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Hyde Hall and Glimmerglass State Park in Cooperstown NY open for the 2022 season May 28, 2022 with a new community block party celebration.

A New Surprise Discovered at Historic Hyde Hall Hyde Hall, the magnificent mansion at the north end of Otsego Lake in Cooperstown, has a rich and storied past.  After many generations of the George Clarke family living there for centuries, the mansion is still giving up some surprises. In May, collections staff made the unexpected discovery of two Ellen Emmet Rand (1875-1941) sketches tucked in a Clarke family scrapbook in Hyde Hall’s collection. Larry Smith, Collections Manager, uncovered the images while digitizing the scrapbook that spans roughly from 1880 to 1910. The Clarke family pac...

In the first two weeks of the season, guests can view a special flash exhibit where some of Hyde Hall's clothing collections will be making a rare appearance. Among the items that will be on display are an 1830s gown, a butler's outfit, a hunting coat, and a livery uniform.

Tri-County Independent PIKE COUNTY -Voter turnout was quite low in Pike County on May 18, with mostly municipal elections on the ballot and few of them being contested. Even the four statewide referendums failed to stimulate much interest. The overall turnout was 18.75%, with 8075 people voting from a total registration of 43,056, according to data released by the Pike County Election Office. Republicans showed the most zeal, with a 22.69% turnout but also with more contested elections than their Democratic brethren who had a 19.97% showing. Although Primary ballot races are only open to Repu...

Today there is a trend towards immersive and interactive experiences in all forms of entertainment. Actually, the ensemble chamber group Musicians of Ma’alwyck has been ahead of the curve.  For over twenty years, they've been performing music in historical buildings that were inhabited in the same era the music was created.  They just released a new cd, “Hyde Hall and the Silver Goddess:  Operatic Brilliance of Auber, Bellini, Meyerbeer and Rossini.”  The cd was recorded at Hyde Hall in Cooperstown.  It is a space where the same music was performed when the house was inhabited b...