Check on New York Properties
August 30, 2010 by Mrs. Mecomber
Filed under historic houses, news
Here’s a nice real estate website! Ask Agents. It’s a great way to keep tabs on property values. I also like to see if certain historic homes are up for sale. I’m seeing this occur very frequently lately. It’s become too expensive in Upstate New York to maintain those 200 year-old mansions. A few months [...]
Fife and Drums of Yorktown at Fort Ticonderoga, NY
August 24, 2010 by Mrs. Mecomber
Filed under reenactments, Revolutionary War
There are some absolutely terrific Revolutionary War reenactment videos on YouTube. Many of them are recorded by visitors to the event; some are “ok” but others are really, really good. I spent the better part of an evening enjoying the dozens of videos of all the wonderful events here in Upstate New York. I especially [...]
Before You Go Anywhere…
August 24, 2010 by Mrs. Mecomber
Filed under blogging, ideas
…see Billy! He’s so smart! I’m talking about Billy’s Savings Club. Billy is the bow-tied, bespectacled mascot of Billy.com. It’s a really cool site. I follow Billy on Twitter so that I can discover deals and excellent tips. Billy.com is a resource website. They specialize in a few certain things (such as movers, like movers [...]
Get Good Rates
August 24, 2010 by Mrs. Mecomber
Filed under blogging, ideas
Got a business? It’s important to get a comparable business insurance quote, to obtain the right coverage to ensure that you are fully protected. Moreover, you don’t want to pay more money than you need to, do you? And who has tme to go chasing down insurance agents anymore, going over the numbers and coverage [...]
Happy Birthday, Fort Stanwix!
August 20, 2010 by Mrs. Mecomber
Filed under forts, history, Mohawk Valley, parks, Revolutionary War
Oh, how we love Fort Stanwix! Fort Stanwix, in Rome, NY, was built during the French and Indian War, to provide protection for “The Carry.” The Carry was a trail on dry ground between the popular waterways, Wood Creek and the Mohawk River. It was so named because settlers and traders had to hop out [...]

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