Delmar Station and the Library of Things

 Shout out to the Bethlehem Public Library and their Library of Things.    I checked out their slide scanner and took a couple of slides home from the archive to experiment.  Look at the results below - pretty cool!

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Someone, back in 2001 judging by the numbers on the slides, made a Bethlehem History slide show that included these two slides.  The top one shows the Delmar train station (on the old D&H Railroad, now the rail trail) in the 1930s. The bottom is a modern, circa 2001, view of the same street.   And below is the modern, modern view, circa 2019 from Google street view.  Enjoy!

PS: I should say we are looking down Adams Street towards the rail trail. North Street and Hudson Ave are in the distance. 

Our Towne Bethlehem August 2021: Sports!

 I am keeping it simple with this month's article as I am working on another project (teaser - it involves Katherine and Henry Hudson!). So below are some sport pictures for your August enjoyment.  

Need more local history this summer? How about a visit to the Cedar Hill Schoolhouse Museum, home of the Bethlehem Historical Association? They are open Sundays from 2 to 4 pm, 1003 River Road, Selkirk. 

I've also got some upcoming History Hikes and Paddles. Saturday, August 10 is a kayak on the Vlomankill and Saturday, September 11 is a walk at Elmwood Cemetery (one of my favorites - you'll hear the story of the Niver brothers, Selkirks, and more!) Visit the BHA website for more info.  https://bethlehemhistorical.org/   

Oh, and if you need more local history, there is a new self-guided walk of Delmar Four Corners and Elsmere that is on the Historian’s page of the town’s website.

https://www.townofbethlehem.org/DocumentCenter/View/13406/Four-Corners---Elsmere-Historical-Walk?bidId=

Now, enjoy some sporty old pictures!

Mrs. Nelson Pernil takes a swing at Woolfert’s Roost on July 1, 1928. 

Edith and Ann Tolman at the ready with their tennis rackets circa 1926.  The Tolman’s had their own tennis court on their property on Mullens Road in Slingerlands. 

Brian Miller of Bethlehem keeps his grip on the ball while being guarded by Mark Darrick of Shaker on January 6, 1975. (Photo courtesy of Adrian Brisee)

Bethlehem player Adam Perry steals home as Burnt Hill catcher Brice Van Allen, with his eye on the ball, leaps out of the way.  The game was played May 18, 1992.  (Photo courtesy of Adrian Brisee)

Edie Eyres of Bethlehem reaches for the basketball as Debbie Kazzaka of Mont Pleasant comes in for the block, March 23, 1978. (Photo courtesy of Adrian Brisee)

The Delmar football team poses in 1905 with Captain R. Smith kneeling at the center holding the ball.