Folks who don’t enjoy wrapping their own gifts can call the library at 369-6008 to make an appointment, or leave a bag of gifts at the library during regular hours of operation: Tuesday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The library staff is grateful to Kinney Drugs and the Friends of the Library for their donation of Christmas wrap, ribbon, bows and tags for the fund raising effort.
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Marshall S. Shedd Jr.’s father, Rev. Marshall S. Shedd, was born in Cambridge, MA in 1786, married Eliza Thayer, whose father Obadiah was also a minister, in April 1818.
The Shedds had six children, three of whom were sons Marshall, Jr. (1822), Henry (1824) and William (Greenough Thayer) G. T. Shedd (1820).
Two children died young and an invalid daughter Elizabeth would die in Willsborough in 1872, the same year Rev. Shedd died.
Rev. Shedd had graduated from Dartmouth in 1817, was a member of Rev. William Green-ough’s Congregational Church in Newton, MA and became pastor of the First Congregational Church in Acton, MA in 1820 where his children were born.
Though successfully starting a temperance movement in Acton, parochial differences between Unitarianism and Trinitarianism resulted in a decision to resign and he moved to Willsborough (Willsboro), NY in 1831.
Eliza’s father also moved with the family.
Rev. Shedd was a founder of Willsborough’s First Congrega-tional Church and preached for two years.
Eliza died in February 1833.
In 1835 Rev. Shedd married Mary Elizabeth R. R. Pemberton, a daughter of Boston teacher Ebenezer Pemberton, who moved with her husband to Wills-borough, bringing her unmarried sister Johanna Pemberton and a brother, William Whitwell. Ebenezer had been principal of the Phillips Academy that Rev. Shedd attended as a youth in Andover, MA. Continue reading
The Old Forge DMV Satellite Office will be open Monday through Friday beginning Monday, December 3.
The hours will be 9 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. and will close for lunch from 12 to 1 p.m.
During Snodeo, the DMV hours will be Friday, December 7 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday, December 8 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The office will be closed Tuesday, December 25 for the Christmas holiday and Tuesday, January 1 for New Year’s Day.
The office is located at 183 Park Ave. More information is available by calling (315) 369-3301.
Before you put your Christmas tree in its stand, give the bottom a fresh cut. Once the tree is in place, fill the stand with HOT water.
Unlike cold water, hot water absorbs up into the tree.
Using hot water every time you water will aid in keeping your tree fresher throughout the holidays.
Shawn, left, and Bill Corrigan. Photo by Wende Carr
Father/son team Bill and Shawn Corrigan got a head start on Forestport’s upcoming Christmas celebration, leading informal carols during Old Forge’s An Adirondack Christmas on Main Street event last weekend.
Forestport’s festivities on Sunday, December 2 will include wagon rides with Santa, gifts, caroling, photo opportunities with Christmas characters, a lighted parade and a tree lighting.
Hot drinks and sweets will be provided at the Community Hall next to Memorial Park from 3 to 7 p.m. where there will also be guest appearances by Ebenezer Scrooge and Holly My Dolly.
Watercolors, oils and pen and ink artwork by local artist Connie Smith will be on display in the storefront directly opposite the park. All are invited to attend.
The Dewey Old Forge Chapter #449 of the Order of the Eastern Star and the North Woods Lodge #849 will host a holiday breakfast on Sunday, December 2 at the North Woods Community Center on Crosby Blvd. in Old Forge.
The breakfast will be held from 8 a.m. to noon.
The menu includes scrambled eggs, pancakes, French toast, ham, coffee and juice and the cost is $7.
All participants of the “Let it Snow” 5K Run/Walk who show their race bibs will receive half-off the admission price.
Throughout the breakfast the Eastern Stars and Masons will be selling Rada knives and cutlery and Christmas gift items priced at $10 or less.
by Hazel Dellavia, Friends of the Old Forge Library
The Friends of Old Forge Library are pleased to announce the completion and installation of a new street sign at the library.
The sign, made by Rob Imundo of Rage Graphics, was made in a style consistent with the character of the building and provides patrons with hours of operation during both winter and summer.
In addition to the sign, the Friends also funded the lighting of the sign as well as the lighting surrounding the American flag that graces the front lawn of the library. All of the electrical work was done by Paul Mills.
Stop by Old Forge Library and see the new sign and visit with the library staff to learn about all the services offered there.
In addition to the donation of amenities that improve the library experience, the Friends organization provides funding and volunteer support for library programming and activities.