The always informative New York History blog carried a must-read essay today by Peter Feinman about the effects of Hurricane Irene on historic sites in the Mohawk Valley: <http://www.newyorkhistoryblog.com/2011/09/peter-feinman-irene-and-new-york-state.html> Also worth reading is "The Lingering Disaster of Schoharie Flood," by Daily Gazette columnist Carl Strock: <http://www.dailygazette.com/news/2011/sep/15/0915_strock/> -- Bob Sullivan Schenectady Digital History Archive <http://www.schenectadyhistory.org/> Schenectady County (NY) Public Library