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"Cornwall 275th Anniversary Interview With Catherine Palmer Paton"

on Sat, 07/28/2018 - 00:46

www.cornwallhistoricalsociety.org/omeka/items/show/567 is the link

to an interview transcript from July 2017. I was attending the rather

elaborate festivities in this small town 

not far from where I lived as a gal (with one of my best buddies

from my freshman year hailing from the town. While we compete

d in sports for a few years and had joined forces

for swim teams and a choral group as Falls Village and Cornwall

school kids, we really bonded during our soccer and track

experiences at Housatonic Valley Regional High School

back in the late 1970s...Those were some special times,

Housatonic River and Railroad Days 2018 and Onward (with Respect for All That's Come Before)

on Sat, 07/28/2018 - 00:16
With all the modern needs to work and ways to enjoy life, it may be easy to overlook  the "MA/NY" ways the Housatonic River "ConnecTs" states such as MA, NY and CT (especially now when many people have second homes in the rural parts in those three states). 
 
The impact of the Housatonic River on local communities and the historical roots of US-All (in America and beyond) have touched generations since the settling of our country.
 
 By now, thanks to the writing and outreach of Ed Kirby, most people likely have gained a better understanding of the historical significance of the location

With Korean Veterans being acknowledged more now, reflections on lessons to learn from history

on Fri, 07/27/2018 - 23:02

From the Northwest Chatter FB group page (likely closed but with a few thousand members) I saw Brian Ohler shared a timely post with important details and insights about the Korean War veterans. I'll see if I can post it here. Sincere thanks to all who serve in the armed forces and other capacities to protect our country and serve the greater good of the world. It's up to citizens to weigh in seriously on what happened in the past and is going on currently as well as the future.

We likely all need to learn more about 'what goes on behind the scenes' of what we are told in our mainstream

Keep Going and Keep Growing Community from the Small to US-All

on Wed, 07/25/2018 - 17:09
It's special when people can find time and a way to 'get together'. The Cornwall School had a 'Gathering Room' (maybe the extension of the cafeteria or counting that in too..since it is nice to appreciate the social aspects of eating together not just refueling.)
 
I've often hoped there would be more ways to have some 'person to person' sharing in terms of making announcements, networking (maybe with a clip board available for people to list events with basic details or causes one is raising money for whether a non-profit, a tag sale, a 'personal request' in case there's room for barters or

A post from last July, responding to "Every Baby Is A Headline" article about the royal birth..

on Tue, 07/24/2018 - 03:06

Heaven comes to earth one baby at a time..and as we nurture them, or fail to do so, we get 'feedback'. Even with the 'best heartfelt care' we can find our returns on investment (ROI--new term I just learned) not resonating with our hopes and efforts. Still, a 'greater realm of love and possibility may be ushered in, to 'be our neighbor's keeper with gentle interventions, offers to explore options and protection of those they may be harming (especially women, youth, kids..but other men or women too).

No one lives in a bubble once one is born.

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