tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5915315601746686664.post5372891120322097738..comments2024-03-24T19:32:14.632-07:00Comments on Knickerbocker Village: Camp Madison Felicia Then And NowDavid Ballelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11350201711497257207noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5915315601746686664.post-61183617992028111972022-06-08T20:41:36.736-07:002022-06-08T20:41:36.736-07:00Do you remember the counselors names? My husband ...Do you remember the counselors names? My husband went there in 1973 to camp Madison Felicia.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5915315601746686664.post-91470673129679184292021-05-08T21:41:23.622-07:002021-05-08T21:41:23.622-07:00I'm Vicki and went so Camp Madison Felicia bet...I'm Vicki and went so Camp Madison Felicia between I think 1965 and 1968. My brother and I rode a bus from Tuskegee Institute, AL with a small group of other campers. I remember my brother Howard and I were the youngest from our group attending. I remember when we first reached New York we were paired with a couple from Yonkers, NY and stayed with them before being taken to the camp. The song Moon River always triggers memories of camp and that's what made me Google to see if the camp still existed. What a surprise to find this blog and several comments asking about the attendees that were sent from the south during the civil rights movement. I've never thought about the times I attended nor do I remember my parents discussing it in those terms. However, that was definitely the time I attended! <br />TheSkegeeGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10910499510282901285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5915315601746686664.post-90028756647156479502021-03-10T14:37:10.509-08:002021-03-10T14:37:10.509-08:00I went from 1968-1974 best six years of my life. I...I went from 1968-1974 best six years of my life. I still have photos from thereAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00109530602597550389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5915315601746686664.post-51420076169104978912021-03-10T14:21:07.638-08:002021-03-10T14:21:07.638-08:00My name is lorraine an I attended madison Felicia ...My name is lorraine an I attended madison Felicia from 1968-1974 the best 6 years of my life . I was in the banana bunk 🕝 cw, pink bunk, blueberry bunk and my last two years in the upper girls bunks. I even still have photos of me an my bunkmates.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00109530602597550389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5915315601746686664.post-26880876630441545702020-09-20T07:48:29.339-07:002020-09-20T07:48:29.339-07:00I dont know if I am getting through. Rochester Di...I dont know if I am getting through. Rochester Diaz Family in the early mid 70s rocked the camp with our guide Joe Murph. Lower east side bus meet. Said good bye to parents and Hello to an experience that would last a lifetime. Many ppl gone but im here with others that remember. That camp is like nothing compared to it. My brother is with his girlfriend from that camp. I accidentally was with a girl who was a counselor yeas later. How great is that. M a d I s o n is the greatest camp of all. The other day I saw a bear a great big bear. Father Abraham who set the sun. Joe Murphy dumb dance Love you all<br />Steve D DiazSteven Diaznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5915315601746686664.post-24186499593920000532020-09-20T07:19:15.755-07:002020-09-20T07:19:15.755-07:00I went to Madison Felicia in the 70s with always 1...I went to Madison Felicia in the 70s with always 10 cousins with my brother to. Joe Murph a counselor became a member.of my family through happenstance. I remember blue bunk yellow bunk lower boys upper boys. Our family was known throughout the years of that camp. The Grandmas. The family was known as Rochesters With Diaz, Humphreys, Anyone who has been there at the time knows us and Joe Murph. Ill write again.Steven Diaznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5915315601746686664.post-10801635922742875242020-03-17T00:02:31.828-07:002020-03-17T00:02:31.828-07:00Hi,
Joe This is Darryl Cooper I was there from 78 ...Hi,<br />Joe This is Darryl Cooper I was there from 78 to 83 this reply is only 7 yrs old just found this blog my wife and I whom I met at the camp her name is Debbie talk about you and a few other people camp was great hoping this message finds you in good health please take care. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16401028710811440269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5915315601746686664.post-17834713264136515342019-09-06T22:27:50.270-07:002019-09-06T22:27:50.270-07:00How wonderful to find this blog. I was a CIT coun...How wonderful to find this blog. I was a CIT counselor in training in 74 we built a corral for horses as our project. Then I returned in 75 and 76 as lower girls counselor. I was in the Brown bunk. I remember all the names mentioned above I clouding Mario and Charlie. Mario was best friends with Eddie. I had so much fun at camp. There were three trips of campers each lasting for three weeks each. The last trip had campers from the Mississippi. They were the sweetest campers very polite and nice. I loved the overnights to bullet hole and the other spot on sumthe wonderfulopposit mersaide of the road, and yes the phone booth in the middle of the parking lot. The songs and Tex with his guitar. Great memories of Madison Felicia.<br />Judy S.