Battle of the Bulge
Depression Casework
One-room Schoolhouse
HISTORICAL
REVIEW
HISTORY
TRADITION
CULTURE
GENEALOGY
Vol. LXV No. 2 — Fall 2001 |
Print Edition: ISSN 0361-8528 |
© 2001, Schoharie County Historical Society |
Fall 2001 Table of Contents
Battle of the Bulge
Cole Barnard’s experiences in one of World War Two’s memorable battles
Fourteen Months
Mildred Bouck recalls welfare case work during the Great Depression
The Doctors Oliver and the Schoolhouse
Ward and Virginia, longtime Cobleskill area physicians, are natives of Schoharie County
District Schoolhouse of Horse and Buggy Era
Excerpted from an article by the late John van Schaick, who taught at Patria and Mineral Springs
Book Review
Reflections on Sharon: 1797-1997 a Pictorial History
A Touch of Nostalgia: Sharon Springs Spa
Reviewed by Tatiana B. Boba and Lester Hendrix
About the SCHOHARIE COUNTY HISTORICAL REVIEW
About the Schoharie County Historical Society
The
SCHOHARIE
COUNTY
HISTORICAL
REVIEW
Published Semiannually by the Schoharie County Historical Society
Lester E. Hendrix, Editor
(Printed edition ISSN 0361-8528)
The Historical Review was established in 1937 as theYo-Sko-Ha-Ro Quarterly and is sent to Schoharie County Society members each Spring and Fall. A limited number of back issues, and a 1937-1989 index, are available at the Old Stone Fort Museum gift shop.
The Review publishes selected articles concerning Schoharie County history, tradition, culture and genealogy. Please share your research, memories, diaries, letters, and photographs. The Spring deadline is February 15 and the Fall deadline August 15. Please contact the editor before submitting. Editor Lester E. Hendrix may be posted at P.O. Box 711, Schoharie, N.Y. 12157-0711 and e-mailed at SCHReviewEditor@Hotmail.Com. The Review's Web site address is: WWW.SchoharieHistory.Net/Review/schr.htm
Subscription is by membership in the Schoharie County Historical Society and includes library and museum admission and a gift shop discount. Individual membership is $25.00 a year, family membership $40.00 a year and senior citizen membership $20.00. Remit to the Society at the Old Stone Fort Museum, R.D. 2, Schoharie, N.Y. 12157. See our membership information page.
SCHOHARIE COUNTY HISTORICAL
SOCIETY
Old Stone
Fort Museum, 145 Stone Fort Road, Schoharie, N.Y. 12157
SCHS@SchoharieHistory.Net
– 518-295-7192
WWW.SchoharieHistory.Net/schs.htm
Officers
Susan Rightmyer, Richmondville, 2001, Chair
Harold Zoch Middleburgh, 2002, President
Michael Breen, Schoharie, 2001, First Vice President
Art Graulich, Sharon Springs, 2002, Second Vice President
Carl Rhinehart, Fultonham, 2001, Secretary
Martha Foland, Howes Cave, 2002, Treasurer
Anne W. Hendrix, Schoharie, 2002, Asst. Treasurer
Raynor B. Duncombe, Middleburgh, Counsel
Trustees
William Bellinger Jr., Howes Cave, 2002
Richard Norton, Cobleskill, 2001
Jeffrey O’Connor, Gallupville, 2003
Marlene Towne, Middleburgh, 2001
Wallace Van Houten, Fulton, 2001
Harold Vroman, Cobleskill, 2003
Doris Vrooman, Blenheim, 2003
Michael A. West, Schoharie, 2002
Joseph Bernocco Jr., Richmondville, 2003
Ted Diamond, Middleburgh, 2001
Sarah Dinnel, Summit, 2003
Edward A. Hagan, Middleburgh, 2002
Richard Hanson, Middleburgh, 2003
Maurice Hodder, Schoharie, 2003
Professional Staff
Carle J. Kopecky, Director
Daniel J. Beams, Curator
Librarian-Archivist, Vacant
The Schoharie County Historical Society operates the Old Stone Fort Museum which includes a genealogical and historical library. The museum was built as a church in 1772, fortified in 1777 and withstood attack by loyalists and Indians in 1780. It was an arsenal during Civil War and has been owned by Schoharie County and operated by the Society as a museum since 1889. The museum is open from May 1 through October 31. General admission is $5.00. Society membership is $25.00 a year and includes free museum entry and library use, a 10 percent discount at the museum gift shop and a subscription to the Historical Review.
Notice of Meeting
Please take notice that the next semiannual
annual meeting of the Schoharie County Historical Society will be held on
Friday, the 26th of October, at 7:30 o’clock in the evening, in the William
Badgley Annex, Old Stone Fort Museum complex, Schoharie New York.
Events
Stone Fort Days Oct. 6 & 7, 2001
Annual Meeting Oct. 26, 2001
Christmas in Schoharie Dec. 1, 2001
Festival of Trees Dec. 1-9, 2001
Museum Hours
May 1 to October 31
Tuesday-Sunday, 10 A.M.-5 P.M. Closed Monday
November 1-April 30
Museum Closed. Library Open by Appointment
Fees as Published in Fall 2001 Issue
Membership (Includes free museum admission and library use)
Individual Membership – $25.00
Family – $40.00
Senior Citizen – $20.00
Benefactor – $100.00
Life – $1,000.00
Non-member Fees
Museum Admission – $5.00
Children 5-17 – $1.50
Senior Citizens – $4.50
Library Use – $6.00 (free for Schoharie County residents)