We are off to Schenectady this morning for a quick overnight.
I feel so happy to have two possible dog sitters now. One of them will come and stay here with Finn.
I’m once again reminded of how sometimes I love technology. All I have to type is “schene” (and not necessarily in that order) and “Schenectady” comes up.
We could really use a little sun.
Watched the PBS show “The Bridge to Freedom” last night for the second time. It’s from season one of Eyes on the Prize. Selma. The timeline of events and the import of collaborations and tensions between SNCC and SCLC are becoming more clear. As is MLK’s political savvy. How he managed to get President Johnson onboard with voting rights is particularly impressive. More soon.
Happy travels to Schenectady. I remember as a kid learning to spell it – finally – after learning it was derived from a Mohawk word, plus we learned about the Stockade, and the burning of the Stockade. I thought it was all so cool (and I had been told (like Sen. Eliz Warren) that I had “Mohawk blood”, I must have written it 10 times while contemplating the history, thus searing all that into my memory.
“The area that is now Schenectady was originally the land of the Mohawk tribe of the Iroquois Nation. When Dutch settlers arrived in the Hudson Valley in the middle of the 17th century, the Mohawk called the settlement at Fort Orange “Schau-naugh-ta-da”, meaning “over the pine plains.” Eventually, this word entered the lexicon of the Dutch settlers, but the meaning was reversed, and the name referred to the bend in the Mohawk River where the city lies today.”
(https://www.cityofschenectady.com)
Nice photos, as always. xo
I remember learning about the stockade too. I also remember, having just moved from Schenectady to Pittsfield Mass., and for various reasons going to fifth grade in New Lebanon, New York and Mrs Knickerbocker shaming me for not knowing how to spell “Massachusetts.” And of course I was too tongue-tied to say, ‘listen, ten minutes ago I lived in New York. Would you like me to spell “Schenectady”?’ And now that I type this I’d love to know the derivation of “knickerbocker.”
In her class I also learned that it wasn’t so great to be held up as a shining example either. She posted each student’s grades of 100 on the board. Kept a running tally. Each month, someone got a prize if you “won.” I won most months even though she applied a handicap after every win. Sets up a kind of striving that has little to do with learning.
Did not know the word derivation. That’s cool. Thanks for sharing.
After a quick image search…it looks like a beautiful, interesting spot! Enjoy your overnight.
And what an awful teacher she sounds like. The things that happen to and shape children. Sheesh.
I don’t know that I’d call this area beautiful ?
I saw big trees and interesting buildings…a snapshot 🙂