What Once Was – The First Methodist Episcopal Church of Rock City Falls
The First Methodist Episcopal Church of Rock City Falls was named on March 1, 1844. The structure of 32 x 54 feet was built at a cost of $1,300. In 1866, that structure was raised and made into a two story building. On Sunday morning January 25th, 1920, all efforts failed to save the church from fire. Plans for a new church… Read more »
Snowy Pine
It’s snowing again today! Check out this shot of an old pine covered in white. Looks like J.S. Wooley enjoyed his time out in the snow, too.
Fire on a Cold Day
Exterior view of Galway Volunteer Fire Department’s fire house burning down December 24, 1959. The Fire Company incorporated in 1922.
D.A. Foote’s Work Horses
D.A. Foote’s team of work horses used in harvesting ice from Sylvan Lake (Foote’s Pond) in winter and delivering ice in summer.
Snow on Front Street
Enjoy our first real snow today, winter is here! Downtown Ballston Spa in the snow on Front Street, with trolley and plow, circa 1900. HISTORICAL SERIES NO. 6.
Dress Up Isn’t Just For Kids!
Check out the dress up activity of the Here Comes the Bride exhibit at Brookside.
Eagle Mattlee Fire Department
Photo of Eagle Mattlee Fire Department, November 1931. Photograph by J.S. Wooley and Robert D. Scott.
George Crum and the Potato Chip
Photo of George Crum’s (a.k.a. “Speck”) restaurant on Saratoga Lake. Crum is credited with “inventing” the potato chip while a cook at Moon’s Lake House on Saratoga Lake in 1853. The identity of the individual posed out front is unknown but may be George’s son. Local legend has it that a disgruntled customer at Moon’s sent back his fried potatoes… Read more »
The Schuyler House
The Schuyler House is located in Schuylerville (formerly Saratoga), NY. It was erected in 1777 by Schuyler, who commanded the Northern American Army until August 1777. This was to replace his former country home burned by the British in October.
White Sulphur Spring Hotel
Stereographic view of , Saratoga Lake, circa 1900. Saratoga Lake, known to the Mohawk as Caniad-eri-os-se-ra, or Lake of the Crooked Stream, has long been popular with tourists and today as a site for camps and homes. In 1884 Thomas Luther began managing the White Sulphur Spring Hotel for the Saratoga Lake Railway Company. In 1888 he bought the hotel… Read more »
