----- Original Message ----- From: Donna Burdick To: Charles Page Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2009 12:18 PM Subject: Holsteins and More Chas - perhaps you might know of people who would be interested in attending this event (see below). Wish it wan't in the winter, because I'm not sure that I'll make it up to Madison County. Donna Central New York Dairy History A Call for Your Stories! Central New York was once the premier dairy region of the nation, especially for Holsteins. Gerrit Smith Miller of Peterboro, Madison County, kept the oldest purebred Holstein herd in the United States from 1869 to 1937. Many other notable dairymen called Central New York at one time, pioneers such as Frank Hoard of Hoard's Dairyman, Solomon Hoxie of the Advanced Registry system, Stephen Moulton Babcock of the Babcock test system, and Gail Borden of Borden's Condensed Milk. As a way to honor Central New York's dairy legacy, we invite you to consider recovering your own family stories and that of other important dairy farms in the area. Though the focus of our on-going volunteer efforts will be on documenting the history of farm families that had Holstein herds in Central New York, all breed enthusiasts and others with stories about dairy farming are welcome. Please join us for an informal gathering at 7:30 P.M., Tuesday evening, February 23rd, sponsored by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Madison County. Dr. Milt Sernett, professor emeritus of Syracuse University and a volunteer with the Smithfield Community Association, will present an image-rich history of Gerrit Smith Miller and his historic Kriemhild Herd of Peterboro. Discussions follow. Location: The AG CENTER, 100 Eaton St, Morrisville, New York For additional information contact: Karen Baase Cornell Cooperative Extension Morrisville, New York kab21@cornell.edu 315-684-3001 Dr. Milton C. Sernett Cazenovia, New York mcsernett@windstream.net 315-655-4166 E-mail message checked by Spyware Doctor (6.1.0.447) Database version: 6.13940 http://www.pctools.com/spyware-doctor-antivirus/