COMMUNITY EVENTS 17th Annual HISTORIC EDINBURGH DAY SATURDAY, JULY 19, 2008 at The Nellie Tyrrell & Rural Museums 10:00 am - 4:00 pm. Rain or shine. ~ Historic Bus Tour at 12 noon with Barker's Store Open--a Site of the Underground Railroad ~Horse & Wagon Rides (free) 11am – 3pm ~Demonstrations: Weaving by Gene Valk Weaving by Betsy Gunther Wool Spinning by Barbara Hojohn Maple Syrup by Dorothy Edwards Carpentry & Tool Use by Andre Garand ~Live Music & Entertainment by Gary Van Slyke ~EHS Bake Sale ~Local Artisan Products Stained Glass Ornaments Woodcrafts Handcrafted Jewelry ~ART SHOW ~Book Signings by David Pitkin & Ron Feulner ~Children's Activities Phil Singer Caricature Drawings Storytelling by Uncle Josh ~Antique & Hot Rod Cars at the Edinburg 4 Corners * Last summer's 2 Adirondack chairs and a footstool were won by Cathy Christensen. ~ This summer, a beautiful multi-colored "Friendship" quilt handcrafted by the Edinburg Town Hall Quilters will be raffled to benefit the society. Below is the finished quilt. It measures approximately 84" x 108". Tickets are $1.00 each or 6 for $5.00 and are available at the Museums, our events, from local businesses, and Society members. FALL FOOD FAIR It will be a fair to remember! at the Rural Museum SEPTEMBER 27, 2008 SATURDAY 12 noon - 4:00 pm. Rain or Shine. MORE DETAILS LATER IN THE SPRING Raffle drawing for the "Friendship" quilt @ 4:00pm.

MEETINGS Meetings are free & held at the Edinburg Community Center 47 Military Road @ 7:00 p.m. March 18, 2008: First meeting of the year--all welcome. No speaker. April 15, 2008: Regular meeting and regional author Rev.Terrance O'Neill will tell us about murder in the Adirondacks by way of his novel "Till Death Us Do Part". May 20, 2008: Regular meeting and Kristine Saddlemire, Saratoga County Historian, will present her research on "The Underground Railroad in Saratoga County". June 17, 2008: Regular meeting and Steve Engelhart, Executive Director of the Adirondack Heritage (AARCH) will present "Adirondack Architecture: Great Camps and the Rustic Tradition." July 15, 2008: Regular meeting and Ed Reed, DEC big game biologist, will share his work with bears in a program entitled "Bear Problems and Solutions". August 19, 2008: Regular meeting and Priscilla Edwards, Town Historian, and Alois Matousek will relate the historical significance of the Batchellerville Presbyterian Church and the Edinburg United Methodist Church respectively. September 16, 2008: Annual business meeting. October 21, 2008: Regular meeting and Roland Kays, curator of mammals at the New York State Museum, will present "Coyote and Fisher: New York State's Most Successful Predators". November 18, 2008: Last meeting of the year and pre-holiday gathering. Join us to reminisce and share refreshments. Also, check public access tv channel 71 for Town of Edinburg Historical Society updates. Edinburg Historical Society PO Box 801 Edinburg, NY 12134 www.edinburg-hist-soc.org

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