Madison Co. Historical Society, Part 3

I’ve written in Part 1 and Part 2 about our visit to the Madison County Historical Society, housed in an 1849 historic home in Oneida, NY. The place is phenomenal! It’s like walking back in time, to the early 1850s. Most of the house has been updated and restored, and contains a lot of treasures [...]

Madison Co. Historical Society, Part 2

I’m continuing about our trip to Oneida, NY, to see the lovely Cottage Lawn house that is now the Madison County Historical Society. You can read the first part here. The house was built in 1849, property of the Higinbotham family in Oneida, a prominent family in pre-Civil war era. Believe it or not, the [...]

Madison County Historical Society, Oneida, NY

Almost two weeks ago, on a soggy, dreary day, the girls and I took a drive out to Oneida, NY, to see the Madison County Historical Society home. It was once the gracious home of the Higinbotham family of Oneida. The home was built in 1849, and remained in the family up until 1930s, when [...]

Don’t Blink! It’s Bouckville, NY

Maybe it was the gloomy, overcast late-winter’s day. Or maybe it was the dingy rural landscape, weather-weary and tax-trodden. At any rate, I was compelled to snap photos of this tiny little town called Bouckville, NY, as I zipped through on my way home from Hamilton, NY. Bouckville’s only claim to fame must be its [...]

Get Out the Vote!

This is a sticky post. I’m asking for kind-hearted people to please vote for me at Road Trip Journal. It’s a travel blog that has nominated one of my posts –our trip to Lake George– to win a $100 gas card! That would sure go a long way for future trips. Would you please vote [...]

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