Peterboro News

Hello Mid-York Weekly readers! How was your Fourth of July? Hope it was beautiful and booming! I have one more tid-bit to share, but I will hold off on it until next week.

NEW NEW Abstract Historical archaeologists have generally considered households as isolated,bounded entities, and not as sets of social relations.

In 19th Century Peterboro abolitionist Gerrit Smith, "daily, during the summer months, was accustomed to play a game or two" of croquet on the court near his house.

Stuart Keil, of Vienna, works on the sour cream production line at Queensboro Farm Products in Canastota.

It was war Saturday in this Madison County hamlet. The Civil War, that is. And war it will be again on Sunday, as history roars to life with the sound of cannons and a cadre of re-enactors who recreate this historic period.

ONEIDA a ' Every year, Norm Dann of Peterboro sells Hop Plants and donates the proceeds to the Madison County Historical Society.

Posted on Monday, June 08, 2009 at 10:24 a.m. Updated 11:45 AM A Philadelphia man is set to appear in an upstate New York court to face charges in the slaying of a New Hartford police officer during a $1 million jewelry store heist.

The hope is to bring more companies into New York, willing to invest in new infrastructure.

Dean Porter says, when he was a teacher, he lived by a simple rule: "You don't touch students." From Victorian home to 'green' home By Joe Roetz Friday, June 05, 2009 at 5:04 PM One local developer is trying to unplug from one type of technology and tap into a whole new line of green efficient energy.

Sunday, June 07, 2009 at 10:31 a.m. A small Madison County town may seem like an unusual place to have a Civil War re-enactment, but this will be the 17th year for Peterboro's Civil War Weekend, and there is a connection:Smithfield Community Center is home of the National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum, and Bill Mayer, from the Annual Peterboro ...

The 17th Annual Peterboro Civil War Weekend adds the commemoration of Abraham Lincoln's 200th Birthday and the recognition of the 150th anniversary of John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry to its programs for Saturday and Sunday, June 13 and 14, 2009, as well as presents new exhibits.

Our region of New York certainly has its share of "halls of fame" to visit. A couple of the most popular are in Cooperstown and Oneonta.

The Canalside Talk for March will feature Morrisville College Professor Emeritus Dr.

In 1909, residents of Jamestown would learn with interest that the 43rd Separate Company of Olean was to attend the inauguration ceremonies at Washington D.C. The company made application for the assignment and ...

Norman Dann, of Peterboro, is a member of the Cabinet of Freedom of the National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum.

PostScript, the blog in the paper, from Page A-2 of Sunday's Post-Standard. This week on Post-Standard TV Visit the National Abolition Museum Hall of Fame in Peterboro or watch Manlius-Pebble Hill students ...

An exhibit by the National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum will be at the New Woodstock Free Library Feb.

This video is about the National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum and Peterboro, NY .

"Lincoln and His Vision of Freedom," a celebration of Abraham Lincoln's bicentennial, continues at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb.

A flag silently flew over the Civil War monument on Peterboro's village green Tuesday afternoon.