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Essays by Skip
This page has links to stories written by local historian Willis (Skip) Barshied. Scroll down or pick one of the headings below:
Skip died on January 6, 2020. Read his obituary.
Essays by Skip
Biography
A 20th Century Marshville boy’s interest in the life of California Bill Garlock (1827 to 1922)
A Day To Remember At Aunt Pauline's
A Friend Named Jay And Finding A Treasure
A tale about stock without tails
Alone Planting in the Garden - A Time for Reflection
Grandpa Garlock and the Bear Trap
I Remember Uncle Junie Benjamin Garlock 1903 to 1958
Essays by Skip
Canajoharie and Marshville
A look at an old Garlock farm
A family tradition: Grandmas Squaw Berry Bowls
A young boy sees the bottom of the Boiling Pot
An Old Iron Fragment from Palatine History
Back together-the strange story of a desk key
Boyhood Memories: How I met Napoleon Bonaparte
Memories for Michael and Jack Findling
Memories of my Grandpa and a Shepherd's Crook
Mother's Horse Barn Yesterday and Today
Essays by Skip
Stone Arabia and Palatine
A bird of a different feather writes his story
A Historic Preservation Plus for Canajoharie 11-11-10
An unfortunate happening eased by a little Amish girl's touch
Bits of Paper from Old Palatine
Exploring a Rock Shelter Near Palatine Bridge
Hoof Beats: A Story for Emanuel and David
I Have a New Home by Buster the Basset
Imagination and fact from the site of Fort Paris at Stone Arabia
Jack the Stone Arabia Woodchuck
Let us imagine that today is October 19 1780
One persons view of our Amish neighbors
Rebel: a four legged companion
Skip the llama - the final chapter
The Great Llama Hunt, a Tale of Friends and Two Skips
The Story of the Mohawk Valley Hetchel
The Story the Unfinished Ladle Told
This long time Stone Arabia resident watches as another one of our landmarks is prepared for removal to a faraway place
Essays by Skip
Fort Klock
A Stack of Memories: Fort Klock Newspaper Clippings
Blacksmith Shop Restoration is Current Project at Fort Klock
Fort Klock to be Preserved as Museum
Fort Klock's Future: As Seen Through the Loophole
Fort Klock members walk in the footsteps of Moses Quimby
Fort Klock Mohawk Trading Post
Fort Klock School from destruction to restoration
Fort Klock School: Another Chapter
Here I am at old Fort Klock School
How an old rifle led to the restoration of Fort Klock
One person's memory of the beginning of Fort Klock Restoration