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John Adams' and John Quincy Adams' Graves - Quincy, MA
John and John Quincy Adams' graves at the United First Parish Church in Quincy, MA on June 6, 2010
Surveying the Ice Storm Damage Dec 2008
Going down US 9 and NY state 20, looking at the damage from Schodack going into East Greenbush. The voices you heard are me and my husband I have NO idea what we're listening to on the radio! lol This taken a few days after the storm and we still didn't have power. You'll hear me say National Grid truck that's a good sign. Don't miss the bedlum at the stop light. People were complete jerks at the stop lights that weren't working
Joel Allen - Lance Wheeler Video
Joel W. Allen, 66, of Greenport, died July 5, 2013 at Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis, Mass.
Born Jan. 6, 1947 in Utica, he was the son of the late Willard and Gertrude Allen. He grew up on the family farm, Allen Acres, and graduated from Waterville High School in 1965. He graduated from SUNY Farmingdale in 1967 and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University in 1969.
With a degree in horticulture, he started his 38-year career with Cornell Cooperative Extension in East Aurora, Erie County, before joining the Cornell Cooperative Extension in Fulton County.
On Dec. 5, 1970, he married Laura Evelyn Marshall in Rye.
In summer 1980, he moved to Columbia County to serve as executive director and agriculture program leader for Cornell Cooperative Extension of Columbia County. In summer 1981, his wife and daughter, Karrie Suzanne, joined him.
Joel was instrumental in starting CCE's baked potato booth at the Columbia County Fair in 1985 and was the volunteer coordinator for the Master Gardener program, which he helped grow and develop. He retired from CCE in 2007.
A longtime Rotarian, he joined the Gloversville Rotary Club in 1970 and the Hudson Rotary Club in March 1981, where he served as president and for many years as secretary and newsletter editor. He became an honorary member in June 2012. He was a Paul Harris Fellow.
He served on many committees and boards, including United Way of Columbia County, Columbia County Board of Supervisor's Agricultural Advisory Committee, Columbia County Tourism Committee, Columbia County Chamber of Commerce's Agricultural Committee and was a founding member and secretary of the Agriculture and Farmland Protection Board. He also judged vegetables at the Dutchess County Fair for many years.
In 1992, Joel helped spearhead the Leadership Columbia County program and remained a facilitator for 15 years, for which he was honored in September 2007.
In May 2008, he joined the volunteer staff as an interpretive guide at the Martin Van Buren Historic Site in Kinderhook.
He was an active member of Mt. Pleasant Reformed Church in Greenport, singing in the choir and serving on the cemetery committee. He had previously been a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Gloversville and the First Presbyterian and First Reformed churches in Hudson, singing in each choir. He also played the handbells.
Joel enjoyed gardening, relaxing by the pool, game day with church friends, seeing shows at Mac-Haydn Theatre and traveling. His travels often took him (and sometimes his family) to several states through the National Association of County Agricultural Agents, to Caroga Lake to visit friends and to such places as Disney World, St. Martin and Alaska. His favorite vacation spot was at the family camp, Little Allen Acres, on Cape Cod. Most of all, he enjoyed spending time with family and friends.
Survivors, in addition to his wife and daughter, include two brothers, Gary (Ellie) Allen and Dale Allen; a niece, Karen Allen North (Frank) and grandnieces, Sarah and Laura North; a nephew, Tim Allen (Meghan); mother-in-law, Patricia Marshall; sister-in-law, Suzanne Vickerson (Anthony) and niece and nephew, Caroline and Marshall Vickerson; cousin Jim Allen (Ellen); several additional cousins; and many friends.
He was predeceased by his sister-in-law, Ruth Allen; father-in-law, Frank C. Marshall; and cousin, Diane Allen Wood.
Calling hours will be held 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Friday at the Bates & Anderson — Redmond & Keeler Funeral Home, 110 Green Street, Hudson. A funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Saturday at Mt. Pleasant Reformed Church, 33 Church Road, Hudson. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. All are invited to a reception in the church hall following burial.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Mt. Pleasant Reformed Church, c/o Nancy Weaver, church treasurer, P.O. Box 167, Claverack, NY 12513
the presidential grave project presents Martin Van Buren
the presidential grave project presents Martin Van Buren
Farmers in Their Native Town
In this video Martin Van Buren National Historic Site seeks to learn about and acknowledge the black community that once existed in Kinderhook through their connection to the farm at Lindenwald.
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Happy Birthday Martin Van Buren
Emily Dickinson
Emily Elizabeth Dickinson was an American poet. Born in Amherst, Massachusetts, to a successful family with strong community ties, she lived a mostly introverted and reclusive life. After she studied at the Amherst Academy for seven years in her youth, she spent a short time at Mount Holyoke Female Seminary before returning to her family's house in Amherst. Thought of as an eccentric by the locals, she became known for her penchant for white clothing and her reluctance to greet guests or, later in life, even leave her room. Most of her friendships were therefore carried out by correspondence.
