People in western Montgomery County have embraced a spirit of cooperation in their efforts to preserve two historic buildings and promote the area's tourism and development. Two organizations - Historic Fort Plain and Canajoharie's Historic West Hill School Committee - have agreed to merge their operations under the name Mohawk Valley Collective. The Fort Plain group already was established as a 501(c)(3) charitable corporation, but the Canajoharie group was not, and since the groups have similar missions and several members in common, they decided to merge the groups formally. <http://www.leaderherald.com/page/content.detail/id/557759/Working-Together.html?nav=5009> -- Bob Sullivan Schenectady Digital History Archive <http://www.schenectadyhistory.org/> Schenectady County (NY) Public Library