Some Photos from the Book's Unveiling Event
Ballston Spa: The Way We Were, The Way We Are

Ann pictured here with Joseph Bruchac III and his wife Carol at a Ballston Spa National Bottle Museum event to promote her new book. Joe read from a chapter he wrote for Ballston Spa, The Way We Were, The Way We Are.

Ann's publishers Joe and Pat Peck. Joe is also the author of the humorous books, A Tractor in the House and A Cow in the Pool. Click here to check out those books!

Chris Morley and Frank (a.k.a. Francis Fudge) Hauprich proudly hold the finished history of Ballston Spa: The Way We Were, The Way We Are after a year of helping the project reach its completion. Chris donated many priceless old photographs and Frank helped out with editorial aspects of the book, as well as writting the entertaining play titled The Pot of Gold that was given out as a bonus with the first 200 book orders.

Joseph Bruchac III and his wife Carol pose with Robin (a local fan) at the unveiling of Ballston Spa, The Way We Were, The Way We Are, which took place at the National Bottle Museum in Ballston Spa in December 2007.

Larry Rutland, husband of the Bottle Museum's Executive Director Jan Rutland, pictured with Robin, a nearby resident.

Evelyn Cramer, Jan Rutland and Michael Noonan standing beside the history book's display at the National Bottle Museum in Ballston Spa during the unveiling.

Jan Rutland -- the hostess of the book's unveiling -- proudly points to one of the displays featured at the National Bottle Museum in Ballston Spa, of which she is Executive Director. Hauprich and Noonan are very grateful to Jan for her role in getting the word out about the new history book about the village titled, Ballston Spa, The Way We Were, The Way We Are.

Frank Hauprich packing up the car as he prepares to head out on Christmas Eve book deliveries. He and big sister Ann were busy making the promised deliveries all throughout the day and on into the evening so that orders would be filled in time for Christmas morning gift unwrapping.

Frank Hauprich (a.k.a. Francis Fudge) drives his sister Ann around on her Christmas Eve book deliveries. By the way, "Francis Fudge" became immortalized in a song by the same title that was written by Cole Broderick (Ann's fiancé). The upbeat tune can be heard on Cole's "In a Dream" cd available on his website: www.colebroderick.com.