Documenti di Didattica
Documenti di Professioni
Documenti di Cultura
2015
Number 25
2015 GARDEN PARTY RECAP!
If
you
attended
this
years
Garden
Party,
the
newest
venue
was
sure
to
catch
your
eye
Lobstah
Rolls
at
the
American
Hotel
served
by
the
ever
irrepressible
Doug
Plummer
and
Garth
Roberts!
The
weekend
got
off
to
a
rather
chilly
start
with
near
freezing
temperatures
on
Saturday
morning
but
the
warmth
of
our
visitors
smiles
helped
create
another
fun
weekend.
Mark
your
calendars
for
the
next
big
all
village
party
Harvest
Festival
Weekend
on
September
19
and
20!
A
SPECIAL
THANK
YOU
TO
BRUCE
BUTTON
AND
LEE
PUBLICATIONS
FOR
THEIR
CONTINUED
SUPPORT
IN
PRINTING
THE
CHATTER!
As
part
of
our
celebration
our
10th
year,
the
Black
Cat
Caf
is
hosting
a
tea
on
Wednesday,
July
8th
at
4:00
PM.
Come
savor
our
delicious
treats,
savory
and
sweet,
to
accompany
Nancy,
who
will
discuss
and
sign
copies
of
her
wonderful
new
book
at
the
Black
Cat
Cafe.
This
signing
is
with
Nancy
DiPace
Pfau,
Historian
for
the
Town
of
Sharon
&
Village
of
Sharon
Springs.
In
her
new
book
"Sharon
and
Sharon
Springs"
she
tells
the
story
of
the
town
and
village
from
the
days
of
the
native
people
and
early
Europeans,
who
came
to
bathe
in
the
health-promoting
waters,
to
the
21st-
century
renascence
with
the
arrival
of
creative
artists
and
entrepreneurs
Set
in
rolling
hills
with
vistas
over
the
Mohawk
Valley,
the
areas
mineral
springs
supported
a
magnificent
Spa
era
of
grand
hotels
and
wealthy
guests
from
the
1840s
until
the
1880s,
when
the
Christian
elite
moved
to
Saratoga,
to
be
replaced
by
Jewish
visitors.
Ms.
Pfau
describes
these
transitions
and
their
effect
on
the
town
and
village,
emphasizing
throughout
her
main
theme
diversity
and
the
accommodation
of
diversity,
which
make
Sharon
Springs
unique
in
its
region.
Other
original
features
of
this
study
are
the
highlights
of
the
last
twenty
years
--
the
success
of
the
American
Hotel,
revival
of
Main
Street,
including
the
Black
Cat,
and
the
impact
of
the
national
acclaim
for
the
Fabulous
Beekman
Boys.
As
well
does
Ms.
Pfau
include
more
than
50
photographs
from
her
collection
and
others,
&
many
previously-unpublished
photographs
from
the
collection
of
the
Historical
Society.
The
author
also
came
across
the
oldest
extant
map
of
the
Village
in
1847,
discovered
in
2015
in
a
private
collection.
Ms.
Pfau
received
a
bachelors
in
history
from
Syracuse
University
and
a
masters
from
Columbia
University.
Published
by
Arcadia
Publications
as
part
of
their
Images
of
America
series,
the
book
is
receiving
national
and
international
distribution
in
bookstores
and
online.
Arcadia
plays
an
important
part
in
the
preservation
of
local
heritage,
making
history
available
to
all.
Tony
Daous
books
will
also
be
available
his
Guide
to
Sharon
Springs
has
just
received
an
award
from
Otsego
2000.
Marvin Kokes, National President of NAMA, presents the Dilworth Award for Innovation to
Bruce Button, Vice President and General Manager of Lee Publications.
Photo by Chuck Zimmerman, AgWired
Art
is
in
the
perception
The
hand
is
simply
the
tool
to
produce
what
you
conceive
Its
visual
and
spiritual
essence
produce
a
work
of
art
Which
is
comprehensive
as
a
whole,
meaningful
and
beautiful
At
the
same
time.
It
may
be
quill
work,
a
beaded
rosette,
a
pair
of
moccasins
a
Cradleboard,
a
paintingEach
thing
speaks
for
itself,
A
message
for
all
to
see
and
enjoy.
By
doing
this
we
learn
to
respect
and
honor
all
living
things
This
can
be
called
the
art
of
Life.
Oren
Lyons,
artist
and
Onondaga
Faithkeeper,
Turtle
Clan,
1980
Pictured
above
are
Lucinda
Brazile
and
her
infant
son
who
lived
on
Main
Street,
Sharon
Springs,
during
the
1840s
and
1850s.
The
family
were
members
of
the
Methodist
Church
located
on
Highway
20,
across
from
the
Sharon
Springs
Central
School
(see
photo
page
5).
This
year
the
Fenimore
Museum
celebrates
the
20th
year
of
the
Thaw
Collection
of
Native
American
Art.