| 1896 HOME ALMANAC OF AMSTERDAM |
"Home Almanac", published by The Daily Democrat, Amsterdam, NY, 1896: This publication has many local advertisers and a section of "Important Local Events" which provides a lot of information about local people and businesses. In this particular issue the events are for the entire year of 1895. The full text is provided, and an index has been created for the Important * Local * Events section.
GOTO: Home Almanac of Amsterdam:
| JAN-MAR | APR-JUN | JUL-SEP | OCT-DEC | Person Index | top page |
NOTE that two indices are part of the general index, that of "Businesses, Societies, Associations, etc." and a second of "Fires, Storms, etc.".
| Adriance & Taylor | Sep 4 |
| Amsterdam, Johnsville, and Gloversville railroad company | May 28 |
| Amsterdam Armory | Apr 1 |
| Amsterdam City Library | May 18 |
| Amsterdam Dancing club | Oct 25, Nov 29 |
| Amsterdam Elks | Feb 15 |
| Amsterdam High school | Jun 12, Dec 18 |
| Amsterdam Medical Society | Jan 8 |
| Amsterdam Odd Fellows | Nov 1 |
| Amsterdam public schools | Sep3. |
| Amsterdam Savings bank | Apr 24 |
| Amsterdam Wheelmen | Aug 1, Sep 4 |
| Atlas Knitting company | Nov 21 |
| Becker, Lindsay & Nolan | Nov 30 |
| Blood Knitting company | Dec 4 |
| Board of education | Oct 8 |
| Board of health | Jul 26 |
| Board of Supervisors | Jan 12, Mar 12, Dec 12, Dec 16 |
| Board of trade | Jan 14 |
| Bowler, H. F., brewery | Nov 18 |
| Bridge street commission | Jan 10, Jan 30, Feb 26 |
| Bronson, E. D., steamer co. | Jan 28, Mar 8 |
| Central hotel | Mar 19 |
| Central Hudson company | Nov 4 |
| Charity ball | Sep 27 |
| Chuctanunda Gas Light Comp. | Apr 15 |
| Children's Home | Jun 7, Nov 13 |
| Circuit court | Jan 21 |
| City assessment roll | Jul 29 |
| City boards of education | Jan 10 |
| City charter revision commission | Nov 1 |
| City Hospital | Mar 13, Jun 7, Sep 12, Oct 17 |
| City Hospital Association | Apr 1 |
| City Library | Jun 7 |
| City school system | Apr 5 |
| Clan McAlpine | Jan 25 |
| Clark pharmacy | Mar 19 |
| Cole, David W., livery | May 4 |
| Collins' band | Mar 14 |
| Common Council | Jan 16, Mar 6, Apr 10, May 1, May 15, Aug 7, Oct 2, Nov 6 |
| County Teachers' association | Feb 16 |
| Dancing class reception | Dec 17 |
| Democratic county convention | Sep 17, Oct 8 |
| East end school | Jan 7 |
| Eckford Hook and Ladder company | Nov 2 |
| Electric fire alarm system | Jun 20 |
| Election day | Nov 5 |
| Erie Canal | Jun 5, Aug 26 |
| F. G. & G. R. R. Co. | Jan 8 |
| Fifth ward shoolhouse (old) | Jan 21 |
| Fire department | Feb 27, Oct 2, Dec 9 |
| First National bank of Amsterdam | Sep 12 |
| Fonda postoffice | Oct 22 |
| Fort Hunter Bridge Co. | Jan 6 |
| Fourth ward school bldg | Jan 9 |
| Fourty-sixth Separate co. | Feb 22, Mar 14, Dec 26 |
| G. A. R. hall | Mar 13 |
| Gardiner & Warring knitting mill | Aug 12 |
| German Evangelical church | Apr 22 |
| German veterans | Sep 2 |
| Globe knitting mill | Feb 4 |
| Green Hill cemetery association | Nov 18 |
| Hart Bros. of Chicago | Nov 21 |
| Hotel Warner | Jan 8, Sep 10, Oct 16, Nov 16 |
| Holzheimer & Shaul | Jan 31, Oct 18 |
| Hub clothing | May 25 |
| Juvenile dancing class | Feb 14 |
| Liddle, J. W. & W. A. | Mar 12 |
| Liederkranz masquerade | Feb 25 |
| Livingston Industrial and Literary college | Nov 4 |
