Hudson Valley History on Display In Cooperstown, NY

You never know where you'll see the Hudson Valley pop up.

Road Trip to The Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY

Over the weekend my family took a little trip Upstate to Cooperstown, New York. My godson Jack is a HUGE baseball fan and wanted to celebrate his big 10th birthday soaking up all the baseball history.

So of course we had to make the trip to The Baseball Hall of Fame. I went years ago as a kid and it was just as I remembered it—Memorabilia around every corner and 3 floors of chill-inducing history. Even if you're not a sports fan, The Baseball Hall of Fame should be a stop on your museum list at some point in the future.

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Protip: Go during the off-season. There wasn't a big crowd in the museum and we really got to take in all the exhibits(and there's no wait time in the restaurants in town). Plus, they make it fun for the kids with a Baseball History scavenger hunt.

Hudson Valley Mention within The Baseball Hall of Fame

There is so much information to take in while exploring the halls of the Baseball Hall of Fame. Personally, my favorite part was the exhibit on the AAGPBL (All-American Girls Professional Baseball League) and of course all the New York Yankee history around the museum.

While I was on the 3rd floor of the museum I saw a huge screen with a 27 printed on it and videos of all the Yankees World Series wins.

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That caught my attention, but then I quickly glanced to the left of the display. That's where I saw a Hudson Valley mention I wasn't expecting. In a round-up of different attendance records at Major Leauge Baseball games there was a comparison to Woodstock Music Festival.

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You can see it in the top right-hand corner. I have to be honest, I wasn't expecting to see anything about Bethel Woods at the Baseball Hall of Fame. I'm sure if I dug a little deeper I could find several Hudson Valley mentions in the HOF.

I guess I'll save that for my next trip.

The Woodstock Oral History Initiative Hits The Road

Speaking of Bethel Woods and Woodstock, the Museum at Bethel Woods wants to hear from you.

Curators from the Museum at Bethel Woods will be traveling the country and across New York collecting "unique stories with an overall goal of collecting 4,500 Woodstock stories from the people who attended the festival."

More information can be found about how you can help at BethelWoodsCenter.org.

All 33 Members of the Baseball Hall of Fame Who Were Born in New York

No state is represented more often in the National Baseball Hall of Fame than New York, and these are the 33 members who were born in the Empire State.

Gallery Credit: Dan Bahl

The Farmers' Museum in Cooperstown Still Amazes Me After 60 Years!

The Farmer's Museum in Cooperstown, NY is one of the top family destinations in the region. Thousands come her annually to enjoy a variety of live events and family adventures!

Gallery Credit: Chuck D'Imperio

Believe It Or Not! Here Are 19 Great Upstate NY Halls of Fame!!

When it comes to Halls of Fame, New York State has a tone of them. And many of them can be found in Upstate New York.

Sure, we all know "the big ones," like the National Baseball Hall of Fame, but there are many others to visit. Some are big, such as The National Toy Hall of Fame in Rochester or the Women's Hall of Fame in Seneca Falls, but others are located in teeny, tiny towns across the region. They are in hard to find places, with populations of perhaps less than 500 people. But they sure are interesting!

Here are 19 of the best Halls of Fame in Upstate New York. What is the D.I.R.T. Hall of Fame? And what about the Bare Knuckle Boxing Hall of Fame? And the Convenience Store Hall of Fame? These are all fun to look at and visit. In each "hall" we have included a website link so you can check on dates, times, events, directions, etc. Like I said, some are way off the beaten path. One of them is deep in the forests of the Adirondack park. It is quite a ride trying to find it, but when you do you will be glad you visited it. Very unusual, totally fascinating, and very "tuneful."

Gallery Credit: Chuck D'Imperio