Monthly newspaper focused on nostalgia of northern Columbia County in NY's upper Hudson Valley. This issue's main features revisit former tourism spot Lebanon Springs and recount the Tilden-Hayes presidential race, and the minor role played by local politician Lous Payn, a U.S. Marshal. Other articles showcase a cider operation at the Berry Farm and the Ooms nature refuge. Also a profile of Detroit Tiger first baseman Claude Rossman, who played with Ty Cobb in the 1900s, but later ended up in an insane asylum. View More...
Lightly read, still bright. The Chatham Press is a monthly newspaper containing current and historical features about residents, businesses and organizations in the Chatham, New York area and adjacent towns of Northern Columbia County. In this issue are featured: nostalgia about the taverns of Lower Main Street (now known as Hudson Avenue, and various businesses that later took over buildings formerly occupied by the Chatham House, Moccio's and The Glass Bar; also a remembrance of Chatham Central Class of 1952 and its star athlete Jim Van Ness; profile of portrait artist Smanatha Littlefield H... View More...
Some rippling and thumbing, no tears, all pages intact. No markings. A monthly broadsheet with b&w photos and articles mostly about nostalgia of the Chatham, N.Y. area and nearby towns. Features in this issue include the graphic art of Baldy McCowen, whose illustrations frequently appeared in the now-defunct Chatham Courier; a photo spread on drone aerial views; old patent medicines; Chatham's Jewish cemetery; golfing highlights from years ago, and a scrapbook of veterans who were in the armed forces in 1943. Size: Elephant Folio - over 15 - 23" tall View More...
Lightly rippled, light wear. Monthly newspaper dealing mostly with nostalgic memories of Chatham, New York, and nearby towns in the Upper Hudson Valley. Articles in this issue: A feature about a new cottage industry -- people making Covid-19 protective masks in their homes and shops; hot spots of Kinderhook Lake -- Winslow's tavern, Lake Shore House (a favorite hangout of gangster Legs Diamond), Favour's Beach concession; memories of the defunct Delson's Dept. Store; photo spread of Chatham architecture, old and new; a student essay on pandemic dangers; a new vineyard taking root in Rider's Mi... View More...
32 pp. Lightly read. Bright text, numerous current and historical b&w photos. The Chatham Press is a monthly newspaper containing current and historical features about residents, businesses and organizations in the Chatham, New York area and adjacent towns of Northern Columbia County. In this issue are featured: Michigan-based auto restorer Dan Shafarman, who got his start in Chatham; retired teacher and hobbyist knitter Kevin Zilber; Hymie Witthoft, who left Chatham to become a drummer in Africa and Haiti; a nostalgia piece about youthful adventures on Kinderhook Street; a photo spread on Cha... View More...
Light wear, no creases. A monthly broadsheet with b&w photos and articles mostly about nostalgia of the Chatham, N.Y. area and nearby towns. Features in this issue include a report on efforts to secure national landmark status for the hamlets of Spencertown and Austerlitz, with 5l photos of historical buildings; a feature on the Ghent Bicentennial, and the WW 2 letter-writing project of Kitty Strever to lift the morale of soldiers. Cover shows famous Thomas Nast cartoon of Santa Claus. View More...
Slight wear, no creasing. Front cover features photo of students of Chatham (NY) Union School in 1930. Inside features include a portfolio of aerial views of Chatham Village and its rail yards, dating back to the 1930s as well as more recent ones (2019, 2007). Other items: Photos from the Chatham Central School's Class of 1964 yearbook; Pro golfer Betty Burfeindt and Sammy Davis Jr.; an article on plans for a Shaker museum in a former hotel that later became a knitting mill. Also, an update on a recent hacking attack on the CCS computer system; feature on the Alan Devoe Bird Club. Essay on Ne... View More...
Slight rippling. All pages intact. No markings. A monthly broadsheet with b&w photos and articles mostly about nostalgia of the Chatham, N.Y. area and nearby towns. Cover shows a 1910 photo of men and boys in costume as the Morris Memorial Circus, which did a show at an athletic club in Chatham N.Y. The main features aret about the start of a restoration of the one-room Red Rock Schoolhouse anda photo spread showing antique fire trucks from Ghent, Spencertown, Red Rock and Chatham. Also features about Columbia Couty's deceased artists Louis Bouche, George Luks and John Carroll. Also an affec... View More...
32 pp. Lightly read, close to new. Monthly newspaper for the Chatham, N. Y. area, focusing on history, nostalgia and personality profiles. Features include lore about the haunted Engine 696 of the NY Central RR; Ghent woodcarver John Dunham; restoration and opening of the New Concord B&B; profile of Chatham High's African-American football player Noah Summers; memories of Payne Avenue; preservation efforts in New Lebanon; the 1890 electrication of Chatham; business promotion piece for Chatham in 1906; profile of Old Chatham novelist Bill Herrick; remembrance of athlete & outdoorsman Tim Whiffe... View More...
Lightly read, no creases or markings. A monthly broadsheet with b&w photos and articles mostly about nostalgia of the Chatham, N.Y. area and nearby towns. Features in this issue include a cover photo showing seven men relaxing with beer after dinner at Lanphear's Tavern (undated but perhaps shortly before or after Prohibition; Stanwix Hall hotel, also known as Ye Olde 1811 Inn and Groat's Tavern; anecdote re the 1936 Garment Workers' strike against Brookside Manufacturing; essay on 1960s nostalgia by George Sperry; report on the Chatham Neighbors for Peace and their vigils; photo spread showin... View More...
Nearly new, no creases. A 17-by-11 inch monthly newspaper of historical and current features about life in Chatham, New York and nearby towns of northern Columbia County in the upper Hudson Valley. Featured stores include Jim Leggett's nostalgian piece and old snapshots of local motorcyclists in the 1950s; Doug Hilla' career as a cartoonist; a tale of being on a volunteer fire department emergency run; a locator and map of 11 lost cemeteries; a small photo and caption for the former Showboat nightclub in New Lebanon NY View More...
Light creasing and thumbed, stapled broadsheet newspaper folded in half. Nearly new, no tears or markings. A monthly newspaper focused on the Chatham area of northern Columbia County, Upper Hudson Valley, New York. Cover photo shows a packed audience in an unidentified movie theater, probably the Crandell on Main Street, Chatham. Features include a remembrance of New York City singer Mabel Mercer, who spent weekends on a farm in Red Rock; a photo spread showing architectural details of landmark buildings in Chatham, Kinderhook, Spencertown and nearby towns; a compilation of 22 area restaurants... View More...
Lightly read, still bright. The Chatham Press is a monthly newspaper containing current and historical features about residents, businesses and organizations in the Chatham, New York area and adjacent towns of Northern Columbia County. In this issue are featured: history of Mahican tribe in the HUdson Valley and Berkshires; new skateboard park's popularity; profile of New YOur Central RR engineer Dennis Cassin, and others View More...
