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Souvenirs of Yesteryear: Chenango Forks

That picturesque little hamlet down on State Route 12 just over the Broome-Chenango border is Chenango Forks. It is so ..


Souvenirs of Yesteryear: The IBM Glen

Preserving a superb natural resource is one of our most satisfying accomplishments. When that piece of nature is also accessible ..


Souvenirs of Yesteryear: East German

The bygone hamlet of East German could just as well have been called West McDonough, because it straddled a street ..


Souvenirs of Yesteryear: Skinner Hill

At over 1960 feet elevation, Skinner Hill is the highest point in the Town of Sherburne. At least it is ..


Souvenirs of Yesteryear: Octagonal silos

By Donald A. Windsor Deputy Historian, Chenango County When Dan Noble showed me the stone foundation of an octagonal silo (Souvenirs July ..


The old Chenango Road

By Donald A. Windsor Deputy Historian, Chenango County What is now Chenango County was once crisscrossed with Indian trails; some of which ..


Diaries from the past

By Donald A. Windsor Deputy Historian, Chenango County If you want to know what it is like to live in a distant ..


A Noble site on Frenchmans Road

By Donald A. Windsor Deputy Historian, Chenango County In spite of the dire admonition by Thomas Wolfe in the title of his ..


Was General Sullivan ever in Chenango County?

By Donald A. Windsor Deputy Historian, Chenango County Answering that question reminds me of a more famous question. Did William Shakespeare write ..


The scourge of dandelions

By Donald A. Windsor Deputy Historian, Chenango County Our most spectacular spring wildflower is the dandelion. The photo shows a field in ..


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