Schoharie County’s Abandoned Quarries

Date: May 7, 2023
Time: 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Location: Lasell Hall 262 Main St Schoharie NY 12157
Organizer: Old Stone Fort Museum & Schoharie County Historical Society
Phone: (518) 295-7192
December | Schoharie Colonial Heritage Association

May 7, 2023 at 2pm • Lasell Hall, Main Street, Schoharie

In a continuation of the Schoharie County Historical Society’s Spring lecture series, we will have author Dana Cudmore speaking on Schoharie County’s quarries in their heyday and what has happened to them since the downfall of their popularity. 

In the decades before concrete, there was cut stone. And in the final years of the 19th Century, Schoharie County quarries supplied millions of tons of it to help build New York.  The Brooklyn Bridge, New York’s expanding barge canal system, and other engineering marvels of the period created a huge demand for cut building stone from upstate (and elsewhere). The boom was short-lived.  There were eight limestone quarries in the Town of Cobleskill alone, six in the village The largest, near Barnerville, employed nearly 450 men to fulfill a huge contract with the City of New York, worth about $65 million today.

These are not the quarries we see today. All have been abandoned. This presentation looks at some of the largest and catalogs the others, long forgotten. A Q&A will follow.  Signed copies of Underground Empires will be available to those attending.

Hallelujah, it’s Handel! at St.John’s

Date: December 17, 2022
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: St. John’s Episcopal Church 1 N Market St Johnstown, NY 12095
Organizer: Caroga Arts Collective
Email address: info@carogaarts.org
Phone: 518-832-2041
Caroga Arts Collective | December | Fulton County

Caroga Arts Ensemble performs music by Handel, Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky, and more at St. John’s Episcopal Church! Celebrate the Holiday season with selections from Handel’s Messiah and Christmas sing-a-longs.

Saturday, December 17, 2022 at 7:00pm
St. John’s Episcopal Church Johnstown

Tickets

Admission free with donations greatly appreciated

Performers

Caroga Arts Ensemble

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cb8AO6Nj0Fs

St. John's Episcopal Church

St. John's Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal church located at at 1 North Market Street in Johnstown, NY. The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.

St. John’s Episcopal Church was built as a rectangular, gable roofed main block and an attached parish hall wing. The main block of the church was completed in 1837 and consists of tall random ashlar stone walls and engaged stone entrance / bell tower. It features Gothic details. Extensive renovations on the building took place in 1911. Located on the property is the grave of church founder and colonial leader Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet (1715–1774).
It is the second church on this site; the original church having burned in 1836.

Tchaikovsky Holiday Spectacular at the Paul Nigra Center

Date: December 16, 2022
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: Paul Nigra Center for Creative Arts, 2736 NY-30, Gloversville, NY 12078
Organizer: Caroga Arts Collective
Email address: info@carogaarts.org
Phone: 518-832-2041
Caroga Arts Collective | December | Fulton County

Caroga Arts Ensemble performs the Tchaikovsky Holiday Spectacular at Paul Nigra Center! Celebrate the Holiday season with selections from Tchaikovsky’s iconic The Nutcracker Suite and other beloved works.

Friday, December 16, 2022 at 7:00pm
Paul Nigra Center for Creative Arts, Gloversville

Tickets

$15 General Admission

PURCHASE TICKETS HERE

Performers

Caroga Arts Ensemble

This concert is generously sponsored by John and Sunday Blackmon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3O-eiL4BMTo

The Paul Nigra Center for Creative Arts

The Paul Nigra Center for Creative Arts was founded in 2015 by Lexington, an accredited, award-winning provider of disability services in New York State. Part of Lexington’s work is to ensure that the people it supports lead enriched lives and are engaged in the community, and the arts center is a way to accomplish both while also giving back to the community at large.

The Center is named for Lexington’s former executive director of more than 40 years, Paul Nigra. Paul worked tirelessly throughout his career to support people with disabilities and believed that everyone could and deserved to achieve success and fulfillment, regardless of their differences. Paul was also a lifelong lover of the arts.

To get more information and directions you can visit the Paul Nigra Center for the Arts website at Paul Nigra Center for Creative Arts.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wy7XPaI2mrM

Tchaikovsky Holiday Spectacular at The Glove Theatre

Date: December 15, 2022
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: The Glove Theatre, 42 North Main Street Gloversville, NY 12078
Organizer: Caroga Arts Collective
Email address: info@carogaarts.org
Phone: 518-832-2041
Caroga Arts Collective | December | Fulton County

Caroga Arts Ensemble performs the Tchaikovsky Holiday Spectacular at The Glove Theatre! Celebrate the Holiday season with selections from Tchaikovsky’s iconic The Nutcracker Suite and other beloved works.

Thursday, December 15, 2022 at 7:00pm
The Glove Theatre, Gloversville

Tickets

$15 General Admission
$10 Kids/Seniors
Group rates available

PURCHASE TICKETS HERE

Tickets available at: TchaikovskyAtTheGlove.bpt.me or at The Glove Theatre Box Office.

