Troy Record
Troy Record Five Questions For Tim StarrPublished:
September 20, 2010
Tim
Starr is the Special
Projects Officer at
Schenectady’s Hometown
Health Center. Originally
from Danbury, Conn., he
moved with his family to
Granville when he was
six-years-old and then
eventually moved to Saratoga
County after college. He
attended Castleton State
College in Vermont where he
studied accounting and
history. His book Great
Inventors of New York’s
Capital District was
recently published and he
has another book called Lost
Industries of Saratoga
County coming out in early
November. Starr is married
and has a three-year-old
daughter. Q What do you do with your job at Hometown Health Center?
A I am
in charge of grants,
maintenance, construction
projects, and help out in
several other departments,
like accounting. Hometown is
a medical and dental
provider that is federally
funded and helps the
underinsured and uninsured.
I like helping the people
underserved in the
community. Q How did you get into accounting?
A I
really like history but
there is not a lot of money
in it, so I studied
accounting as well as
history. My goal is to make
a living off of history
someday. I have eight
published books and this
past one was the first one
published by History Press,
since the others were self
published. Q Was there anything surprising in your book research?
A
Looking back at the 19th
century in the Capital
District is very surprising.
This was a major
manufacturing area. There
were inventions with
electricity in Schenectady
because of General Electric
and with shirts and collars
in Troy because of the
companies there. It’s neat.
A I
actually had to cut my last
book in half so there is
enough research for another
one and I have completed
another book too called Lost
Industries of Albany County.
Q If you could invent anything, what would it be?
A A
flying car because I hate
commuting so much. It’s the
worst part of my day. I wish
my commute was only 5
minutes but it is 35
minutes. I’m not a driving
enthusiast.
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