From our neighbors to the south comes the following announcement regarding their latest exhibit highlighting Waterford History. For complete information on the museum and its events please visit their website.

New Exhibit Opening

The Waterford Historical Museum and Cultural Center will be hosting an open house this Friday, May 1^st, for the opening of our new exhibit, “Making Waterford Our Home: Italians.” The open house will also mark the beginning of the 45^th season for the museum. Regular hours will begin on Saturday May 2^nd. The museum will be open Wednesdays through Fridays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sundays 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. through the end of September with weekend hours continuing through the end of October.    

            This is the first of a three part exhibit series which explores the lives of three different immigrant groups in Waterford, New York: Italian Americans; French Canadian Americans; and, Irish Americans. This first exhibition will run until April of 2010 and feature the history and traditions of the Italian Americans who made Waterford their home.

            “This project has been a true community effort,” said Museum Director, Brad Utter. “We have conducted oral histories with 18 people of Italian descent and will have numerous objects on display that are on loan from our community members.”

            This project has been supported by the New York Council for the Humanities, the New York State Council for the Arts and community based donations.

          The Waterford Historical Museum and Cultural Center is located in the 1830 Hugh White Homestead on Museum Lane in the Town of Waterford. The Museum offers various programs and exhibits year round. 

The latest example of an agency offering a “new” service, that to this librarian looks a lot like the venerable telephone reference service offered by libraries forever, is 211 from the United Way. The service is available in 12 counties in the Capital region.

Beginning Thursday April 16th, the Waterford Library will be offering informal computer instruction. On Mondays and Thursdays from 1-4pm, assistance will be available on a first come, first serve basis to people who need help with navigating the internet, online job applications, registering an email account or who have other basic computer related questions. No reservations are required unless demand warrants it.  For more information, please contact the library at 237-0891 or info@waterfordlibrary.net.

We are currently testing a new product that enables users to post reviews of materials via our on-line catalog. It’s called ChiliFresh, and once you register with them, you can create and post reviews of your favorite books, movies etc. Just locate a title in the catalog and look for the icon to post a review.  If you post any reviews, consider adding a comment here so that others can check out your review!

Each month our display case features interesting collections from local residents. Our latest features items from the collection of Charles Albanetti and includes memorabilia from the heyday of the Pullman train cars. This display will be available for viewing through the month of April during regular library hours.