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Las Villas of Plattekill and Ulster County
This is the first comprehensive historical restrospective on Las Villas of Plattekill and Ulster County ever written. Ulster County was first settled in 1652 and officially became a county in 1683. Its rural nature, scenic beauty, and the Catskill Mountains have made it a popular vacation destination since the 19th century. Describedin numerous news article as the Spanish Alps, Las Villas, as they were collectively known, was a lively enclave of Spanish, Puerto Rican, and other Hispanic summer resorts in Plattekill, New York, and the Catskill Mountains. Starting in the 1920s and for the next 60 years, the area became the most popular vacation destination for Latinos in the Northeast, with an emphasis on music, food, language and customs. -- from cover.
Stamford and Vicinity
Within these pages you will find 102 articles pertaining to Stamford, New York and towns in Northern Delaware and Southern Schoharie Counties, NY. There are biographies about Movers & Shakers like Churchill & Murphy; Veterans like Cornell & Brower; Merchants like Warner & Chichester; Historians like Griffin & McPherson; Ministers like Bangs & Brewster and Farmers like Rulifson & Clark. There are mini histories on churches, fire department, bands, Stamford Seminary, hotels, Mount Utsayantha, clubs & lodges, ski areas, maple syrup, golf course, movie theaters, railroad, airport, snow storms, murders and the hospital.Illustrations are attached to almost every story. This book contents articles ...
Murder, Crime and Funky Stuff
Within the pages of Murder, Crime & Funky Stuff mayhem and interesting tid-bits abound from the 1840's through to the 1970's primarily in Schoharie County, NY but also includes murders etc. from Albany, Columbia, Delaware, Fulton, Greene, Herkimer, Montgomery, Otsego, Rensselaer, Saratoga and Schenectady Counties. The stories, found in numerous area newspapers, are about murders (37 of them), robberies, kidnappings, elopements, adultery, fires and death by train. Also includes chapters on Schoharie County Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Camps 1934-1941; Prohibition 1920-1933 and Aviation 1920's-1970's. There are also articles about the Anti-Rent Wars, the Polly Hollowites, hot air balloons...
The Washingtons. Volume 2
This is the second volume of a comprehensive history that traces the “Presidential line” of the Washingtons. Volume one began with the immigrant John Washington who settled in Westmoreland Co., Va., in 1657, married Anne Pope, and was the great-grandfather of President George Washington. It continued the record of their descendants for a total of seven generations. Volume two is a collection of notable descendants of the next eight generations of John and Anne Washington’s descendants, including such luminaries as General George S. Patton, the author Shelby Foote, and the actor Lee Marvin. Future volumes will trace generations eight through fifteen, making a total of over 63,000 descen...
The Washingtons. Volume 5, Part 1
This is the fifth volume of Dr. Justin Glenn’s comprehensive history that traces the “Presidential line” of the Washingtons. Volume One began with the immigrant John Washington, who settled in Westmoreland Co., Va., in 1657, married Anne Pope, and became the great-grandfather of President George Washington. It continued the record of their descendants for a total of seven generations. Volume Two highlighted notable family members in the next eight generations of John and Anne Washington’s descendants, including such luminaries as General George S. Patton, the author Shelby Foote, and the actor Lee Marvin. Volume Three traced the ancestry of the early Virginia members of this “Presi...
Murders & Funky Stuff in Schoharie County
Murder & mayhem in little rural upstate New York; Yes it's true! From 1726 until 1974 about 35 murders hit the news in Schoharie County, NY. The book is loaded with pictures of actual newspaper articles. Some of the murders were sensational, some were swept under the rug and some are unsolved. I was a bit surprised at how many husbands killed their wives. The hills and valleys of the County also offered some rather interesting funky stuff too. When you look at the headlines in the newspaper, what is your eye drawn to first? Let's say there is a story about someone winning a million dollars, another about 200 new jobs and a murder. Most of us, I believe, look at the murder first. Why, I do no...
The Washingtons. Volume 5, Part 2
This is the fifth volume of Dr. Justin Glenn’s comprehensive history that traces the “Presidential line” of the Washingtons. Volume One began with the immigrant John Washington, who settled in Westmoreland Co., Va., in 1657, married Anne Pope, and became the great-grandfather of President George Washington. It continued the record of their descendants for a total of seven generations. Volume Two highlighted notable family members in the next eight generations of John and Anne Washington’s descendants, including such luminaries as General George S. Patton, the author Shelby Foote, and the actor Lee Marvin. Volume Three traced the ancestry of the early Virginia members of this “Presi...
