My friend, George Virtue, found an old baseball autographed by the Cambridge Central School baseball team from 1945. So I did a little research on the team, hoping to find the signed ball was a memento of a championship year. Alas, the school newspaper, Orange Tattler, reported that CCS finished second that year.
In Apr-2013 I took some short videos of the village. Eventually I will inject into the videos old photos and narrative to show Cambridge Then & Now.
The old blacksmith shop on the west side of Washington Street, just behind Hubbard Hall, was home to Walt Dunbar's welding shop in the 1960s. I remember sitting on my back screen porch at 39 E Main on a hot summer evening, looking across the Wilson's and Brewer's backyards, across Washington Street, to see the sparks fly from Walt's welding torch. In 2010 as part of the Freight Yard Restooration Project, the shed lean-to on the south side was torn off and the building was lovingly restored.
I have collected several censuses about Cambridge, including the first US Census in 1790 when we were part of Albany County
The photos of the West End fall into two categories: (1) the South side; and (2) the Union House on the north side. This photo is an exception, giving a rare glimpse of the north side of West Main Street, probaly in the 1870s or early 1880s.
The communities of Cambridge Corners, North White Creek, and Dorr's Corners united in 1866 to form the Village of Cambridge. At that time, a map was created, listing every dwelling and occupant. It's a great way to look for your ancestors.
