Visited Liberty ARC for our special project making ornaments for tonight’s tree lighting in Amsterdam! Come check them out on display. 🎄✨ 🎅
#AmsterdamNY #HolidaySpirit #InclusionMatters #ArtistsWithDisabilities
🇺🇸 This morning in the City of Amsterdam, we gathered to honor the lives lost on September 11, 2001. Nearly 3,000 souls were taken from us, but their memory lives on through our unity, courage, and compassion.
We will never forget. 🕯️
#September11 #NeverForget #AmsterdamNY
This week, I made a 5 AM stop at Sunny Hunny Farms in Amsterdam, NY. 🍯
It was my first time in a bee suit — a little scary at first with so many bees buzzing around my head 🐝🐝🐝 — but once I got used to it, watching the process from hive to jar was fascinating.
#Beekeeping #LocalFarms #AmsterdamNY
A chillier night for bocce in Amsterdam — but still the same good times! 👍
Great to see everyone again and enjoy a few friendly games. Plenty of summer left, and we’re just getting started! ☀️
#BocceNight #AmsterdamNY #SummerFun
One of my favorite parts of bocce night in Amsterdam — ending the night at Lorenzo’s Southside. A perfect way to wrap up a summer night in the city. 🍷🍕🇮🇹#BocceNight #AmsterdamNY #LorenzosSouthside
🏊♀️ The Amsterdam City Pool is officially OPEN for the season! 🌞
Perfect way to cool off and enjoy the summer with family and friends:
📍 135 Locust Ave, Amsterdam, NY
🕚 Open daily 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Come take a splash! ☀️
#AmsterdamNY #SummerFun #PoolDays #CommunitySummer
🇺🇸 This week we honored George Pilko, IT – U.S. Army during Veterans Night at the Amsterdam Mohawks baseball game! ⚾🎖️ Thank you for your service and sacrifice for our country! 🇺🇸
#VetsNight #ThankYouForYourService #AmsterdamNY #MohawksBaseball #VeteranHonoree 💙
🏗️✨ Joined Habitat for Humanity of Montgomery County this afternoon for a new home site groundbreaking at 127 N. Mathias Ave in Amsterdam! 🏡👏👷♀️
This is what building stronger communities looks like — brick by brick, heart by heart. 💛🔨
#HabitatForHumanity #AmsterdamNY #BuildingHope #CommunityFirst
Printed colour postcard showing a view of the Armory at Amsterdam in New York State, USA. Published by The American News Company, New York, Leipzig & Dresden, No 6229, undivided back. Postally used on 19 April 1907 with Amsterdam NY Flag cancellation on green one cent stamp and sent to Miss Bessie Thorn, Sidney, Delaware County, New York. Good condition, with slight corner bumps and light album marks.
Armory, Amsterdam, New York, 1907 - American News Co Postcard
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#AmsterdamNY #Postcards
🇮🇹 Beautiful night in Amsterdam for our bocce league—and we came away with three big wins. Here’s the game winning point to end the night 💥
Always a good time out on the court with great people and great energy. Looking forward to next week already!
