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  • Malone, NY Manhunt: Becoming a Hero
    Posted on Monday, June 29th, 2015 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: heroes, Malone, Malone NY, manhunt, New York, New York State Police, Prison, Sweat and Matt

    Main Street Malone, NY had been my hometown since 1980. It has a world class golf course headed by PGA president Derrick Sprague, a beautiful ski resort and masses of wilderness. Little else except wonderful people I love to pieces. Few people knew of its existence until the recent manhunt for convicted killers Richard Matt and David …[ read more ]

  • Fenians in Malone: Part 4
    Posted on Tuesday, October 7th, 2014 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: Malone, The Fenians

    On May 27, 1870, five hundred additional Fenians reinforced the straggling,  poorly trained group at Leahy’s farm in Trout River. They were well situated behind a ditch in a hops’ field, had a stout barricade across the highway and woods and the river on their flanks. Had they been well trained and well led, they could …[ read more ]

  • Fenian Uprising–Malone: Part 3
    Posted on Monday, September 29th, 2014 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: Fenians, George Meade, Malone

    Fenian raids (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) The Fenians arrived in Malone expecting to find arms awaiting them. Wrong. The US government had confiscated most of them along the border. Thus, unarmed, the Fenians thought it best to not attack Canada in 1866. Border agents seized a trainload of arms in Watertown. The Fenians recaptured them. Once more, in …[ read more ]

  • Fenian Uprising, Malone: Part 2
    Posted on Monday, September 22nd, 2014 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: 1865, 1866, Fenian, Huntingdon, Malone

    Canadian Home-Guard defending against Fenians in 1870. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) The Canadians worried about an attack by the Fenians from the States. As early as November 1865, they placed troops at the borders and kept them on duty. In March they asked for 10,000 volunteers to guard the border and got 14,000. Eventually, they let their …[ read more ]

  • The Malone County Fair: It’s origins
    Posted on Thursday, June 26th, 2014 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: Agricultural Society, Franklin County Fair, Malone

    On August 25, 1851, Malone formed its first agricultural society. It was too late in the year to have a fair, so the first Malone County Fair was held the following year, in October, and ran only two days. About seven acres of land was leased from William Andrus (of which Andrus Street–aka the River …[ read more ]

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    • By: Carol McClain @carol_mcclain I know. It's been a while since I've been on my blog. You know. Life's so busy--so many social engagements, fairs, family gatherings ... So many lies. I've more than likely not taken my own medicine. The prescription can be found in Proverbs 17:22: "A merry heart doeth good like a medicine:" The last chapter of 2020 closed a few weeks ago, but not without promising us more heartache in 2021. Our pandemic hasn’t finished with us, and we will find more grief and hardship for many more months. Now, aren’t you glad you decided to… ...[ full story ]

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