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Schenectady County to offer in-person vaccine appointment help

Schenectady County to offer in-person vaccine appointment help FacebookTwitterEmail SCHENECTADY Beginning Friday, Schenectady County will offer in-person assistance to residents who need help scheduling a COVID-19 vaccine. County library staff will help residents navigate vaccine sites starting Friday at 10 a.m. at the Hon. Karen B. Johnson Library’s McChesney Room in downtown Schenectady. At present, people who live in four zip codes 12304, 12305, 12307 and 12308 who are vaccine-eligible can sign up for an appointment at the Washington Avenue Armory in Albany. County officials noted while appointments aren’t guaranteed, they hoped the service will alleviate the struggle. “Searching for a COVID-19 vaccine appointment can be a daunting task, especially for people who don’t have reliable internet access,” said Deputy County Legislature Chairman Philip Fields in a statement.

Milestones for Black citizens in Schenectady history, post World War II

Milestones for Black citizens in Schenectady history, post World War II | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS January 31, 2021 The Schenectady Silhouettes pose for a photo in 2001. Founding members include, from left, Eveyln Baird, Marsha Mortimore (background), Minnie Stamper (seated), Hilvan Finch, Corine Sadler and James Stamper. Gazette file photos Shares0 1947: Classie Cox is the first Black teacher hired by the Schenectady City School District. 1949: The Schenectady chapter of the NAACP is established; Gerald A. White, pastor at Friendship Baptist Church, is the first president. 1951: James Stamper is the first Black supervisor at the General Electric Co. 1952: Arthur Chaires becomes the first Black officer for the Schenectady Police Department.

Project aims to catalog African American experience in Schenectady

Project aims to catalog ‘African American experience in Schenectady’ | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS January 31, 2021 Members of the Refreshing Spring Young Adult Choir, under the direction of Sister Georgetta Dix, perform during inauguration ceremonies for the Schenectady City Council on Jan. 1, 1996. Historians are reaching out to churches and other organizations to help preserve and make available local Black history. Gazette file photo Shares0 Got any Black history? If you do, and you want to preserve it and make it easily accessible for later generations, please contact Marietta Carr at the Schenectady County Historical Society. The librarian/archivist at the society’s Grems-Doolittle Library since August of 2019, Carr is overseeing the African American Historical Records Project, an initiative of the New York State Archives.

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