Duanesburg Community Photo Gallery
Here are some pictures of town events. Please feel free to submit pictures of your events to include on this page!
Schenectady County Deputy Sheriff David Leffingwell and his K-9 partner "Diesel" visit Duanesburg Boy Scout Troop 51 to teach the scouts about Diesel's police work in Advanced Narcotics Detection, Police Patrol/Criminal Apprehension, Handler Protection, Tracking, Building Searches and Article/Scent detection, on 3/25/2013.
This is a picture of the recently landscaped Veteran's Park at the corner of Routes 7 and 20 decorated by community members for the holiday season.
The Duanesburg Historical Society held an Author Party in October to celebrate the
release of their latest book. The latest in a series of 3 volumes Memories of Duanesburg Vol #3 is available through the
Historical Society website or at Town Hall. Volume 3 contains stories and historical research
from 46 authors. Many thanks for the efforts of so many in preserving these precious memories.
Here are some pictures of town events from 2011. Please feel free to submit pictures of your events to include on this page!
The Troop 51 Eagle Scout Court of Honor Ceremony was held Monday 12-26-2011
The 8 scouts honored were (L to R):
Kevin A. O'Conner,
Nicholas E. Gwiazdowski,
Cianan P. Murphy,
Michael E. Brosnan,
Johnathon W. Perog,
Ryan E. Countryman,
Daniel L. Aliberti and
Noel M. Savoy
The Duanesburg Historical Society has erected a sign on the piece of property they own on Route 7, just west of Quaker Street, and adjacent to the Quaker Street Public Library. The sign announces the site will be the future home of the Duanesburg Historical Society Education and Research Center. In the photo are President Leonard Van Buren, Secretary John Peters, Trustees John Brown and Carl Wiedemann.
"A memorable day at the opening of the Town of Duanesburg's new nature trail that hooks up to Schenectady County's trail on Lake Road.... Boy Scouts from Troop 501, 50 and 105 worked together to create this trail.... An Eagle Scout project for Scout Aliberti resulted in 'bridges' across some wet areas and a new sign at the beginning of the Duanesburg trail..... An awesome job by a group of hardworking, industrious men and scouts.... August 20, 2011.....Also, a special thanks to Peter Watrous and the Duanesburg Park Commission......"
From Eyesore to Memorial!
Schenectady County transferred the Marks property at the Route 20 and Route 7 intersection
in May.
The county also presented the Town of Duanesburg with money that will go a long way towards
the creation of the Veterans Memorial planned for that space.
Duanesburg Little League Opening Day
Duanesburg Area Community Center Annual 5K Run 2011
Duanesburg Day March 5, 2011
Here are some pictures of town events from 2009.
"October 31, 2009 - Open house at the Quaker Street Fire House to give Alissa Wengenack the opportunity to display her Girl Scout Gold Star Award project......Her project included a complete overhaul of the fire house meeting room - floor, walls, windows and new curtains..... Congratulations Alissa, a job well done....."
"February 1, 2009 - Super Bowl Sunday and VFW Bar B Q chicken..... A tough team to beat...They sold out before 3:00 P.M..... Good job by these dedicated people....."
"January 9, 2009, the Quaker Street Volunteer Fire Company installation dinner at The Tree Farm Restaurant......Officers were installed with Jim Wengenack as Chief....... Austin Brasmeister and Vicky Grady were named Firefighters of the year..... Congratulations to all....."
"January 10, 2009 - Not sure how they do it, but for the third year in a row Mariaville Volunteer Fire held their installation dinner while a major snow storm was in progress..... The weather did not hinder the celebration however...... It was a great party - good food, good crowd and awesome fellowship..... Congratulations and many thanks for the job these folks do......."
Here are more community pictures from 2006 through 2008. Thanks to our local shutterbugs for the great pictures!
"November 3, 2008, at the DACC, the grand opening of new facilities for the senior meal site.......Wonderful meal, very big crowd, great company and real live music......."
"October 25, 2008 - A workshop at Duanesburg Town Hall, hosted by the Town of Duanesburg, aimed at Planning and Zoning Board members..... Speakers went into depth on Stormwater, SEQRA and Ethics topics....... Kudos to Sandra Scott, Duanesburg Planning Board Chairman for the planning and executing of this seminar......."
"Real cool day, real warm folks, real blue sky......The annual Duanesburg Area Community Center 5 K Dash gets under way on October 19, 2008........An awesome sight to see......"
