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Bringing Glens Falls Women’s History to Life: New Book Project for Middle School Readers AnnouncedÂ
Inspired by an article in The Chronicle about local political women written by Diana Palmer, a new initiative is underway to celebrate...
Tisha Dolton
Mar 133 min read
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What's in a name? Kontinska? Kunkinski? Konopinska?
Are these photos of Janet Konopinska Lukaszewicz (1897/8-1992) of Hudson Falls, Washington County, NY prior to her marriage in 1924?
The Folklife Center at Crandall Public Library
May 16, 20243 min read
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Ticonderoga to China by way of Hudson Falls: Mildred R. Bolles Cornell Mills
On 14 August, 1916, Mildred married Erving Robert Cornell who was eleven years her senior...
Tisha Dolton
Feb 6, 20244 min read
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Mae Yarter Churchill: In Memoria
One of the surnames we keep seeing as we scan the Bloomer glass plate negatives is Yarter. Luckily, Mr. Bloomer included a first name on...
Tisha Dolton
Nov 28, 20233 min read
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Gertrude W. Biggart Holmes: Wife, mother, teacher, citizen
About 18 months ago, Kevin wrote about Francis J. Biggart of Hudson Falls, NY. That post featured a photograph from our Richard M....
Tisha Dolton
Jan 11, 20233 min read
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Is this F. B. Zimmer, beagle breeder of Gloversville?
Every Wednesday we have posted an image on Facebook from our current exhibition, Life Through Bloomer's Lens: Portraits from the Richard...
Todd DeGarmo
Jun 3, 20225 min read
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Miles Borden, "the First Man That You Meet"
April is National Poetry Month, so I thought I'd share a poem I found quite recently, along with a bit of family history. “He’s The First...
Todd DeGarmo
Apr 8, 20223 min read
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