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Amsterdam goes Hollywood 20.01.2026 ↓

The Sanfords and Hollywood By Bob Cudmore, Focus on History, Daily Gazette, Recorder Tuesday, January 20, 2026      Director George Cukor’s 1938 movie Holiday, which starred Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant, has three fictional characters based on members of the Sanford family of Amsterdam.  The family founded Sanford & Sons, the first of Amsterdam’s two major c...

School Names 14.09.2025 ↓

School Names in Amsterdam By Bob Cudmore Gazette and Recorder Sunday, September 14, 2025     Reader Sharon Carlisle wrote, “Today I'm an old lady who lives in Pennsylvania, but once upon a time I lived in Amsterdam, where I attended elementary school from approximately 1945 through 1951. “I remember attending Chestnut Street School and Guy Park Avenue School -- and possibly o...

Two Amsterdam Cowboys 01.12.2024 ↓

Two Amsterdam cowboys By Bob Cudmore, Focus on History, Daily Gazette and Amsterdam Recorder      Amsterdam country music performer and radio host Dusty Miller, whose real name was Elmer Rossi, Sr, had a band called the Colorado Wranglers. Miller's brother-in-law Barry Frank performed with Miller's band. Frank was a radio engineer well known in the Capital District. Miller had a day...

The Historians 31.03.2024 ↓

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