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Podcast: The Historians
Episode: School Names
Description: School Names in Amsterdam
By Bob Cudmore
Gazette and Recorder
Sunday, September 14, 2025
Reader Sharon Carlisle wrote, “Today I'm an old lady who lives in Pennsylvania, but once upon a time I lived in Amsterdam, where I attended elementary school from approximately 1945 through 1951.
“I remember attending Chestnut Street School and Guy Park Avenue School -- and possibly one other. We lived on Lincoln Avenue, Division Street and Henrietta Boulevard before my father took a job elsewhere, causing us to relocate.
“Do you by any chance have an inventory of Amste...