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Podcast: Other Voices
Episode: Chris Claus — Gallupville House
Description: Chris Claus — a retired Guilderland teacher — grew up in Gallupville and lives there still, right next to a historic 1872 building, the Gallupville House. It was built as a hotel and, in Claus’s youth, served as a Grange Hall. He has fond memories of the secret rituals and the plays he participated in there as a boy, which he describes with verve in this week’s podcast. With the nation’s Bicentennial celebration in 1976, the building was reborn as a community center. The town of Wright owns the Gallupville House and holds court in its basement. Last month, the Gallupville House Asso...