Calendar

PROGRAM SCHEDULE FOR 2016

Meetings held at Bleecker Town Hall at 6:45 p.m. (unless otherwise noted.) 

Monday, April 4  David Newkirk—

Making a Colonial hearth broom

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Monday, May 2  Evelyn Frasier, Ephrathah Town Historian

Big Fire Hits Garoga (1900's)

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Monday, June 6  Eleanor Brooks, Bleecker Town Historian

Early Bleecker Highway History

NOTE LOCATION:     Home of Snell & Hautala, 293 Barlow Road, Bleecker

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Monday, July 11 (2nd Monday) David Knowles, Civil Engineer

Surveying techniques old and new 

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Monday, August 8 (2nd Monday) Kelly Farquhar,

Montgomery County Historian

Jelles Fonda-Revolutionary War Era letter


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Monday, Sept. 12 (2nd Monday) Peter Vroman

Retired U. S. Marshal

Stories from many years of service.

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Monday, October 3 (first Monday)  Peter Betz

Past Fulton County Historian

History of "Whipple Bowstring Bridge"

NOTE LOCATION:     Home of Snell & Hautala, 293 Barlow Road, Bleecker

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Monday, November 7

Annual meeting, election of officers and reports

No speaker

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All meetings open to the public.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



News

  • ICE CREAM SOCIAL
    The annual Ice Cream Social held on August 6th at the Old School Museum was a success with beautiful weather and wonderful music by the Durey Creek Band. Thank you to all who made it a success by selling tickets, setting up outdoor canopy and table and chairs, obtaining and serving the ice cream, those baking delicious items for our bake sale, and of course all of you attended. A plaque in recognition of efforts of Nancy Buyce in preserving the District 3 Bleecker school house was dedicated during the afternoon. A special thank you to the Brink family who open the school house for this event and to Stewarts Ice Cream Shop in Meco for donating the ice cream.
  • SUBSCRIBE TO OUR BULLETIN
    The Bleecker Historical Society is pleased to announce the BHS Bulletin, a monthly email detailing our upcoming meeting dates, program topics, special events and other news. You do not need to be a member to subscribe. To sign up for the BHS Bulletin, please click the "Subscribe" tab above.
  • COLLECTIONS
    The Bleecker Historical Society is now accepting donations for our historical collections. Please click on the "Collections" tab above to download an application, or call us at 518-863-6134 for further information.

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Volunteer

  • The Historical Society offers many opportunities for volunteering, all much good fun. In 2015, we seek volunteers for special events including our Photo Fest, Ice Cream Social and Christmas Open House, as well as weekly staff for our newly-established collections archive at the Bleecker Town Hall. Show your Bleecker pride, help preserve our history, and have a good time into the bargain. Please click on our "Volunteer" link above for further details.

Needs

  • In addition to monetary donations, the Society is grateful for material goods which help to keep our operations running. Some of the items on our current wish list include: copy paper, card stock, first class stamps, ink jet mailing labels, and poster board.