| Married People's Dancing class | Mar 18 |
| McBride & Conney | Jan 25 |
| McClumpha & Stebbins | Jan 25 |
| McCowatt, W. R. & Co. | Jan 3 |
| Mohawk Knitting company | Apr 30 |
| Montgomery County Agricultural Society | Jan 8 |
| Morris, A. V. & Sons | Mar 8, Apr 8, May 7 |
| Myers & Son | Mar 19 |
| New York state baseball league | Jan 25, Jul 6 |
| Nisbet & Hanson | Apr 10 |
| Park Sisters | Nov 19 |
| Perkins foundry | Mar 24 |
| Phoenix Mills | Sep 12 |
| Pioneer knitting mill | Mar 13 |
| Polack riot | May 19 |
| Post Lenten ball | Apr 17 |
| Prudential Insurance Comp. | Apr 21 |
| Purim ball | Mar 13 |
| Pythian Dramatic association | Mar 27 |
| Red Star knitting mill | May 4, Aug 3 |
| Republican county convention | Aug 29, Oct 5 |
| Republican judicial convention | Jul 22 |
| Republican senatorial convention | Aug 13 |
| S. Levi & Co. | Jan 31 |
| Sanford carpet mills | Jan 2 |
| Serviss steamer and hose co. | Jan 17 |
| Shuler, D. W. & Son | Apr 16 |
| Smith, George, hall | May 4 |
| Spalt, Geo. & Co. | Apr 1 |
| Star hosiery mills | Nov 27 |
| St. Andrew's Brotherhood | Feb 7 |
| St. Ann's | Nov 1, Dec 25 |
| St. Joseph's | Dec 25 |
| St. Mary's | Dec 25 |
| Stephen Dry Goods Co. | Nov 1 |
| Thirteenth Brigade band | Mar 14 |
| Tri-County Educational Council | Nov 2 |
| U. A. M. E. church | Nov 4 |
| U. R., K. of P., Austin Division | Jul 24 |
| United States army | May 7 |
| Victor Rug company | Nov 16 |
| Warner, C. E. & Co. | Feb 7 |
| Water commissioners | Aug 12 |
| Waterford Knitting company | Aug 8 |
| Waverly hotel | Jun 13 |
| Women's Presbyterian Home Missionary society | Oct 3 |
| Y. M. C. A. | Feb 11, Mar 17, Jun 7 |
| Blizzard: Mohawk valley | Feb 8-9 |
| Fire: American Broom and Brush company | Nov 22 |
| Fire: Bartlett, R. B., livery | Oct 10 |
| Fire: Bowler's brewery | Sep 8 |
| Fire: Bridge street / entire block+ | Feb 17 |
| Fire: Division street / 1 residence | Sep 6 |
| Fire: Elizabeth street / 2 houses | Sep 18 |
| Fire: European hotel / Main street | Feb 16 |
| Fire: Florida / Devendorf's farm bldgs | Nov 18 |
| Fire: Forest street / 3 houses | Feb 11 |
| Fire: Forest street / 1 house | Jun 10 |
| Fire: Fultonville / attempt to burn a residence | Nov 10 |
| Fire: Lark street / barn fire | Feb 5 |
| Fire: Leavenworth, E. T., coal shed | Dec 25 |
| Fire: Liddle, J. & W. A. knitting mill | Mar 12 |
| Fire: Locust avenue / 4 houses | Feb 6 |
| Fire: Miller, Dr. W. T., residence | Mar 26 |
| Fire: Morris, A. V. & Sons | Mar 8, Aug 29 |
| Fire: Osborne house at the Fish House | May 27 |
| Fire: Perkins foundry | Mar 24 |
| Fire: Red Star knitting mill | May 4 |
| Fire: Reid's hill / barn | Oct 18 |
| Fire: Rockton / tenement house | Dec 26 |
| Fire: Stone Jug | Apr 5 |
| Fire: Timmerman's cabinet shop | Nov 2 |
| Fire: Tribe's Hill / 1 house | Jul 4 |
| Fire: Wemple foundry | Oct 17 |
| Fire: Williams' hardward store | Mar 10 |
| Fire: Wittemeier, Frederick & Sons, broom shop | Dec 3 |
| Petroleum leak: Reid's hill | Dec 20 |
| Tornado: Vail's Mills | Jul 13 |
| Train wreck: Fonda | Oct 12 |
GOTO: Home Almanac of Astmerdam:
| JAN-MAR | APR-JUN | JUL-SEP | OCT-DEC | Person Index | top page |
Source: This electronic text was transcribed from the original almanac by Lisa Slaski.
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