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A Short Biography of Timothy
Starr
Tim was born in Danbury, Connecticut to Stephen and Elaine Starr.
In 1977 the Starr family moved to Hebron, New York (Washington
County). Tim, his younger brother Matthew, and younger sister
Rebecca all graduated from Granville High School. It was during his
senior year in high school that Tim wrote his first book, a novel
called "The Meatloaf Incident and Other Adventures" that is
based on his experiences growing up in Hebron. He then went to
Castleton State College in Vermont and received a Bachelor of
Science degree in Accounting and a Bachelor of Arts degree in
History. He also received a Master's degree in Business
Administration from Chadwick University.
After a few years of employment in a public accounting firm and a
small manufacturing shop, he began a career working in the
nonprofit field, first as Financial Manager at the Liberty House
Foundation in Glens Falls, then as Chief Financial Officer of
Peter Young Housing, Industries & Treatment, the Fiscal Director at the
American Red Cross of Northeastern New York, and the Projects
Officer at Schenectady Family Health Services.
In 1997 he moved to the Town of Milton near the airport. In 2003
he and his wife Alison built their dream home in Rock City Falls and
have lived there ever since.
He is currently the Treasurer of the Saratoga County Historical Society
(Brookside) Board of Trustees, and gives talks on local history to
various groups when requested.
After noticing many ruins around the Town of Milton, he began
researching the town's history. After stumbling upon the old trolley
railroad bed behind his house, he was motivated to write a book
about the line's history. That project naturally led to another one
that detailed the industries served by the railroad. When it was
discovered that several important inventions were developed to
support these industries, yet another project unfolded that resulted
in a Ballston Spa book of inventions, and a Saratoga County book of
inventions.
The birth of his daughter Morgan on September
21, 2007 put further research on hold for a year, but in early 2009
Tim began working on a biography of "Paper Bag King" George West and
a history of Saratoga County's industrial era. He also has several other ideas for future projects that
will hopefully be enjoyed by history lovers throughout Saratoga
County.
He is a featured writer in Ann Hauprich's book "Legacies
Unlimited," in a chapter titled: "Timothy Starr: He (Literally)
Wrote the Book on Village Inventors." He has also been
published in Saratoga Living, Our Town Ballston Spa, Spotlight
Milton, The Saratogian, and is a frequent
contributor to Ballston Spa Life's History Lesson series.
Never too late to
follow your passion
Published: Sunday, June
7, 2009
By JOSEPH ROCHA
Ballston Spa Life editor
In Beverly Moore,
Hauprich writes
about a village
woman who may have
done her one better.
Moore, a retired
nurse, waited until
she was 80 years old
before publishing
and then reached
back to give readers
of her recently
published first
non-fiction a
glimpse of life
inside Ballston
Spa’s former
hospital.
Speaking of
historians, late-blooming writers and local
history, I draw your attention to this
week’s History Lesson on this page.
Rock
City
Falls resident, finance director and
new father, Timothy Starr joins us for what
we hope will be a regular contribution.
Starr has in five
years exemplified the discipline,
perseverance and passion professional
historians envy, becoming a familiar face in
area archives. He has already
published several books on local history,
been coaxed onto the directors’ board of the
Brookside
Museum, home of
Saratoga
County’s Historical Society, and been
inspirational in his creativity and
doggedness to locate new resources or
connect anew dusty ones.
Starr and Moore are
examples to us all of coming to a passion
late in life. But in acting upon that, they
enrich everyone around them.
Picture of Tim at the Empire Mill in Rock City Falls, taken by
photographer
Antonio Bucca for Ann Hauprich's book "Legacies Unlimited."
Morgan at nine months.
Alison and Morgan playing on the deck, Spring 2008.
Click here to witness the scream
heard around the world!
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