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Exotic Morgans Gather On Lawn At Hyde Hall

Exotic Morgans Gather On Lawn At Hyde Hall Nicholas Cunningham of Springfield (top photo), accompanied by Oz, his Wheaton terrier, chats with Janet Souza of Hartsville, Bucks County, Pa., alongside her and husband Tony’s 1934 Morgan, the oldest four-wheeler at today’s Autumn MOG (Morgan Owners’ Gathering) 2016 on  the lawn of the Hyde Hall National Historic Landmark on Otsego Lake.  The Morgan Motor Co. formed in 1909, combining a self-proclaimed “blend of charisma, craftsmanship and performance.”  It is still manufacturing…

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Hyde Hall Lease With State Extended Another 30 Years

Hyde Hall Lease With State Extended Another 30 Years ONEONTA – State Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, today announced that legislation he sponsored to protect long-term stability and local management of the Hyde Hall National Historic Landmark has been signed into law by Governor Cuomo. The law extends the lease agreement between New York State and the Friends of Hyde Hall, which was set to expire on Jan. 1, 2017, for an additional 30 years, to Jan. 1, 2047. The new…

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Hundreds At Hyde Hall To Celebrate Mom’s Day

Hundreds At Hyde Hall To Celebrate Mom’s Day Hundreds of moms (and dads), their children, and just children, young and old, were drawn to Hyde Hall on Otsego Lake today for the National Historic Landmark mansion its increasing popular Mother’s Day Weekend festivities. Above, the Koehn sisters of Oneonta, Adella, 5, and Annika, 3, lace a Maypole, directed by volunteer Mary Margaret Kuhn (in straw hat). Mom Jenny, left, (as well as brother Alden, 3), helped, as grandmom Aleda Koehn,…

‘Cultural Tourism’ Touted At Tip Top Ribbon-Cutting

  ‘Cultural Tourism’ Touted At Tin Top Ribbon-Cutting HYDE HALL At a time when the state was focused on the recreational value of parks, the Friends of Hyde Hall “came to the rescue of the house,” Ruth Pierpont, deputy commissioner of the state Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation told this morning’s gathering to dedicate a just-completed welcome center in the mansion’s Tin Top gatehouse. The Friends established a model for public-private partnerships that has been duplicated elsewhere, said Pierpont,…

English Carpet Expert Finds Gold At Hyde Hall

English Carpet Expert Finds Gold At Hyde Hall By LIBBY CUDMORE • The Freeman’s Journal Edition of Thursday, Dec. 11, 2014 HYDE BAY Within fifteen minutes of arriving at Hyde Hall, David Luckham may have solved one of the house’s oldest mysteries. “This is a classic Wilton pattern,” he said, examining a length of carpet that Executive Director Jon Maney and his Hyde Hall team had recovered from the drawing room. “An Axminster loom is capable of weaving multiple colors,…