If it’s autumn along the Genesee, it’s apple time, cider time, and fry-cake time. For anyone who’s lived in Western New York, the familiar sight of bushel baskets of apples, … Continue reading The Glen Iris Orchard Company
Category: Sullivan’s Campaign
In the Line of Duty: Lieutenant Thomas Boyd and Sergeant Michael Parker
Part Two The first-person accounts from the diaries of officers with General Sullivan give us a front-row seat to the gruesome scenes these men found as they advanced to Little … Continue reading In the Line of Duty: Lieutenant Thomas Boyd and Sergeant Michael Parker
In the Line of Duty: Lieutenant Thomas Boyd and Sergeant Michael Parker
Part One If you’re familiar with the drive on NYS Route 39 between Perry and Geneseo, you’ll know about the Boyd-Parker Park just outside of Cuylerville on the south side … Continue reading In the Line of Duty: Lieutenant Thomas Boyd and Sergeant Michael Parker
Moses Van Campen: Revolutionary War Hero and Pioneer in the Genesee Country
One of the Genesee’s most famous and colorful historical figures was Moses Van Campen of Angelica, New York. His long life was filled with incredible exploits and challenges in his … Continue reading Moses Van Campen: Revolutionary War Hero and Pioneer in the Genesee Country
