- IN MEMORIAM -
Natalie Peckham Cornish
November 26, 1929 - July 15, 2020
- WEATHER -
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The Village Hall will be closed to the public starting
Monday, July 20th until further notice.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
You can still reach the Village Clerk's office by calling 315-841-4221.
Office hours are Mon - Thur 8 - 4 (closed noon -1) and Fri 8 - noon.
Meal Pick up Monday-Thursday (with extra for Friday)
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 Waterville Residential Care Center, formerly Harding Nursing Home, celebrated their 67th Birthday in person with residents and staff, and virtually with the rest of the community wishing to join in. Along with decor, music, and a dunk tank for the WRCC to enjoy on the grounds, at the entrance 2 food trucks were available for the community to order from throughout the afternoon- first the Grapevine, later Brake from the Grind.
Photo: Waterville Residential Care Center
Dan and Kelly Nichols captured this shot of the comet Neowise over the weekend. For anyone else that tried to photograph it with your average camera phone, you'll recognize that this is a great shot!
We've moved into zucchini season, and more pop up farm stands are making it readily available. The above is right on Madison Street, and below is on Route 12, with the elementary school visible in the background.
Curiosity at the corner of Bacon and Route 12 in the former, and long vacant, Mini Mart.
As promised, more comparison shots of development throughout the village. Here's a few business developments from 2015 - 2020
Former Waterville Times Building - 2015 At Home in the Huddle
Now the well established Waterville Standard Bakery - 2020
2015 At Home in the Huddle
Now Dale Meszler's 260 Structural Engineer Building
You might have had work done on your vehicle by Karl, or even stopped for ice cream for a time, the construction in 2015 brought the building to be the Main St. Auto Care.
2020