” Admission by donation. Meet at the Oneonta History Center, 183 Main Street, Oneonta. (607) 432-0960 or https://www.facebook.com/events/562890373201411/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22attachment%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22newsfeed%22%7D]%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D…
William “Bill” Ralston was born on November 29, 1948 to John Ralston and Lois Van De Walle Ralston and grew up in Irondequoit, near Rochester, New York. He passed away suddenly on July 5, 2025 at his house just outside Cooperstown, while doing one of the things he loved best—working on his beloved wilderness property. He spent his final hours raking up fresh grass for his treasured compost pile. He was 76 years old.…
Charles Joseph Hudson, MD, whose life served as an inspiration to friends, colleagues and family, died on July 11, 2025 after a long illness. He had recently moved to Stroudwater Lodge Assisted Living in Westbrook, Maine from Cooperstown, New York where he and his wife, Dorothy, lived for over 50 years. …
