HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for TUESDAY, JULY 4 Celebrate Independence Day CELEBRATION—10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Step back in time for an 1840s style Independence Day, featuring a reading of the Declaration of Independence, tintype photography and a toast. The day will also include 19th century children’s games on the Tavern Green and artisans demonstrating their crafts. The Farmers’ Museum, Cooperstown. (607) 547-1450 or visit farmersmuseum.org/event/independence-day-celebration/ PARADE—11 a.m. “Salute To Lady Liberty” with one of the longest running 4th of July parades in the…
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HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, JUNE 24 Farmers’ Museum Presents Herbal Remedy Weekend HERBAL REMEDIES—10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Learn how plants were used as remedies in the 1840s. The blacksmith will be making equipment to distill extracts and the printer will make medical pamphlets. Tour the specimen garden and learn about the remedies every rural family would have known. Sign up for workshops on making balms and salves and for a walk to learn about the uses of back-yard weeds. The Farmers’…
Swart-Wilcox House Museum Open This Sunday; Museum Features Herbal Remedies Weekend; Hanford Mills Museum Exploration Day Series Begins June 17; and more…
‘Time Out’ Briefs: May 17, 2023 Rummage Sale Slated at Church of Christ Uniting RICHFIELD SPRINGS—A rummage sale will take place on Friday, May 19 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Church of Christ Uniting, 22 Church Street, including a bag sale from 4-6 p.m. Two large rooms will be filled with clothes for men, women, children, and infants, as well as housewares, books, toys and much more—all at affordable prices. This annual fundraiser is coordinated by the…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, APRIL 2 Learn About ‘The Diamond District’ At The Cooperstown Village Library SPORTS HISTORY—11 a.m. Join Temple Beth El for a presentation, “The Diamond District—Jews in Baseball,” featuring lectures “Marvin Miller: From Brooklyn to Cooperstown” by Jeff Katz and “The Jews, Dodgers and Brooklyn: The Jackie Robinson Decade” by Bill Simons. Reserve a complimentary kosher hotdog and all the trimmings supplied by Chabad of Oneonta. Free, all welcome. Held at Cooperstown Village Hall, 22 Main Street, Cooperstown.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, MARCH 19 Sugaring Continues This Sunday SUGARING OFF—8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Enjoy a full pancake breakfast in the morning then contemporary, historic demonstrations of maple sugar production. Admission, $15/adult. The Farmers’ Museum, Cooperstown. (607) 547-1450 or visit farmersmuseum.org/events/…
Editorial A Syrupy Salute to Spring Last Sunday the annual Sugaring Off celebration, heralding the evasive but long-hoped-for beginning of spring, made its first appearance of the season at The Farmers’ Museum. This event, which runs for four Sundays, offers maple syrup and everything that goes with it to myriad visitors; the village and farm buildings are open for exploration, and the animals are eager for a pat on the head. Sugaring Off Sundays anticipates the April opening of the…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, MARCH 12 Sugaring Off Sunday’s Return SUGARING OFF—8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Enjoy a full pancake breakfast in the morning then contemporary, historic demonstrations of maple sugar production. Admission, $10/adult. The Farmers’ Museum, Cooperstown. (607) 547-1450 or visit https://www.farmersmuseum.org/events/ BENEFIT BREAKFAST—8 a.m. to 2 p.m. All are invited to the Cabin Fever Breakfast, featuring eggs, sausage, bacon, pancakes with real maple syrup, biscuits and sausage gravy—the works! Includes a 50/50 drawing, a lottery to win $100 in scratch-off…
Farewell, Old Friend COOPERSTOWN—On January 24, the community lost a beloved figure. Zeb, a Percheron at The Farmer’s Museum since 1997, passed away at age 29. He was 83 in human years. Zeb was born on August 10, 1994. He arrived at The Farmers’ Museum from Vermont as a three-year-old and was immediately put to work on the Lippitt farm. Zeb’s duties included field work—plowing, harrowing, cultivating and discing—and pulling the wagon for horse-drawn wagon rides. Zeb weighed in around…
In MemoriamA. George Eccleston, 71August 28, 1951 - December 26, 2022 NEW BERLIN – A. George Eccleston, 71, of New Berlin, NY, passed away Monday December 26, 2022, in Cooperstown, NY, with his family by his side. George was born in Cortland, NY on August 28, 1951, the son of the late Clifford and Dora Watts Eccleston. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by two sisters Emily and Kathy and brother Ron.…