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Broome County

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Oct 9, 2026

Rich RobertsHOST
52:29
Interesting stuff as far as that goes, folks.
Rich RobertsHOST
52:32
So let me bring this up on the stage, and we'll listen to Roger Luther, who's the Broome County, um, historian as far as that goes.
Rich RobertsHOST
52:42
And, uh, let me see.
Rich RobertsHOST
52:43
Let me, uh, let me go to the next, uh, scene here.
Rich RobertsHOST
52:56
There we go.
Rich RobertsHOST
52:57
Okay, we got it there.
Rich RobertsHOST
52:58
So he's the Broome County historian.
Rich RobertsHOST
53:00
Broome County's right next to Tioga County.
Rich RobertsHOST
22:34
So let's give this a listen.
speaker_2NARRATOR
22:36
And now we're taking a step back into Broome County's archives, delivering the news that made headlines in our area 100 years ago today.
speaker_2NARRATOR
22:43
Here is Broome County historian Roger Luther, and it's presented by EVRE.
Roger LutherSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
22:53
100 years ago today, Binghamton's Chamber of Commerce and local service clubs are making plans for a big Halloween Mardi Gras and night of fun.
Roger LutherSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
23:02
This will be a big community celebration with a huge parade, block dances, and other events to take place on Memorial Bridge.
Rich RobertsHOST
25:39
We just started October.
Rich RobertsHOST
25:42
Oh, Lord, I tell you, it starts early and early, it seems, each year as far as that goes.
Rich RobertsHOST
25:47
So there's our history from Roger Luther, who is the Broome County historian, and we thank him.
Rich RobertsHOST
68:36
And one of those things is, uh, 100 years ago with, uh, um, Roger Luther.
Rich RobertsHOST
68:42
He's the Broome County historian.
Rich RobertsHOST
68:44
And, um, because we didn't have the show Friday, um, we have Wednes- so we got, we got a bonus today.
Rich RobertsHOST
68:52
We got last Wednesday, which was, um, September 30th, and last Friday for, uh, October 2nd.
Rich RobertsHOST
69:28
This is as of September twen- 30th, 1926.
Rich RobertsHOST
69:32
Here we go.
speaker_4NARRATOR
69:33
It's time now to take a step back into Broome County's archives, delivering the news that made headlines in our area 100 years ago today is Broome County historian Roger Luther, presented by AVRE.
speaker_4NARRATOR
69:44
Take a look.
Joe MurataHOST
2:45
Close enough.
Joe MurataHOST
2:46
Uh, now Binghamton, New York, obviously in Broome County.
Joe MurataHOST
2:49
This is where-
Michael QuinnHOST
2:49
Broome C- I don't even know where Broome County is.
Joe MurataHOST
2:51
It's next to Mop County.
Michael QuinnHOST
2:53
Is, [laughs] is that upstate?

6 MINS LATER

Joe MurataHOST
9:02
On marching, marching.
Michael QuinnHOST
9:04
And what do we got?
Scott EsplinGUEST
14:19
The Knight farm is another prominent farm in the area.
Scott EsplinGUEST
14:21
There's an ad in the local paper, it's called the Broome County Republican, that says, uh, "Farm formerly occupied by Joseph Knight available for very liberal terms.
Scott EsplinGUEST
14:29
Contact Mr. Waterman." The Knight family-
speaker_4ADVERTISER
14:32
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Rich RobertsHOST
21:44
And I only present this here for information purposes to give you an idea what it was like 100 years ago here in the southern tier of upstate New York.
Rich RobertsHOST
21:52
So let's give this a listen to the historian for Broome County, Mr. Roger Luther.
Rich RobertsHOST
21:58
So here we go.
speaker_0NARRATOR
21:59
It's time now to take a step back into Broome County's archives, delivering the news that made headlines in our area 100 years ago.
speaker_0NARRATOR
22:06
Today is Broome County historian Roger Luther presented by AVRE.
speaker_0NARRATOR
22:10
Take a look.
Roger LutherSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
22:16
100 years ago today, Binghamton Mayor Clarence Cook has proclaimed October 2nd as Forget-Me-Not Day in this city.
Roger LutherSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
22:38
Architectural plans have been completed for the new Benjamin Franklin School.
Rich RobertsHOST
36:35
So let's go ahead and bring up 100 years ago.
Rich RobertsHOST
36:38
Fox 40 with Roger Luther the Broome County historian and like I always say I have no affiliation with Fox 40 it's just a consumer of their their their news online as well as watching them on TV and along with a lot of other local radio and TV news outlets and but I present this here as well as the other articles there from the local news and affiliates there to give you an idea what it's like here in the southern tier of upstate New York.
Rich RobertsHOST
37:16
So let's bring this up and I played this one yesterday on the audio podcast, Fireman Rich Audio Podcast, and it's a good one.
Rich RobertsHOST
37:25
It's a pretty good one.

