Sigurd Rascher, world renowned saxophonist
Sigurd Manfred Rascher, known worldwide for the development of the classical saxophone, was born in Elberfeld, Germany on 15-May-1907 and died in Shushan, NY on 25-Feb-2001. Growing up in Germany, …
Cambridge Diner (Country Gals)
[I’m only covering the early years] On Sunday October 13,2019 the revitalized Cambridge Diner sign was unveiled to a cheering throng of 300. The Country Gals invited the community to …
American Legion, Capt. Maxson Post #634
On March 15-17, 1919 members of the American Expeditionary Force convened in Paris for the first American Legion caucus. On Sept. 16 same year the U.S. Congress chartered the American …
Vly Summit, or is it Fly Summit
The names Vly Summit and Fly Summit have been used interchangeably throughout history. The Post Office (12-Dec-1870 to 31-Jan-1935) was named Fly Summit. Google and NYS DOT maps now use …
A gym, a ballroom, and a bus garage
The Old School didn’t have a gymnasium when it opened in 1891. Mary Hubbard’s bequest in 1914 built the addition on the back (south) of the school. The out-of-bounds were …
1967 Scouting
(that’s what the envelope holindg these negatives says) Boy ScoutsCub ScoutsGirl Scouts & Brownies Johnny Woodruff collection
1961 Summer Rec Program
(thanks to Carson Fuller for organizing this and all the others who helped make it happen) Swimming at Hedges LakeCraft program in Kindergarten wingBaseball program at night Here are the …
1781: Cambridge Secedes from the U.S.
On 9-May-1781, at the Union Convention, the residents of Cambridge voted to leave New York and join what we today call Vermont. However, in 1781, that land was the independent …
Main Street Flood: March 13-14, 1977
The green Victorian footbridge. The fire dept had to tie one end of a rope around the bridge and the other around a nearby tree to prevent the footbridge from …