Performers

Caroga Arts Ensemble

The Glove is also bringing back their famous Artisanal/Seasonal Hot Chocolate Bar, available for purchase at concessions during this and all holiday events.  A perfect and warm addition to your Holiday Experience at The Glove!

Valid ID required to purchase alcoholic beverages.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3O-eiL4BMTo

The Glove Theatre in Gloversville

A SAUNDERSFEST Christmas with Geoff and Rich Saunders

Date: December 14, 2022
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: Nick Stoner Inn & 19th Hole, 1810 NY-10 Caroga Lake, NY 12032
Organizer: Caroga Arts Collective
Email address: info@carogaarts.org
Phone: 518-832-2041
Caroga Arts Collective | December | Fulton County

Back by popular demand! Join us for “A SAUNDERSFEST Christmas” hosted by Canada Lake-based brothers Geoff and Rich Saunders, along with family and friends, at The Nick Stoner Inn & 19th Hole.

Wednesday, December 14, 2022 at 7:00pm
Nick Stoner Inn & 19th Hole, 2nd floor stage

Tickets

$15 General Admission

PURCHASE TICKETS HERE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYoTPtd5Gk8

Performers

Geoff Saunders, bass & vocals
Rich Saunders, vocals
Brian Shank, drums

FUNTRAK Train Display

Start date: December 27, 2022
End date: December 29, 2022
Time: 10:00 am
Location: 1608 Genesee Street, Utica, New York 13502-5425
Organizer: Oneida County History Center
Phone: 315-735-3642
December | Oneida County History Center

FUNTRAK Train Display

Tuesday, December 27 through Thursday, December 29 from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

The Frankfort United N-Trak (FUNTRAK) Model Railroad Club returns for its annual post-holiday exhibition. 

Come aboard and enjoy the club's model trains and talk rail history with fellow enthusiasts of all ages. The model trains will be displayed in the main gallery daily Tuesday through Thursday. This event is free and family-friendly.

Holiday Traditions of the Mohawk Valley

Date: December 10, 2022
Time: 2:00 pm
Location: 1608 Genesee Street, Utica, New York 13502-5425
Organizer: Oneida County History Center
Phone: 315-735-3642
December | Oneida County History Center

Holiday Traditions of the Mohawk Valley

Saturday, December 10, 2:00 p.m. 

Take a look back at the holiday and winter traditions of the Mohawk Valley. William Sawyer, a park ranger for over 30 years, will present songs and stories looking at historic holiday traditions of the 1700s and share how different cultures contributed to a shared version of the holiday.

Take a look back at the holiday and winter traditions of the Mohawk Valley on Saturday, December 10, 2022 at 2pm at the History Center.

Story Hour at the History Center

Date: December 7, 2022
Time: 10:30 am
Location: 1608 Genesee Street, Utica, New York 13502-5425
Organizer: Oneida County History Center
Phone: 315-735-3642
December | Oneida County History Center

Story Hour at the Oneida County History Center

Wednesday, December 7, 10:30 a.m. 

Join the Oneida County History Center for a history-themed story hour on select Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. Created in partnership with the Utica Public Library, each session includes stories and a hands-on make-and-take activity. This month we are exploring the HOLIDAY SEASON.

Story Hour at the History Center: Stories of the Holiday Season

Christmas in Herkimer

Date: December 17, 2022
Time: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Location: Herkimer County Historical Society, 406 N. Main Street, Herkimer, NY
Organizer: Herkimer County Historical Society
Phone: (315) 866-6413
December | Herkimer County | Herkimer County Historical Society

Come see the Suiter Mansion all dressed up for the Holidays!!

Join the folks at the Herkimer County Historical Society on Saturday, December 17, 2022, from 10am - 3pm, at the Suiter Mansion on 400 N. Main Street Herkimer.

Santa will be arriving on a fire truck and will be available for pictures from 10am-12pm with one free picture per family. Additional photos can be purchased for 3 for $10 (cash only, please). There will be free crafts for kids and the gift shop will be open. Come ready to enjoy plenty of cookies at the annual cookie sale. Bring a food donation and you can get a free cookie!

Christmas at the Fort

Date: December 3, 2022
Time: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Location: Fort Plain Museum, 389 Canal Street, Fort Plain, NY 13339
Organizer: Fort Plain Museum
Phone: (518) 993-2527
December | Fort Plain Museum

Christmas at the Fort

Saturday, December 3, 2022, 10 am to 4 pm

Visit the Fort Plain museum and meet authors at the Author Book Fair.

Refreshments and Christmas Cheer will be served! All book sale proceeds go to historic preservation, artifact acquisition, exhibit building and educational programming.

Authors include

Phillip D. Weaver, Geoff Benton, Rosemary Nichols, Kelly Yacobucci Farquhar, Mark Silo, Deirdre Sinnott, Rebecca Sokol, Greg Zoller, Laura Penge Burda and Casey Nichole Burda, Kiersten Marcil, Heather Jeanne Hugg Johnson, Wanda Easter Burch, Sandy Nellis Lane, Bradley Luberto, Jeff O'Connor, Norman J. Bollen