Inspiring Appreciation for Our Heritage and Environment

Historical Programs

• Stories of the Cohoes Mills
• The Lives of Mill Workers
• The Impact of Union Activities on the Mill Families from 1880 to 1912
• Farming in Northern New York from 1912 to 1947
• The One Room School House

Book Readings

• Story Walking the Appalachian Trail
  This book recounts The Story Walker ^®'s journey as a storyteller and oral historian while hiking from Maine to Georgia. It offers a unique look at the trail and of living along the trail corridor. Suitable for a variety of audiences and venues such as hikers, lunch groups, book clubs, books at noon, libraries, nature centers, and evening programs.

• Maggie Millhand and Farmer
  The Story Walker ^® edited and compiled her grandmother's autobiography into this published book. The Story Walker ^® reads appropriate sections to your groups and tells some of the behind the scenes stories of the selections read. Suitable for families, children, adults, historical societies, farm venues, schools, canal festivals, and union day activities.

Story Hours

The Story Walker ^® customizes one hour programs using stories geared to your event theme. Suitable for a variety of audiences and venues such as families, children, adults, libraries, orchards, farm festivals, schools, nature centers, community events, lunches, dinners, and evening programs.

Listen to The Story Walker ^®

• Listen to part of the story "Why God Made Wool" from the book Story Walking the Appalachian Trail (a 155 KB mp3 file)

• Listen to part of the story "The Jackspinners' Strike" from the CD A Jackspinner's Strike: The Childhood Lives of Two Adirondack Women Farmers (a 145 KB mp3 file)

• Listen to part of the story "My Mutt Yodeler" from the book Maggie Millhand and Farmer (a 143 KB mp3 file)