From Albany Hilltowns
People Made It Happen Here, Cover People Made It Happen Here: History of the Town of Rensselaerville c.a. 1788-1950, was published by The Rensselaerville Historical Society in 1977.
Here are some excerpts posted on this site with permission of the Rensselaerville Historical Society:
Maps from People Made It Happen Here:
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Medusa from 1866 Beers map
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Photos from People Made It Happen Here:
Main Street looking West from Presbyterian corner
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Lower Main Street from the Medusa Road
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The village of Rensselaerville from above the Lincoln Pond Road
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July 4, 1910, Baseball game, Rensselaer
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The old "White" Rensselaerville Village Bridge across Ten Mile Creek, wooden plank bed. Gristmill seen under the bridge. This is the oldest bridge recalled. Around 1914 this was replaced by another. Around 1952 the present concrete bridge was built.
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Burhan's residence in 1910, Cooksburg
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Barn belonging to George Burhan, picture taken 1910-1915, Cooksburg
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Main St. in Medusa ca. 1900, Hotel on left, ball room over shed was used for dances, meetings, justice court
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Medusa Band was called the "Citizen's Band", operating ca.1888
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Medusa Band Wagon. This wagon was built in the 1830s for a small circus. This circus went bankrupt in Richmondville, N.Y. in 1835. The Richmondville Band bought the wagon and used it for several years. They sold it to the Chesterville Band {Westerlo}. The Medusa Band purchased the wagon before the close of the last century, it was last used in a Medusa church entertainment during the 1930s
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Medusa Baseball Team ca. 1924
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Medusa bridge and dam that furnished waterpower for the paper mill, Bridge built in 1899
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