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Exhibit - A Commemoration of Pearl Harbor Day – An exhibit to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Pearl Harbor Day, featuring photos, memorabilia, recollections and accounts of those at war and at home during World War II. Cohoes Visitor’s Center. The exhibit opened in late November and will remain up through February 2012. It can be viewed during regular Visitor’s Center hours of Tuesday through Friday 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., or at times the Visitor’s Center is open for a Spindle City Historic Society meeting or event.
Wednesday, April 25 – Spindle City Historic Society meeting. 7 p.m., Cohoes Visitor’s Center.
Friday, May 18
Dedication of Power Canal Park Sign &
Opening Event for Citywide Celebration of Cohoes Heritage Days
By The Spindle City Historic Society and the City of Cohoes
Corner of North Mohawk and Vliet Streets
May 18, 2012 at 4:00PM
Please join us as we dedicate this beautiful and historic park with a new sign.
Power Canal Park officially opened in 2004 as part of the North Mohawk Street revitalization project. The park site was once a section of the original Erie Canal, and later a power canal for the Harmony Mills. The park contains a group of interpretive signs that recount the history of the Harmony Mills Historic District of Cohoes, the Erie Canal, the Harmony Mills, the Cohoes Falls and the Cohoes Mastodon. Today, it’s a popular destination for visitors and Cohoes residents alike.
This dedication opens the city’s Heritage Days events, which will include a community dinner on Friday, and tours, lectures, reenactments and exhibits celebrating Cohoes heritage at locations throughout the city on Saturday.
For Further Information Regarding This Sign Dedication Contact:
Tor Shekerjian
518-233-8613
tshekerjian@gmail.com
Friday and Saturday, May 18 and 19 – Cohoes Heritage Days. A citywide series of events celebrating the rich heritage of Cohoes. Events will include tours, performances, and exhibits. See the Heritage Days Brochure and the Heritage Days Tour Book available on the Cohoes Heritage Days web site for details on these events.
Wednesday, May 30 – Spindle City Historic Society meeting. 7 p.m., Cohoes Visitor’s Center.
The newest addition to the permanent collection of the Spindle City Historic Society is a collection of miniature horses that once belonged to Grace Reavy, an accomplished Cohoes businesswoman in the first half of the 20th century. She was the first woman in New York State to be named to municipal public office. This collection is now on display in the Cohoes Visitors Center, on the ground floor of the Cohoes Music Hall at 58 Remsen Street, Cohoes. Visitors Center hours are Tuesday - Friday from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. See "Grace Reavy" to read a feature article on Ms Reavy from the Fall 2005 issue of the SCHS newsletter.
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The Spindle City Historic Society's new book Cohoes Revisited has been published.Copies of our first book, Cohoes, are still available If you are interested in purchasing copies, please e-mail us at Books@SpindleCity.net. We can also mail books (for an additional charge) if you are not able to pick them up. When you purchase your books directly from SCHS, over 40% of the cover price helps support our exhibits, programming, newsletter and other activities. |
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Last Updated: May 16, 2012