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Archeology
Archeological Day School by Amy Wilson
Archeology of the Village of Gilboa by Michael Jacobson; and Kristen Wyckoff's Response
Arrowwood by Paul Trotta, Courtesy of the Society of Primitive Technology Number 18, Fall 1999, reprinted by permission of the author.
Flintknapping by Paul Trotta, Courtesy of the New York State Conservationist, August 2007, reprinted by permission of the author.
Fossil News by Kristen VanHouten
Pipes in Old Gilboa by Richard Kastl

Education
1910 Test Bank from Joan Hess Mullen
Attending Shew Hollow by Betty Matalavage
Forks in the Road Schoolhouse by Linda Stratigos
Fuller District 4 by Jillian Collins and Kristen Starheim
Letter from Joan Hess Mullen
Owlsville Schoolhouse by Kristen Wyckoff
Reports on School District Number 6
Report of number of children between ages of 5 to 16 residing in District 6, 21st Feb. 1826
School District No. 7, Originally Part of Blenheim and Jefferson
Rise & Fall of the One-Room Schoolhouse by Betty Matalavage

Environment, Technology, and Infrastructure
Airport Farm by Betty Matalavage
Air Shows
Beautiful Birds Captivate by
Jackie Turnquist
The Big Thirst by Diane Galusha
Delaware and Northern Railroad
by Richard Makse
Early Alternative Power by Thelma Serrie
Electricity Comes to Shew Hollow by Betty Matalavage
Exploring the Caves of Carlisle by Jackie Turnquist
Old Newspaper Article on Schoharie Caves Raises Questions
by Jackie Turnquist
Gilboa Electric Light, Heat, and Power Company by Richard Lewis
Gilboa Electric Light, Heat, and Power Company Incorporation Papers
Gilboa Roads by Chuck Brainerd
Hands on the Local Roads by Art Van Aken
Hit and Miss Engines by Tim Brainerd
Hudson River Dayline Steamers by Connie Ruehle
Lands and Forests Division
by Robert Stetson
Leonard Hill Fire Tower by Linda Nowerla
Reconstruction of the Minekill Bridge (1)
Reconstruction of the Minekill Bridge (2)
Shoemaker Rake and Handle Factory by Beatrice Mattice
South Gilboa Railroad Station by Linda Strategos
The Wyckoff House, a .pdf of an early advertising piece from 1888.

 

Farming and Agricultural Concerns
Change Down on the Farm by T. M. Bradshaw
Decker-Starheim Farm by Rianna Starheim
Zoch on Dutch Barns by Jackie Turnquist
Farming in the Headwaters Area by Alan Rybicky
Farming through the Generations by Hope Hagar
Haying in Old Gilboa by Carlton Lewis
Haying Then and Now by Nadine Danforth-and George Wilson
Heather Ridge Farm by Carol Clement
Hops Growing in the Town of Seward by Mary Bowers
Hops in Schoharie County (.pdf) by William Pindar
Impact of Weather on Farming by George Wilson
Milk Haulin' by Flora Del Hubbard
Round Bales by Carlton Lewis
Splitting Gun by Carlton Lewis
GIANT TREES — The Tallest or Biggest Around? by Jackie Turnquist
Vacationers by Flora Del Hubbard

Hiking and Outdoor Activites
Bluebird Trail by Clarence Putman
Gilboa Tourism Map (PDF)
Huntersfield Mountain Clarence Putman
Letterboxing by Kira Weaver
Long Trail by Howard Hart
Looking Glass Pond by Clarence Putman

Recollections and Reminisces
Baseball: Early Baseball by Lincoln Faulkner
Baseball: Local Ball Games by Beatrice Mattice
Belle Traver Moore, My Mother, The Teacher by Thelma Serrie
Broome Center Store by Clyda Mace
The Boys of Carlisle in 1812 by Jackie Turnquist
Cornell Hollow by Clarence Hartwell
Who were the Seagoing Cowboys? by Jackie Turnquist
Cpl.
Tanner, Weston Mickel, and the Civil War by Jackie Turnquist
Corporal Catherine Kaufmann, U.S.M.C. by Catherine Kaufmann Harwood White
Facts from Old Gilboa from the Mirror Recorder
Gilboa 100 Years Ago by Katherine Harrington and reprinted from the Schoharie County Historical Review, Spring 1964 by permission of the Schoharie County Historical Society.
The Early Blenheim Hill Warblers by Joel Warner
Going to School Elsa Anderson Eklund
Heart Valves by Robert Stetson
House Select Committee on Assassinations
Ice Cream Socials (and Recipes) by Shirley Kutzscher
The JFK Assassination Investigation by Jackie Turnquist
Leonard Mountain Cemetery Tour by Beatrice Mattice
Letters from the Front (#1, from Daniel Reed to David Reed) by Bob Morrissey
Letters from the Front (#2, from Daniel Reed to David Reed) by Bob Morrissey

Memories of Old Gilboa  by Ivan J.Hallock
Milk Haulin' by Flora Del Hubbard
Music Through the Generations by Thelma Serrie
Music During Hops Farming Tony Burton and reprinted from the Knickerbocker News, Albany, N.Y., Mon., April 22, 1957.
Recollections of the 1920s by Maude Haskin
Recollections of the 1930s by Maude Haskin
Recollections of the 1940s by Maude Haskin
Secrets of America’s First Ladies byJackie Turnquist
Sgt. Jeanne Kuenzig Power by Jeanne Power
Golden Years in Sharon Springs by Jackie Turnquist
Vacationers by Flora Del Hubbard

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