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Martin Van Buren | Wikipedia audio article
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Martin Van Buren (born Maarten Van Buren, December 5, 1782 – July 24, 1862) was the eighth President of the United States from 1837 to 1841. A founder of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the ninth Governor of New York, the tenth U.S. Secretary of State, and the eighth Vice President of the United States. He won the 1836 presidential election with the endorsement of popular outgoing President Andrew Jackson and the organizational strength of the Democratic Party. He lost his 1840 reelection bid to Whig Party nominee William Henry Harrison due in part to the poor economic conditions of the Panic of 1837. Later in his life, Van Buren emerged as an elder statesman and important anti-slavery leader who led the Free Soil Party ticket in the 1848 presidential election.
Van Buren was born in Kinderhook, New York to a family of Dutch Americans; his father was a Patriot during the American Revolution. He was raised speaking Dutch and learned English at school, making him the only U.S. President who spoke English as a second language. He trained as a lawyer and quickly became involved in politics as a member of the Democratic-Republican Party. He won election to the New York State Senate and became the leader of the Bucktails, the faction of Democratic-Republicans opposed to Governor DeWitt Clinton. Van Buren established a political machine known as the Albany Regency and in the 1820s emerged as the most influential politician in his home state. He was elected to the United States Senate in 1821 and supported William H. Crawford in the 1824 presidential election. John Quincy Adams won the 1824 election and Van Buren opposed his proposals for federally funded internal improvements and other measures. Van Buren's major political goal was to re-establish a two-party system with partisan differences based on ideology rather than personalities or sectional differences, and he supported Jackson's candidacy against Adams in the 1828 presidential election with this goal in mind. To support Jackson's candidacy, Van Buren ran for Governor of New York and resigned a few months after assuming the position to accept appointment as U.S. Secretary of State after Jackson took office in 1829.
Van Buren was a key advisor during Jackson's eight years as President of the United States and he built the organizational structure for the coalescing Democratic Party, particularly in New York. He resigned from his position in order to help resolve the Petticoat affair, then briefly served as the American ambassador to Britain. At Jackson's behest, the 1832 Democratic National Convention nominated Van Buren for Vice President of the United States and he took office after the Democratic ticket won the 1832 presidential election. With Jackson's strong support, Van Buren faced little opposition for the presidential nomination at the 1835 Democratic National Convention, and he defeated several Whig opponents in the 1836 presidential election. Van Buren's response to the Panic of 1837 centered on his Independent Treasury system, a plan under which the Federal government of the United States would store its funds in vaults rather than in banks. He also continued Jackson's policy of Indian removal; he maintained peaceful relations with Britain but denied the application to admit Texas to the Union, seeking to avoid heightened sectional tensions. In the 1840 election, the Whigs rallied around Harrison's military record and ridiculed Van Buren as Martin Van Ruin and a surge of new voters helped turn him out of office.
At the opening of the Democratic convention in 1844, Van Buren was the leading candidate for the party's nomination for the presidency, but his continued opposition to the annexation of Texas aroused the opposition of Southern Democrats and the party nominated James K. Polk. Van Buren grew increasingly opposed to slavery after he left office, and he agreed to lead a third party ...
Greensburg, Pennsylvania | Wikipedia audio article
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00:01:10 1 History
00:05:04 1.1 Historical facts
00:05:53 2 Neighborhoods and wards
00:08:11 3 Demographics
00:11:15 4 Government and politics
00:12:17 4.1 Military
00:12:53 5 Economy
00:15:49 5.1 Major employers
00:16:05 6 Education
00:16:14 6.1 Public schools
00:17:32 6.2 Private schools
00:17:52 6.3 Colleges and universities
00:19:15 6.4 Libraries
00:19:30 7 Arts and culture
00:21:40 7.1 Cultural facts
00:22:44 7.2 Media
00:24:51 7.3 Greensburg in fiction
00:25:10 8 Professional sports
00:25:19 8.1 American football
00:27:06 8.2 Baseball
00:28:00 9 Transportation
00:28:09 9.1 Highways
00:29:25 9.2 Public transportation
00:29:55 9.3 Airports
00:30:13 9.4 Rail
00:30:36 9.5 Bicycling
00:30:53 10 Infrastructure
00:31:02 10.1 Utilities
00:31:47 10.2 Medical facilities
00:32:28 10.3 Telecommunications
00:32:59 11 Notable people
00:34:14 12 Sister cities
00:34:33 13 See also
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Greensburg is a city in and the county seat of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States, and a part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area. The city lies within the Laurel Highlands and the ecoregion of the Western Allegheny Plateau. The city is named after Nathanael Greene, a major general of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War. The population was 14,892 at the 2010 census.
Located 30 miles southeast of Pittsburgh, Greensburg is a major business, academic, tourism and cultural center in Western Pennsylvania. It is evident as the city's population doubles during work hours. The city ranks seventh in Pennsylvania in daytime growth, behind Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Harrisburg, King of Prussia, Lancaster, and State College. It also ranks 16th in the United States for daytime growth among towns with a resident population between 15,000 and 24,999. In 2007, Greensburg was ranked as one of the Best Places to Retire in Pennsylvania by U.S. News & World Report.
Martin Van Buren
Martin Van Buren was the eighth President of the United States . Before his presidency, he was the eighth Vice President and the tenth Secretary of State , both under Andrew Jackson.
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