Photo by Roger C. Coney

Jennie Rowe, the Lady of Wharton Hollow

Fall 2002 Table of Contents

Sinners and Other Colorful Characters
    Robert P. Hills remembers his boyhood adventures in Cobleskill and Mineral Springs

1855-1875 Cobleskill Reminiscences
     Former Cobleskill merchant Edgar S. Ryder wrote his recollections and reminiscences in 1929

Ken and Will
    Mildred Bouck recalls more work as a welfare case worker in the 1940s

The Lady of Wharton Hollow
    Norma Coney writes about a charming but reclusive Wharton Hollow resident

Book Review
     Thunder in the Valley     Reviewed by Lester Hendrix

Old Stone Fort News

History News and Notes

Ward L. Oliver, 1902-2002

Edward A. Hagan, 1921-2002

Book Report
    Der Waldpfarrer am Schoharie    Reviewed by Edward A. Hagan

Then And Now
    The Commercial Hotel and Cobleskill D&H depot in a 1920 post card and the station in a 2002 photo

About the SCHOHARIE COUNTY HISTORICAL REVIEW

Subscription Information

About the Schoharie County Historical Society

Notices & General Information

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Schoharie County Historical Review (Printed edition ISSN 0361-8528)
© 2002, Schoharie County Historical Society
All Rights Reserved
Published Semiannually by the Schoharie County Historical Society
Lester E. Hendrix, Editor

The Schoharie County Historical Review was established in 1937 as theYo-Sko-Ha-Ro Quarterly and is sent to Schoharie County Society members each Spring and Fall. A limited number of back issues, and a 1937-1989 index, are available at the Old Stone Fort Museum gift shop.

The Review publishes selected articles concerning Schoharie County history, tradition, culture and genealogy. Please share your research, memories, diaries, letters, and photographs. The Spring deadline is February 15 and the Fall deadline August 15. Please contact the editor before submitting. Editor Lester E. Hendrix may be posted at P.O. Box 711, Schoharie, N.Y. 12157-0711 and e-mailed at Editor@SchoharieHistory.Net. The Review's Web site address is: WWW.SchoharieHistory.Net/Review/schr.htm

Subscription is by membership in the Schoharie County Historical Society and includes library and museum admission and a gift shop discount. Individual membership is $25.00 a year, family membership $40.00 a year and senior citizen membership $20.00. Remit to the Society at the Old Stone Fort Museum, 145 Fort Road, Schoharie, N.Y. 12157. See our membership information page.

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Schoharie County Historical Society
Old Stone Fort Museum, 145 Stone Fort Road, Schoharie, N.Y. 12157
office@SchoharieHistory.Net  – 518-295-7192
 WWW.SchoharieHistory.Org

The Society publishes the Schoharie County Historical Review, provides educational programs and operates the Old Stone Fort museum complex and its genealogical and historical library. The museum was built as a church in 1772, fortified in 1777, and withstood attack by loyalists and Indians in 1780. It was an arsenal during the Civil War and has been owned by Schoharie County and operated by the Society as a museum since 1889. Hours, events and fees are listed on this page.

Fall 2002 Fees

Membership (Includes free museum admission and library use)
Individual Membership – $25.00
Family – $40.00
Senior Citizen – $20.00
Benefactor – $100.00
Life – $1,000.00

Non-member Fees
Museum Admission – $5.00
Children 5-17 – $1.50
Senior Citizens – $4.50
Library Use – $6.00 (free for Schoharie County residents)

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Fall 2002 Officers and Trustees

Officers
Susan Rightmyer, Richmondville, 2005, Chair
Michael Breen, Schoharie, 2005, President
Michael A. West, Schoharie, 2002, First Vice President
Joseph Bernocco Jr., Richmondville, 2003, Second Vice President
Art Graulich, Sharon Springs, 2002, Third Vice President
Carl Rhinehart, Fultonham, 2005, Secretary
Martha Foland, Howes Cave, 2002, Treasurer
Anne W. Hendrix, Schoharie, 2002, Asst. Treasurer
Raynor B. Duncombe, Middleburgh, Counsel

Trustees
William Bellinger Jr., Howes Cave, 2002
Patricia Bergan, Fulton, 2002
Ted Diamond, Middleburgh, 2005
Sarah Dinnel, Summit, 2003
Richard Hanson, Middleburgh, 2003
Maurice Hodder, Schoharie, 2003
Clemens-Paul McGiver, Seward, 2005
Richard Norton, Cobleskill, 2001
Jeffrey O’Connor, Gallupville, 2003
William Slater, Central Bridge, 2005
Harold Vroman, Cobleskill, 2003
Doris Vrooman, Blenheim, 2003
Harold Zoch, Middleburgh, 2002