34 MINS LATER

Rich RobertsHOST
71:10
Okay, this got my attention.
Rich RobertsHOST
71:12
Let's bring this up.
Rich RobertsHOST
71:15
This is a Broome County officials warn residents against misleading third party passport web pages.
Rich RobertsHOST
71:23
Okay, so this is somebody's trying to scam on the passport side.
Rich RobertsHOST
23:19
We got 100 years ago from Fox 40.
Rich RobertsHOST
23:23
That's the local Vestal Fox affiliate in the next county here in Vestal, New York from Broome County here, or from Toga County.
Rich RobertsHOST
23:33
and Broome County's to the east of here.
Rich RobertsHOST
23:36
And Vestal's about what? That's about a 15-minute drive from where I'm at.
Rich RobertsHOST
23:39
15, 20-minute drive to get up on the Parkway.
Rich RobertsHOST
27:02
And so a great big population.
Rich RobertsHOST
27:07
Now, it's just average now.
Rich RobertsHOST
27:09
You know, Syracuse and Albany area, there's more people up there than the greater Binghamton area in Broome County.
Rich RobertsHOST
36:10
Let's see what our audio is like on this.
Rich RobertsHOST
36:14
okay the audio is still good okay and we still have let's see do we still have it up there let me see let me refresh this we're going to go ahead and do 100 years ago as far as that goes and uh with roger luther who is uh the uh broome county what are you doing jack oh he's right there broome county uh historian and he's over on Fox 40 there for 100 years ago as of Friday September 25th we'll be listening to that here next and see what he has to say and just as a full disclosure I have no affiliation with Fox 40 as far as that goes.
Rich RobertsHOST
37:06
And let's go ahead and bring this up on the stage.
Rich RobertsHOST
37:11
And it's just some good information as far as that goes.
Rich RobertsHOST
37:42
Here we go.
speaker_1CORRESPONDENT
37:43
Expecting the first frost plus a sewing room stabbing.
speaker_1CORRESPONDENT
37:46
Here to bring us the top headlines from Broome County 100 years ago today is Broome County historian Ron Luther and it's presented by ABRE.
speaker_1CORRESPONDENT
37:53
Take a look.
Rich RobertsHOST
52:19
We're, uh, right on schedule here, right, just before the first hour here.
Rich RobertsHOST
52:23
We're gonna go do 100 Years Ago, which is on Fox 40, and that's with Roger Luther, the Broome County Fox, or Broome County, uh, historian.
Rich RobertsHOST
52:34
And, uh, I have no affiliation with Fox 40.
Rich RobertsHOST
52:37
It d- I just presented, um, that here to give you a, a sneak peek or a, a, a little peek into the, what it was like here 100 years ago in the Southern Tier of Upstate New York, where I live and reside.
Rich RobertsHOST
53:11
So this is 100 Years Ago.
Rich RobertsHOST
53:13
We'll give it a listen and, uh, see what happened here in the Southern Tier 100 years ago.
Roger LutherSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
53:18
Well, it's time for us to take a step back into Broome County's archives.
Roger LutherSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
53:22
Oh dear, officials shocked at the number of them roaming the woods.

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