#BocceLeague #AmsterdamNY
❄️ It was a brisk night for our bocce league in Amsterdam! 🔴🟢 🇮🇹 It was still a lot of fun night with good company, and plenty of laughs. Looking forward to more great nights ahead—hopefully a little warmer! ☀️
#BocceLeague #AmsterdamNY
The #BBQ Hut in #MontgomeryCountyNY for delicious lunch options of large portions. Burgers, chicken, pulled pork, baked potatoes, coleslaw, rolls, chips, and whoopie pies. 😋 💕
#EatLocal #ThinkLocal #AmsterdamNY #MontgomeryCountyNY #FultonMontgomery #NY #NewYork
The cover of Time ("The Weekly News-Magazine") from March 31, 1923. The name of the magazine and its tag line are within thin ruled boxes at the top of the page (three boxes, each within another, as well as a heavier outlines that goes all the way around the page. Decorative elements are in columns running left and right of the drawing that is the focus of the cover. The drawing, apparently graphite, depicts Laddie Sanford, a white man in three-quarter profile, wearing a light-colored fedora with a dark band. His face is pleasant and neutral; the top of his body is shown, wearing a lapelled overcoat, white shirt collar and dark necktie. Underneath he is not identified, but a slugline says "Observed by Europe / First American to win the Grand National – see page 25"
After writing about #UpstateNewYork carpet heiress/big game hunter/POW in Germany, here's her famous polo player brother, once on the cover of Time Magazine, & once fined for bringing too many ducks into New York State:
hoxsie.org/2025/04/28/p... #localhistory #AmsterdamNY #UpstateHistory
The cover of Time ("The Weekly News-Magazine") from March 31, 1923. The name of the magazine and its tag line are within thin ruled boxes at the top of the page (three boxes, each within another, as well as a heavier outlines that goes all the way around the page. Decorative elements are in columns running left and right of the drawing that is the focus of the cover. The drawing, apparently graphite, depicts Laddie Sanford, a white man in three-quarter profile, wearing a light-colored fedora with a dark band. His face is pleasant and neutral; the top of his body is shown, wearing a lapeled overcoat, white shirt collar and dark necktie. Underneath he is not identified, but a slugline says "Observed by Europe / First American to win the Grand National – see page 25"
After writing about the #UpstateNewYork carpet heiress/big game hunter/POW in Germany, I paid a tiny bit of attention to her famous polo player brother, once on the cover of Time Magazine – though I was more interested in the time he was fined for bringing […]
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The cover of Time ("The Weekly News-Magazine") from March 31, 1923. The name of the magazine and its tag line are within thin ruled boxes at the top of the page (three boxes, each within another, as well as a heavier outlines that goes all the way around the page. Decorative elements are in columns running left and right of the drawing that is the focus of the cover. The drawing, apparently graphite, depicts Laddie Sanford, a white man in three-quarter profile, weraing a light-colored fedora with a dark band. His face is pleasant and neutral; the top of his body is shown, wearing a lapelled overcoat, white shirt collar and dark necktie. Underneath he is not identified, but a slugline says "Observed by Europe / First American to win the Grand National – see page 25"
If I'd had to guess which member of an #AmsterdamNY family had ended up on the cover of Time Magazine, I would not have guessed Laddie Sanford.But I wouldn't have guessed he got fined for bringing too many dead ducks into New York, either.
hoxsie.org/.../polo-pla... #upstateny #LocalHistory
The cover of Time ("The Weekly News-Magazine") from March 31, 1923. The name of the magazine and its tag line are within thin ruled boxes at the top of the page (three boxes, each within another, as well as a heavier outlines that goes all the way around the page. Decorative elements are in columns running left and right of the drawing that is the focus of the cover. The drawing, apparently graphite, depicts Laddie Sanford, a white man in three-quarter profile, weraing a light-colored fedora with a dark band. His face is pleasant and neutral; the top of his body is shown, wearing a lapelled overcoat, white shirt collar and dark necktie. Underneath he is not identified, but a slugline says "Observed by Europe / First American to win the Grand National – see page 25"
If I'd had to guess which member of an Amsterdam family had ended up on the cover of Time Magazine, I would not have guessed Laddie Sanford . . . nor would I have guessed it was for winning an English steeplechase. But I wouldn't have guessed he got fined […]
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Photograph of a woman, Gertrude Sanford Legendre, in a women's military uniform with jacket, shirt and tie, and skirt, standing next to a concrete post and in front of a building with shutters around its windows. She actually appears to be smiling at the camera, but this was taken while she was a prisoner of war in Germany in World War II.
Fascinated to learn that a local heiress who had gone to work for the O.S.S. in WWII ended up as a POW in Nazi Germany in the closing months of the war – Story here:
hoxsie.org/2025/04/24/a...