Honorary Trustees
Helene Farrell
Edward A. Hagan
John H. Grosvenor
Maynard Jones
J. Leslie Rickard
Rudolph Snyder
William Seeger
Elbridge Smith

Professional Staff
Carle J. Kopecky, Director
Daniel J. Beams, Curator
Librarian-Archivist, Vacant

Consultants
Martha Foland, Genealogy
Harold Zoch, Archaeology

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OLD STONE FORT MUSEUM
145 Fort Road, Schoharie, New York 12157
WWW.TheOldStoneFort.Org

Hours
May 1 to October 31: Tuesday-Sunday, 10 A.M.-5 P.M. Closed Mondays
November 1-April 30: Museum closed. Library Open by Appointment

2002 Events
Please Note: Stone Fort Days will not be held this year.
Civil War Encampment October 12, 2002
Annual Meeting October 25, 2002
Christmas in Schoharie December 7, 2002
Festival of Trees December 7-15, 2002

Crafts Workshops April 15, 17, 19 & August 19, 21, 23
Lecture Series July 11, 25 & August 15, 29

Municipal Historians – 2002
Blenheim – Josie Fuller
Broome – Betty Chichester
Carlisle – Carolyn Tillapaugh
Cobleskill – Theodore Shuart
Conesville – Beatrice Mattice
Esperance – Kenneth Jones
Fulton – Gladys Fuller
Gilboa – Richard Lewis
Jefferson – Walter Ruland
Middleburgh – Charlie Spickerman
Richmondville – Joseph Bernocco Jr.
Schoharie – W. Hendrix
Sharon – Armandine Handy
Summit – Howard Crapser
Wright – Ramona Tryon

 

Local Historical Societies
Cobleskill Historical Society, Ted Shuart, president
Esperance Historical Society, Kenneth Jones, president
Gilboa Historical Society, Shirley Kutzcher, president
Jefferson Historical Society, Ronald Bergstrom, president
Middleburgh Historical Society, Steve Lamont, president
Richmondville Historical Society, Arlene Needleman, president
Sharon Historical Society, Omer Cousineau, president
Town of Wright Historical Society, Kay Butt, president

 

2002 Schoharie County Board of Supervisors
Historical, Planning and Promotion Committee
Earl Van Wormer III, Esperance, chair
Susan H. Loden, Wright
Robert Mann Jr. Blenheim
Louis R. Mead, Summit
Martin Shrederis, Schoharie
Philip R. Skowfow Jr. Fulton

NOTICE OF MEETING
Please take notice that the Annual Meeting of the Schoharie County Historical Society will be held at 7:30 o’clock in the evening on Friday, the 25th day of October, 2002, at the William Badgley Annex, Old Stone Fort Museum complex, Schoharie, N.Y. Trustees will be elected.

INFORMATION PLEASE
Genealogical inquiries may be made in the Information Please column at $5 for up to 25 words and $5 for each additional 25 words. Enclose check payable to Schoharie County Historical Society with your legible query and mail to Information Please, Old Stone Fort Museum, 145 Fort Road, Schoharie N.Y. 12157. Deadlines are Feb. 15 for the Spring issue and Aug. 15 for Fall.

SHARE YOUR FINDINGS
The REVIEW publishes selected articles about Schoharie County history, tradition, culture and genealogy. No payment is made. Please share your research, memories, diaries, letters, and photographs. The Spring deadline is February 15 and the Fall deadline August 15. Please contact Editor Lester E. Hendrix before submitting. He may be posted at P.O. Box 711, Schoharie, N.Y. 12157-0711 and e-mailed at Editor@SchoharieHistory.Net. The REVIEW's Web site address is: WWW.HistoricalReview.Org

RECIPES WANTED
Sloughter Pot Pie? Buckle and Slump?
The REVIEW is seeking recipes for Schoharie County-area dishes of the past. We’d like to publish your family recipe for delicacies such as Sloughter Pot Pie (always pronounced Sloughter Pop-eye), Buckle and Slump, and the like. Contributions may be submitted to Editor Lester E. Hendrix at P.O. Box 711, Schoharie, N.Y. 12157-0711, or Editor@SchoharieHistory.Net .