This page has links to a number of stories written by local historian Willis (Skip) Barshied
These are grouped under the following headings:
- Biography
- Marshville and Canajoharie
- Stone Arabia and Palatine
- Kilts Farm
- Fort Klock
- Guns
- Other Essays
Skip died on January 6, 2020. Here is his obituary.
Skip has also written a short book Shoes for John, which can be bought from the Montogomery County Historical Society at Fort Johnson or from Fort Klock.
Skip was one of the founders of Fort Klock Restoration, the organization that maintains the complex. In recognition of this he was awarded the National Historic Preservation Medal by the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. The occasion is described in the July 2008 Issue 84 of Klock Connections.
Skip was one of the founders of Fort Klock Restoration, the organization that maintains the complex. In recognition of this he was awarded the National Historic Preservation Medal by the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. The occasion is described in the July 2008 Issue 84 of Klock Connections.
Alas, Skip is no longer around to proof-read my typing. If you spot any mistakes please let me know.
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
Marshville and Canajoharie
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
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
Other Writing
Here is a picture gallery of some ofthe images in Skip's stories
