Spindle City Historic Society

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Happy Independence Day from all of us at Spindle City Historic Society!

Good morning. We normally don't share posts like this, but this involves the Cohoes Visitors Center (our home base) and they're looking for someone who's familiar with Cohoes and its history. So it seemed logical that some of our readers might be interested, or know someone else who's be interested in applying.

Happy Father's Day to all our dads, granddads, stepdads, goddads, petdads, uncles and dads-to-be from Spindle City Historic Society.

Happy Juneteenth! As we observe our newest Federal holiday, here's a little history of how Juneteenth came to be. https://www.history.com/news/what-is-juneteenth

Today we honor all those, especially Cohoesiers, who gave their lives to protect our freedoms.

Our last Lansingburgh Historical Walking tour for this summer will be held on Saturday, June 19,2021. This tour is lead by historian Michael Barrett and lasts ...about 2 hours. Your tour will begin at 11:00 am at the Melville House, 2 114th St., Troy, N.Y.12182 . Lansingburgh pre-dates Troy with settlement starting before 1740 and the founding of Abraham Lansing's village, "New City" in 1771. Several pre-revolutionary buildings are in this walk including the Revolutionary War Hospital. You will also see and hear about several industries and old homes, including President Chester Arthur's. Make your reservation by June 12, 2021 by calling Mary Ellen or John Ward at 518-885-4295. Mail your check for $15.00 to Lansingburgh Historical Society, P.O. Box 219, Troy, NY 12182

Happy Mother's Day to all our moms, grandmoms, stepmoms, godmoms, petmoms, aunts and moms-to-be from Spindle City Historic Society.

Happy Easter! Happy Spring!

May the luck of the Irish bless us all this year!

You probably know that our 21st president, Chester Arthur taught school in Cohoes before entering politics. But several other presidents also visited Cohoes - all four presidents from Mount Rushmore as well as James Madison, and FDR. Did we miss anyone? Happy Presidents' Day from Spindle City Historic Society

Happy Valentine's Day from all of us at Spindle City Historic Society.

This came to us by way of Chester A. Arthur Presidential Library and Museum. #Cohoes150

When Chester Arthur ascended to the presidency in 1881, following the death of President Garfield, he didn't have a formal, public inauguration ceremony, although he took the oath of office twice. Arthur was at his brownstone in NYC when word reached him of Garfield's passing. He took the oath of office there, the first time the oath was taken outside the nation's capitol city. Congressional leaders, concerned about the informality of the swearing in, convinced Arthur to r...epeat the ceremony two days later, in Washington, DC, where the oath was administered by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. [Image courtesy of boweryboyshistory.com. For an account of the events leading up to his swearing in, see their article at: https://www.boweryboyshistory.com//unusual-place-chester-a ]

You never know where you'll find something interesting. I found this on a FB group about a mystery show set in the 1920s. I haven't been able to find much information about the ship yet, other than it sailed under a number of names over the years. A few years later, it was sailing to Palestine, complete with a Kosher kitchen.