Dick Thanks for the info. I've been to the Bird Library a few times but never knew about this other facility. Donna ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dick Hillenbrand" <nygenes@gmail.com> To: <nymadiso@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 06, 2010 12:10 PM Subject: Re: [NYMADISO] Another musical question > Donna, > > Have no idea but you might try Syracuse University. > > *Syracuse University Library* > *Belfer Audio Archive* > 222 Waverly Avenue > Syracuse, New York 13244-2010 > p 315.443.2573 f 315.443.2060 > > I had a tour of the archive/museum about 20 years ago and it is built into > the hillside for climate control and is right next to the Bird Library. > > The archive looked like it had every record ever made, to me. > > That and the fact that SU has a major interest in the abolitionist > movement > and Gerrit Smith even if they do not have the info you are looking for > they > might be able to help you research it. > > Dick Hillenbrand > Upstate New York Genealogy > www.UNYG.com/ > www.UNYG.com/blog/ > > > On Sat, Nov 6, 2010 at 10:46 AM, Donna Burdick <dburdick@stny.rr.com> > wrote: > >> Hi everybody. You helped me before--maybe again? >> >> I'm doing a program in early December on George W. Putnam, an >> abolitionist >> who lived in Peterboro for about 10 years, beginning in 1858. >> >> This guy had quite a varied career, including a time when he wrote lyrics >> for the Hutchinson Family Singers and they composed the music. One song >> was >> called "Ridden by the Slave Power" and I would like to find the actual >> music. There's a possibility that I can have someone at the program who >> can >> sing the song. I think it may have been sung to the tune "Benny Haven" >> or >> "Benny Heaven." Can't find that either. >> >> Is there anyone who can help me? As you've probably figured out, I can't >> read music--even if I find it!!!! My great great grandfather, Charles >> Cutler, the choir director from Peterboro, is probably rolling over in >> his >> grave. >> >> Thanks, Donna Burdick >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> NYMADISO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYMADISO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message