HERITAGE DAY

Our 5th Annual HERITAGE DAY was a great success! It was another fun-filled day in which local authors, and historical societies/museums convened to raise an awareness of the Mohawk Valley's heritage. Books and various items were available for sale.

Our speaker this year was Milton C. Sernett, Professor Emeritus of African American Studies at Syracuse University. His presentation was "North Star Shining: New York State's Freedom Trail - An Illustrated Journey Along the Underground Railroad "

Various items were raffled off at HERITAGE DAY. We had a wonderful assortment of prizes to be raffled off this year:

• Digital camera / printer package
• Adirondack Blanketworks© blanket
• passes (4) to Adirondack Museum
• gift certificates to local restaurants
• Beers' History of Montgomery & Fulton Counties (1878)

A basket of items, valued at $80.00, was also raffled off on Heritage Day, May 5th 2007. The items included were:

1. "History of Montgomery County" educational booklet
2. American Bicentennial Commemorative plate
3. Set of "Muskets to Microwaves" cookbooks
4. 2003 Heritage Day bookmark
5. Montgomery County (2004) Images of America photographic history
6. Amsterdam (2006) Images of America photographic history
7. Name index to Simms' Frontiersmen of New York
8. Old Courthouse notepaper
9. Old Courthouse wooden collectible
10. 1986 Sesquicentennial coin commemorating 150th anniversary of 1836 Old Courthouse
11. Old Courthouse button

Cheryl Baitsholts was on hand to demonstrate her craft of spinning while Lee Billington demonstrates his art of chair caning. Cheryl also brought along products of her artistry in making soaps. It was an exceptional time!

There was food available to purchase (thanks to the members of the Heritage Day committee!) and local baked goods were available for sale.

This program, which was free and open to the public, is made possible through the support of the New York Council for the Humanities' Speakers in the Humanities program.