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1889 Map of Butter and Cheese Factories in New York State

This map is also available from LOC (Library of Congress). A higher resolution map can be accessed by clicking on the link below.
Thanks to Rene Elliott for sharing this link and map.

Futility or It's Dam' Nice Country Anyway

Ken Stowell collected and typed up these observations made by Ray Clement on fishing in the Butternut Valley. Bill Stowell, Ken's son passed it on to Bill Pickens who passed it along to Bob Thomas who chose to share it with readers of this site.

Draper Daniels - MCS class of 1931, Advertising Executive, model for Madman Don Draper

Looking at the fultonhistory.com site I found a link to an article published in the Sunday Dec 24th 1961 edition of the Binghamton Press. He graduated from MCS in 1931 - after only 3 1/2 years of high school. The photo below appeared as part of the article that I will quote in part below. Draper Daniels was being considered as a Democratic candidate to challenge Sen. Everett Dirksen.

Portable Steam Sawmill

Rennie M Elliott‎Morris, NY - Historically speaking
December 11, 2018 ·

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