"July 14th, the annual Duanesburg Historical Society picnic. This year held at the home of Judith and Arthur Willis. A beautiful evening, a gorgeous spot, much wonderful food and a big crowd."
"Wow.......An awesome sight to see.....The rest room/storage building at Shafer Park is well on its way....This will be a great addition to our Town......"
"Pickle Ball - what is Pickle Ball.....Some residents asked that we alter one of our tennis courts in Shafer Park so they could play Pickle Ball....An exceptional job was completed on June 19th.....Come join the fun!!!!!!!.......Info on Pickle Ball can be found on Google......"
The Waterfalls at the Christman Sanctuary on Schoharie Turnpike
"Spring has sprung, the grass is riz. I wonder where the flowers is".... The flowers is at Shafer Park, in a garden planted and adopted by the Western Hills Garden Club.... Awesome work folks......May 26, 2008....
"April 3rd; Wow, ahead of schedule....The new pavilion at Van Patten Park is all but completed, and how great it looks....Can't wait for nice weather so that we can use it.... Thanks to Dale Warner for the great pic...!!!"
""An unbelievable Fall day, temp near 70, a big crowd of participants on October 21st and the Duanesburg Area Community Center's 5 K dash gets under way......Way to go folks.....!!!!!"
"A neat celebration on June 15th - the 30th anniversary of the Delanson Senior Meal Site. What a wonderful job they do there. Great meal, first class entertainment and an enthuiastic crowd."
"The Community Spirit in our Town is an awesome sight to see....April 29 there was an auction to benefit a local family which drew a huge crowd.....This auction, originally scheduled for Duanesburg Days and snowed out, was held at the Duanesburg Community Center with Randy Passonno, our local auctioneer, doing the honors...."
"Our Memorial Day parade on May 19th, hosted by the Duanesburg Businessmen's Association, was a rousing, if wet, success. There was a large contingent of marchers and a moving Memorial service. Kudos to those who came out to participate and those who braved the weather to cheer everyone on."
"New Year's Eve, 2006...Quaker Street's annual progressive party....Lots of folks, tons of food and what a wonderful time....."
"The Holiday train visited Delanson on December 2nd....A wondrous site, a
huge crowd, a great time and for a great cause.....
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And a real live band.....
"Pop Warner opening day, August 12, 2006 at Shafer Park. A beautiful day, a big crowd, sky divers too....."
Spring Season Clean Up 2006 for Frontier Sno-Riders ADOPT-A-HIGHWAY
The Frontier Sno-Riders Snowmobile Club was established in 1998 by a group of snowmobile enthusiasts in Duanesburg in alliance with another group from East Berne & Knox creating a civically inspired organization whose trails and ecological responsibilities cross over four (4) counties; noted as having the most counties for one club in New York State. Our primary mission is to promote the recreational and beneficial aspects of safe, responsible and proper snowmobiling within and around our community, while providing volunteers banding together with many private Landowners to address the preservation and maintenance of our natural environment, year round. Several times a year the Frontier Sno-Riders provides Certified Snowmobile Safety Courses sponsored by the New York State Dept of Parks and Recreation. As another part of our civic concern and involvement, we have undertaken the responsibility of cleaning a 2-mile stretch of Rt. 7 in Duanesburg in the Spring and Fall months each year. The Frontier Sno-Riders also participates in the Schenectady Christmas & Holiday Parade and the Toys for Tots campaign. Additionally, the Club has sponsored fund raising campaigns for Children's Foundations & Benefits as well as Local worthy causes. We make ourselves available for any requests by the Authorities to immediately respond to Winter Emergencies. The Frontier Sno-Riders are sanctioned members of the New York State Snowmobile Association and is a non-profit organization. Those wishing to join Frontier Sno Riders may do so by visiting our website at www.frontiersno.com.
Mariaville Fire crew, at their pancake breakfast on 3/19/06, standing in front of pic of fire truck that they donated to Gulf Port.
Some of the hardier members of the Park and Rec Committee toured Shafer Park to try to outline what improvements can be made this summer.
Duanesburg Volunteer Ambulance Corp. Dinner
Elementary School Open House on 3/5/06
Burtonsville Fire Department Officer's Installation Ceremony
Delanson Firehouse Pancake Breakfast
Duanesburg Senior Citizens January Meeting
New Years Walkabout in Quaker Street. Photo taken January 2006
Beautiful Fall picture taken in October 2005. Remember when we had snow?
