METALS COLLECTION
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It's 5.7 degrees.
It stayed cold all day yesterday and "Lake Hanover" froze halfway across Hanover Road: drive carefully - it won't thaw today!
WKTV has a somewhat different look to their web site - we may have to get used to a different format, ourselves.
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It's 5.7 degrees.
It stayed cold all day yesterday and "Lake Hanover" froze halfway across Hanover Road: drive carefully - it won't thaw today!
WKTV has a somewhat different look to their web site - we may have to get used to a different format, ourselves.
"For Tuesday, clouds will increase, with snow developing from southwest to northeast. Snow will develop after 2 PM down toward Oneonta and after 4 PM in the Utica area and points north. Snow will be heavy at times by sunset.
Snow will continue heavy at times on Tuesday night. We have some questions about some warm air racing in from the south. Should this work into CNY, the snow will mix with or even change over to sleet by Wednesday morning, especially south of Route 20. Likewise, we expect the Adirondacks to stay all snow. In between will be the question mark. Here is our best guess on how things will unfold:"
Snow will continue heavy at times on Tuesday night. We have some questions about some warm air racing in from the south. Should this work into CNY, the snow will mix with or even change over to sleet by Wednesday morning, especially south of Route 20. Likewise, we expect the Adirondacks to stay all snow. In between will be the question mark. Here is our best guess on how things will unfold:"
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We may be saying, "It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!" but - really - these can come down, now!And so should some of the American Flags that are displayed:
a patriotic blog-reader pointed out that those flags that are faded and worn are no longer a proud tribute to anything or anyone.
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On Madison Street and White Street.
Mark's sent me enough sun and sand to get us through this "cold snap"!
Thanks, Mark!!!
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Thanks, Mark!!!
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And Thanks, Janice, for clueing me in on "Why?" Main Sreet was filled, on Sunday ------ there was a benefit for Tina Eisenhut at "Stinkers!" It must have been wonderfully successful!
1. "When was the organ installed at St. Bernard's Catholic Church" and...
2. "Is there a possibility that it was manufactured by Alvinza Andrews whose organ company was located in Waterville in the mid 1800s?"
The answer, no doubt, could be found in The Waterville Times. An index card to the microfilm copies shows that in July of 1864 the Ladies Society held a "Festival to raise funds to procure an organ for the church." In 1874 "repairs have been completed" and plans were being made for the rededication of the church - all under the direction of a Fr. Riley - but there's no mention of an organ.
The indexing process, started thirty years ago by the late Steven Gates, only reaches 1880 or 1881 (I think) and has not been continued. (Surely, a job for the Historical Society!) Finding anything more recent than that involves a week-by-week search. However, those researchers who start looking for one thing nearly always find themselves glued to the "social notes" and read far more than they'd ever intended.
If one of you would have some time to spend in the bright, warm Library to start looking for that information I'd be happy to show you how the microfilm reader/copier works!
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There's a History Mystery that blog-readers might be able to help solve:1. "When was the organ installed at St. Bernard's Catholic Church" and...
2. "Is there a possibility that it was manufactured by Alvinza Andrews whose organ company was located in Waterville in the mid 1800s?"
The answer, no doubt, could be found in The Waterville Times. An index card to the microfilm copies shows that in July of 1864 the Ladies Society held a "Festival to raise funds to procure an organ for the church." In 1874 "repairs have been completed" and plans were being made for the rededication of the church - all under the direction of a Fr. Riley - but there's no mention of an organ.
The indexing process, started thirty years ago by the late Steven Gates, only reaches 1880 or 1881 (I think) and has not been continued. (Surely, a job for the Historical Society!) Finding anything more recent than that involves a week-by-week search. However, those researchers who start looking for one thing nearly always find themselves glued to the "social notes" and read far more than they'd ever intended.
If one of you would have some time to spend in the bright, warm Library to start looking for that information I'd be happy to show you how the microfilm reader/copier works!
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