Cobleskill Historians Offering Sept 13 Cemetery Tour

COBLESKILL — Historian Pete Lindemann and members of the town’s historical society will tour the Cobleskill Rural Cemetery, Saturday, Sept. 13.

The public is invited to join the free tour by meeting at the gazebo at the cemetery entrance on Quarry Street at 10 a.m.

Lindemann will guide the hour-long tour, stopping at several gravesites to recognize both well-known and little-known historic figures buried there. Among them:

Sarah Rogers, a former slave who may have been the last freed woman in New York State.

The Howe Family, whose patriarch, in 1842, discovered and opened to the public the cave that still bears his name.

Joseph H. Ramsey, who, as president of the Albany & Susquehanna Railroad, brought the “iron horse” to the Schoharie Valley in 1865-69. And as president of the Howes Cave Association, he was one of the founders of the cement industry in Howes Cave.

The Cobleskill Historical Society returns after a summer break to its regular meeting schedule. Beginning in October, the group meets on the first Monday of each month at 6 p.m. at the Cooperative Extension building on South Grand Street.

The society is a nonprofit, 501c (3) organization and membership donations are tax deductible. New members are always welcome. Dues are $10 for the year.

Checks may be sent to the Town of Cobleskill Historical Society, PO Box 423, Cobleskill, NY 12043.