The League of Women Voters of the Cooperstown Area, with over a dozen local sponsors, is set to host a book talk with the author of “Spell Freedom: The Underground Schools That Built the Civil Rights Movement,” Elaine Weiss, on Thursday, May 28 at 7 p.m. The event will be held at the Village Hall Ballroom, 22 Main Street, Cooperstown.…
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Updates on CCS tennis, softball, and baseball, May programming at The Gatehouse, and Oneonta "First Thursdays" are among the topics covered in this week's news briefs.…
Dr. McHale will speak at CGP on Thursday, April 23 at 7 p.m. Her lecture is titled “Voices from the Racetrack: The Occupational Folklore of America’s Racing Stables.”…
This exciting exhibit explores the complex history of the African American Labor Movement, discussing the important work of specific individuals who led and advocated for black economic empowerment, fought against employment discrimination, and spearheaded welfare rights.…
On select Thursday evenings from February 5 to April 16, local experts will lecture on topics they’re passionate about. All lectures will be held on CGP’s campus...…
LECTURE—7 p.m. “The Cooperstown Community Classroom: Post-War Refugees in Rural New York.” Part one of a two-part lecture series presented by Dr. Cindy Falk. Fees apply. Second lecture held at 7 p.m. on 2/12. Cooperstown Graduate Program, 5838 State Highway 80, Cooperstown. (570) 430-4670 or https://cgpmuseumstudies.org/merchandise/the-cooperstown-community-classroom…
Dr. King did not only believe that injustice anywhere was a threat to justice everywhere. As a man of God, he understood the ways of God and believed that our racial differences glorified the Lord’s work and made us complete. Love, not a weapon of disunity, was his remedy to social injustice.…
A few years back, a chance encounter between Mayor Ellen Tillapaugh and Dr. Anush Patel at the Friends of the Village Library Winter Carnival Book Sale launched an idea that has since become a beloved community event. For three years now, the monthly Welcome Home Cooperstown meet and greet has been welcoming newcomers...…
Dr. Paul S. D’Ambrosio, president and chief executive officer of Fenimore Art Museum and Fenimore Farm, has announced his retirement in 2026, after more than four decades of transformative leadership, scholarship, and institutional advancement, officials announced on Thursday, October 30.…
Also under the white tent were the six notable covered bridge societies, hailing from Indiana, Ohio, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Vermont and, of course, New York. Andy Rebman, president of the Indiana Covered Bridge Society, shared that this occasion marked the first time in 20 years that all six presidents of each covered bridge society were present at the same place.…
