Snow, it's Coming, Get Ready!

Snow, a bad four letter word. Maybe you do not think so now, but just wait till tomorrow morning. Get your snow shovels and snow blowers out. I am not looking forward to this. But I know that it will not be as bad as the photo below.

Blizzard of 1888

Even with all this snow coming, it is not that bad. Just think of all the genealogy, photo/document scanning, and emails that you can accomplish tomorrow when you are snowed-in.

Blizzard of 1888

This winter simply will not give up. Here it is; the end of March and we still have temperatures in the single digits! As Eastern Massachusetts is being presently being slammed with a blizzard, this reminds me of stories that my grandfather mentioned to me that were passed to him from his Aunt about the Blizzard of 1888. Massive snow piles and no where to put the snow in Albany. Remember there were no plows back then!

Beginning on March 11, 1888 and for the next three days the East coast was paralyzed with one of the most severe Nor'easters ever recorded. The storm became known as the Great White Hurricane. Approximately 48 inches of snow fell in Albany and the city felt the effects of 50 mph winds. Railroads shut down and people were confined and stuck in their homes for days. A picture below says a thousand words!