The County Fair was having its problems in its early start but the citizens took it in stride. An earlier poem that appeared in the Daily Troy Budget on September 16, 1843 was positive in spirit.ODE FOR THE RENSSELAER CO., AGRICULTURAL FAIR.The Farmer at his harvest home!When garden, field and tree,Conspire with flowing wealth to […]
As I wrote in my previous columns, Batestown, the area of Troy between Middleburgh Street and 101st Street, was sort of a wild west during the 19th century and claimed by both Lansingburgh and Troy at various times. Before it finally became absorbed by Troy proper, there was a great deal of activity in terms […]
Things are not always what they seem when you visit local cemeteries. In the old Mt Ida Cemetery on the east side of Pawling Avenue there is one obelisk monument that is the largest in the cemetery. One would imagine it has to be one of Troy’s most famous people. Perhaps it was a mayor […]
Sadie G. Koninsky was an American composer, music publisher, and music teacher who lived most of her life in Troy. A prolific composer, she authored over 300 pieces of music including waltzes and marches. “Eli Green’s Cakewalk,” which became a popular hit when it appeared in 1898, was also the first cakewalk published by a […]
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