PREHISTORY OF THE UNADILLA RIVER VALLEY

 

I recently published this essay.

Windsor, Donald A. Prehistory of the Unadilla River Valley.

Chenango County History Essays 2022 August 29: 1-7.

DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.13982.61763

A digital copy can be obtained by searching its DOI (Document Online Identifier) or by requesting it at windsorda@roadrunner.com

The Unadilla River Valley was a vary richly inhabited area going back to the Paleo stage, at least 4500 BC, and continued to be inhabited until historical times, mid 1700s AD.

CHENANGO COUNTY HISTORY ESSAYS

 

Chenango County History Essays

Chenango County History Essays is an online journal that, as its name implies, publishes essays about the history of Chenango County. It began in May 2022. Essays are defined traditionally as analytic, interpretive, or critical literary compositions from a limited and personal view (https://www.britannica.com/art/essay).

CCHE is online only; it is not issued in a paper version. DOI = Document Online Identifier.

CCHE has no regular schedule. Individual essays are published when they are ready, as preprints on ResearchGate (https://www.researchgate.net ).

My plan is to publish these essays as soon as they are written, until I accumulate enough pages for a book. If I do not live that long, at least some are in the public domain.

Essays are available for free. Just send me an email requesting to receive an individual essay. windsorda@roadrunner.com

Here are the essays published so far.

Windsor, Donald A. Stone Cairn Clusters As Marketplaces. Chenango County History Essays 2022 May 24: 1-4. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.27315.09766

Windsor, Donald A. Cairn Sites Aligned with Archaeological Sites. Chenango County History Essays 2022 May 29: 1-6. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.34025.98401

Windsor, Donald A. Prehistory of Chenango County. Chenango County History Essays 2022 June 18: 1-14. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.16301.77281

Windsor, Donald A. Chenango River as a Lake. Chenango County History Essays 2022 July 4: 1-4.

DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.13495.19365

Windsor, Donald A. Prehistory of the City of Norwich. Chenango County History Essays 2022 August 8: 1-6. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.35986.32965

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GANASOWADA TO CANASAWACTA - Digital copy from Dropbox

Get a free digital copy of my article from Dropbox

Windsor, Donald A.  Ganasowada to Canasawacta.  Journal of the Chenango County Historical Society 2018 Summer; 7: 107-112.

by using on this link. 

https://www.dropbox.com/s/l1ouyuexv5jvoud/Canasawacta_Windsor.pdf?dl=0

Journal of the Chenango County Historical Society

JOURNAL OF THE CHENANGO COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Donald A. Windsor

A good way to explore Chenango County is to read about its history in the Journal of the Chenango County Historical Society. The 2018 issue has just been published. Here is a list of the articles it contains.

Editorial—Researching and Writing - Donald A. Windsor

Letter to the Editor: CCC Camps in Pharsalia - Henry Drexler

Letter to the Editor: Indian Castle and CCC Camp in Greene - Peg Ross

March Etheridge, Civil War Veteran: 11 th U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery - Sharon M. Donahe

Chenango County in the Great War: How Four Local Soldiers Experienced World War I - Sara C. Evenson 

 

“A Ship with Her Own Private Rabbit’s Foot”: The USS Chenango in the Second World War - Edward J. Erickson 

 

The Smyrna Citizens’ Band Celebrates its 100 th Anniversary – Marilyn Fuller 

The “Bixby Pharsalia Farm” - Henry J. Drexler 

 

A Ruin Revived - Joscelyn Godwin 

 

Unmasking The Beaver Meadow Gang - Joscelyn Godwin 

 

They Are Back—The Migrant Workers - Marilyn Fuller 

 

Chenango County Girl Scouts - A. Gail Merian 

 

The Restoration of Stewart’s Corners CemeteryDale F. Utter and Christina H. Utter 

 

Bonesetter Ira “Doc” Sweet - Clay Welch 

 

Ganasowada to Canasawacta - Donald A. Windsor

The Journal is available at our CCHS Museum book store in Norwich, Silver and Rexford streets, for $20.00 (10% discount for members). It would make a dandy Christmas present.

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KINGS SETTLEMENT CHURCH -- ITS END TIMES

KINGS SETTLEMENT CHURCH – ITS END TIMES

Donald A. Windsor

Once the roof caves in, a building is doomed. The roof of the Kings Settlement Church fell in a few years ago. On 9 November 2017, I took these 3 photos.

Front, west side. #2794

North side. #2792

South side. #2793

A photo of the Church in much better condition appears in this article, along with its history.

Scott, Patricia F. ; Decker, Janet. The Kingsettlement Methodist Church of North Norwich.

The Evening Sun 2003 December 12 Friday: 11.

An earlier article, recently reprinted is:

King, Ada A history of Kings Settlement Church. Journal of the Chenango County

Historical Society 2017 Summer; 6: 74-79.

An article on the hamlet as well as the church is:

Hazard, Mildred E. King’s Settlement. In: Anon. Next Stop Galena. Historical Perspective

of North Norwich, New York, 1849-1999. North Norwich, NY: Sesquicentennial Book/Planning Committee. 1999. Pages 52-54.

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DEVIL'S WALKING STICK (= HERCULES' CLUB)

DEVIL’S WALKING STICK (= HERCULES’ CLUB) IN NORTH NORWICH

Donald A. Windsor

Devil’s Walking Stick, also known as Hercules’ Club (Aralia spinosa), was found by Pete Bida on Thursday afternoon 9 November 2017 on our Bullthistle hike in the Whaupaunaucau State Forest in North Norwich, growing in a small grove along Trail 13. This member of the Araliacae (Ginseng) Family is native to southern New York State, down to Florida and west to Texas (Symonds).

It has been reported as vouchered (specimens in herbarium collection) from 11 counties in NYS on the New York Flora Association website. The closest are Delaware, Madison, and Oneida.

It grows as a tree or shrub and can attain a height of 35 feet. It is sold for horticultural purposes and the ones Pete found may be escapes.

Now that I have seen this plant I will be more alert for it in the future.

The flower display can be very impressive, as per a photo in Leopold’s book. It blooms in August, so I look forward to seeing it then.

Petrides lists (page 197) a close relative called “Devil’s Club” but in a separate genus and species, Oplopanax horridus, a northwestern plant with simple leaves and slender thorns. The leaf that Pete is holdinging the above photo has doubly compound leaves.

References consulted:

Leopold, Donald J. Aralia spinosa. In: Native Plants of the Northeast. Portland, OR: Timber Press. 2005. Pages 216-217.

New York Flora Association (NYFA) www.nyflora.org

Petrides, George A. Aralia spinosa Hercules-Club. In: A Field Guide to Trees and Shrubs. 2^nd Edition. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin. 1972. Pages 128, 152-153.

Symonds, George W.D. ; Merwin, A.W. Hercules’ Club. In: The Shrub Identification Book. New York, NY: William Morrow & Co. 1963. Main Plates 92-94, Pages 258-260.

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BIGFOOT HAS A FAMILY!

BIGFOOT NOW HAS A FAMILY!

Donald A. Windsor

A male Bigfoot was spotted this spring in Plymouth. This photo was taken by me on 30 April 2017.

Now, just a week or so ago, his wife and child were spotted in Preston. This photo was snapped by Dave Harvey, who also told me about Mr. Bigfoot.

Apparently, they seem to enjoy Chenango County.

Exact locations of these sightings are not being disclosed because we want to protect the security of the Bigfoot family.

Authentication of the sightings remains elusive. However, here is a hint. If the videos were viewed, they would resemble the still photos.

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