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The Waterville CSD campuses are ONLY open for essential school business. Therefore, our sports fields, Fitness Center, playground, and tennis courts remained closed until further notice. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding
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On Monday, July 13, 2020 the New York State Education Department provided a framework for the reopening of schools. NYSED will provide additional guidance to schools on Wednesday, July 15
Click Here for the NYS Education Department Guidance to Reopen NYS Schools
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Families in the district were sent an email and text message (depending on your set up) asking for specific questions about the 2020-2021 school year. Questions should be sent via this Google Form by Sunday, July 19th.
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Internet & Transportation Questionnaires should be returned in the mail today, Friday, July 17.
Pick Up Monday-Thursday
Waterville Historical Society is now open Wednesdays
from 10 to 4. Please observe masks and social distancing.
Our first public program of the season will be held Saturday,
July 25 at 2 pm. Terry McMaster will present:
A Nest of Rascally Rebels: Scots-Irish Revolutionaries of Currybush
“In the early 1750s a few Scots-Irish families from central
Massachusetts and south-central New Hampshire began
trickling into an unsettled region about halfway between
Schenectady and Fort Hunter, into what is today the Town of
Princetown, Schenectady County. Those families greatly
contributed to the cause of American Independence, the Scots-
Irish being particularly critical of British control over the
American colonies. We will explore seven families who settled
in what was then called "Corry's Brook," their patterns of
intermarriage and frontier lifestyle, and their fierce
participation in fighting the British during the American
Revolution.”
Terry McMaster is an independent researcher examining
ethnicity, settlement patterns, family connections and military
engagement throughout the Mohawk and Upper Susquehanna
Valleys prior to and during the American Revolution.
Terry is primarily researching the citizen soldiers who fought
for and protected the homes and families of colonial Tryon
County, the alliances and conflicts between Loyalists, Indians
and Revolutionaries, and the part played in their lives by
family ties, ethnic variation and religion. He is especially
interested in the emigration of Ulster Scots to New England
and New York, and their sizable impact on the "War of 1776."
He is also involved in a large-scale Y-DNA project that traces
Scots-Irish genetic and population patterns in Northern Ireland
and America. He has presented his research at Fort Plain
Museum’s "American Revolution in the Mohawk Valley" annual
conference, at the Ulster-American Heritage Symposium at the
University of Toronto, at the Oriskany Battlefield
Commemoration and at historical societies throughout upstate
New York.
Terry’s ancestor Capt. David McMaster was a member of the
Tryon Co. Committee of Safety, led the 6th company of the 3rd
Regiment, Tryon Co. Militia, and fought at the battles of
Oriskany and Johnstown. His ancestors were living in Cherry
Valley at the time of the attack on Nov. 11, 1778. He is a
photographer, artist and teacher, and works as an addiction
therapist at Capital Counseling, Albany, NY.
- AROUND TOWN -
The comet NEOWISE was visible in the night sky over the past few evenings (except Thursday due to rain). The above photo was taken in Utica by Chuck Higgins, member of the Mohawk Valley Astronomical Society. While visible with the naked eye, our technology wasn't quite up to par with these professionals. Below is NEOWISE in Old Forge by Kurt Gardner Photography.
Along with the information the sign imparts, let's take a moment to remember changing each individual letter on the old sign (after carrying the wooden letterbox up and propping up the large door). What a practical and attractive change the new sign has been!
At Home in the Huddle 2006
A few other comparison shots to go with Wednesday's throwback post to 2006:
2006
2020
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2020
2006
2020
We'll be back with more comparison shots, with these significant building changes too.
Photos 2015 At Home in the Huddle
If you're looking for things to do on this rainy Friday morning, Take & Make Crafts along with Story Hour To Go bags are ready at the Waterville Public Library, which joined the list of businesses open to the public this week. It looks like a quiet weekend ahead, but everything from music, to BBQ, to history, golf, and more next week!