#LocalHistory #AmsterdamNY #CapitalDistrict #history #WWII
Pencil or charcoal portrait of Gertrude Sanford Legendre, an heiress from an Amsterdam, New York, carpet-making family who, while working for the Office of Strategic Services, was captured by the German Army in November 1944. This portrait was drawn by one of her German prison guards, identified as Tony May. The drawing shows a woman with somewhat mussy, curly hair parted at the left side and not reaching her collar. He eyes are large and expressive, her eyebrows arched high, Her face narrows, with a strong downward turned nose, notable cheekbones, and pursed lips. Beneath, the outlines of a women's service uniform are suggested but not filled in, with jacket, collar and tie. Her look is one of strength and determination.
I recently discovered that a carpet heiress from #AmsterdamNY, world traveler and trophy hunter, was captured by the #Nazi German army when she "wandered" too close to the front in the closing months of #wwii I summarized her story on my local history blog […]
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PHOTOS from our annual Earth Day cleanup in Amsterdam this weekend ♻️🌎
Thank you to everyone who took part! 💚
📸 More photos on my Facebook page: www.facebook.com/AsmSantabarb...
#EarthDay #AmsterdamNY #CommunityCleanup
Some photos from the Inman Senior Center’s Soup Contest in Amsterdam! 🥣📸 A warm and tasty way to bring the community together — and every spoonful was a winner! Big thanks to all the participants, volunteers, and taste testers who made it such a fun event! 👏#CommunityFirst #SoupContest #AmsterdamNY
Want a free sneak peek at all THE LAST FRANKENSTEIN Blu-Ray has to offer? Just head over to the Amsterdam Free Library, where our local fright flick is one of their newest additions!
#LastFrankenstein #frankenstein #indiehorror #indiefilm #horrormoviesandchill #horrormovies #AmsterdamNY
📸 PHOTOS from a wonderful evening of music, dancing, and community at the Century Club in Amsterdam, NY! Ballroom dancing continues to bring people together—keeping tradition alive and celebrating the joy of dance. #AmsterdamNY #BallroomDancing #CommunityEvents #CenturyClub
📚🌾 Had a great morning reading to the students at Barkley School in Amsterdam as part of Agriculture Literacy Week!
A big thank you to the educators and organizers who make this event possible every year!
#AgricultureLiteracyWeek #AmsterdamNY
🍀 Happy St. Patrick’s Day — stopped by the Amsterdam Elks Lodge to pick up a delicious corned beef sandwich to celebrate! A big thank you to everyone keeping this tradition alive and bringing the community together ☘️
#HappyStPatricksDay #CommunityTraditions #AmsterdamNY #StPaddysDay2025
Last stop of the night—Bottisti’s Pizzeria in Amsterdam for some delicious Chicken Parm! 🍕🍗 Nothing beats a great meal at a local favorite to end the day. Always great to support our local restaurants! 👏🍽️ #ShopLocal #AmsterdamNY
Inspired by Amsterdam business owner Everett Flint, who’s opening the Royal Pantry food pantry at 45 Market Street to support our neighbors in need! 🥫🤝 His dedication to our community is truly commendable. ❤️ Check out these photos of his progress so far! 📸✨
#AmsterdamNY #CommunitySupport
The Sol Squeeze is a wonderful #vinyl and t-shirt store in Downtown #AmsterdamNY. Check out the cool vibes, I enjoyed their #MardiGras party!
#ShopLocal #ShopSmall #BuyLocal #ThinkLocal #AroundAmsterdamNY #AmsterdamNY #MontgomeryCountyNY #NY #NewYork #FultonMontgomery
Enjoyed a great dinner at Lorenzo’s Southside in Amsterdam tonight. Great food and even better company—always nice to catch up with good friends.
#AmsterdamNY #LocalEats #GoodFoodGoodFriends #LorenzosSouthside
South 30 Diner in the town of #FloridaNY; just south of #AmsterdamNY and the Thruway. Serving up delicious breakfast and lunch from 8am-2pm (closed Tuesday). I recommend pancakes and bacon!
