Jim Ford: Sweet Cider Days
Thursday, September 16
Start Time: 7:00 PM
Local author Jim Ford will share a slide presentation based on his new book Sweet Cider Days: A History of Mott's in Bouckville, New York. A book-signing and reception will follow.
About the book:
Most people have seen apple sauce or juice by Mott's in the grocery store. But how many people know that the company has roots in upstate New York, in the tiny hamlet of Bouckville. Sweet Cider Days follows the story of the remarkable Mott family, beginning with the time of their arrival in central New York in 1868.
About the author:
Jim Ford is a native of Madison, New York. and attended Madison School and Oneonta State. His Master's work was done at Colgate. Jim taught Junior High History for 34 years and for the past six years has been publishing a history of the Township of Madison. His previous book was The Pride of Cidertown, a history of Bouckville Summits baseball team.