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05768105183363495480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5915315601746686664.post-43561341809315038082019-08-24T15:53:29.567-07:002019-08-24T15:53:29.567-07:00my name is vito gallagher I worked in the camp ki...my name is vito gallagher I worked in the camp kitchen with Amondo and "mother Murph" I was also a student at the school the Mr. Floyd Harris worked @ in Huntington on long Island I had a lot of fun and learned a lot from Amondo for my career in the catering field those where wonderful times.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5915315601746686664.post-51857961644096912562017-01-11T13:04:58.361-08:002017-01-11T13:04:58.361-08:00I'm so excited to hear from you! I don't h...I'm so excited to hear from you! I don't have any pictures from that summer. Would love to see them if you find your old photo albums. Found video of the old campsite on Google. Was really amazing to see the old cabins and campsite. Just like I remember...Marilynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853854245353377592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5915315601746686664.post-48093400027213232752017-01-09T20:33:27.809-08:002017-01-09T20:33:27.809-08:00Hi Marilynn
I remember you and if I can find my ol...Hi Marilynn<br />I remember you and if I can find my old photo albums I have pictures of you and Eddie.<br />Wishing you and your family a wonderful 2017!<br />Marlynne WC'78 "Ain't we great"Marlynnenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5915315601746686664.post-57680815369863263572017-01-09T17:23:42.532-08:002017-01-09T17:23:42.532-08:00What a pleasant surprise after all these years to ...What a pleasant surprise after all these years to find this blog! I have so many memories of Camp Madison Felicia! I was 17 and this was my first job after graduating from high school. I was a counselor in the Upper Girls Unit. I remember you, Deneen, Jerri, and Eddie and many of the campers and counselors from the summer of "78". Deneen and Eddie signed my H.S. yearbook which I still have and it takes me back every time I see it! Don't know if you will see this but I hope this finds you well and happy. Blessings to you and your family in 2017. <br /> Marilynn CMF"78"Marilynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853854245353377592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5915315601746686664.post-40333749071835365342016-12-13T11:32:21.156-08:002016-12-13T11:32:21.156-08:00I was there from the south, MS in 73 my brother we...I was there from the south, MS in 73 my brother went in 71. we stayed with a white family in the city for the first three days, then caught a bus to the camp. One of the best times of my life as a kid. <br /><br />Harvey Gales gales1https://www.blogger.com/profile/01587322495669941966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5915315601746686664.post-7540158920978883892016-09-15T05:01:27.023-07:002016-09-15T05:01:27.023-07:00I went to camp Madison Felicia in, I think 1968 wh...I went to camp Madison Felicia in, I think 1968 when I was ten years old. The schools in my neighborhood, PS 199 and PS 191, had been paired together during the civil rights movement and at least half of my friends lived in the Amsterdam housing projects between 64th and 61st street. My friends had come back from MF with all these great stories so I wanted to go there too. I remember the bus ride to the camp. The predecessor to the boombox was this portable radio that also had a 45 record player built in. We must have heard "Do You Know the Way to San Jose" about a million times. I was in the lower boys, but I can't remember the specific cabin. I remember the big open house that we gathered in for morning assembly. We sang, "Rise and Shine and pull down your drawsies drawsies..." It was so much fun. I also remember a soccer coach from England and in those days hardly anyone played soccer in the city. I also remember the great swimming pool and a swimming contest that involved teams. We had one kid on our team who couldn't really swim that well but he could jump like a mini Jordan. Part of the contest was seeing who could dive into the pool and clear a pole held by councilors. This kid won that part of the contest and our team came in second. I don't remember meeting any kids from down south but it was an amazing experience. Talk about diversity, there were kids from just about every background.<br /><br />Robert StarkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5915315601746686664.post-25315081351953163362016-06-30T19:41:39.695-07:002016-06-30T19:41:39.695-07:00MADISON FELICIA IT THE GREATEST CAMP OF ALL!! rem...MADISON FELICIA IT THE GREATEST CAMP OF ALL!! remember this song. I learned how to swim 41st madison felicia.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5915315601746686664.post-67762490926513022992015-04-10T02:56:54.514-07:002015-04-10T02:56:54.514-07:00My parents sent me to MF as a "punishment&quo...My parents sent me to MF as a "punishment" in 76/77 I LOVED it so much I stayed and returned was part of Work Camp '78 Ain't we great! I remember Floyd his family was in touch w his daughter Linda till the 90's <br />I remember my cabin mates The Lemons, Daney and the boys lol Carl and crew<br />Counselors Marilyn and Eddie and Tee and the camp radio station LOL Great Memories!! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09215720783390948723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5915315601746686664.post-20085802044751751572015-04-10T02:49:57.659-07:002015-04-10T02:49:57.659-07:00I remember you I was there in 76/77 and Work Camp ...I remember you I was there in 76/77 and Work Camp '78Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09215720783390948723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5915315601746686664.post-6686243713832952382014-02-28T10:57:39.283-08:002014-02-28T10:57:39.283-08:00Wooow were can I begi n My name is Myles, I went t...Wooow were can I begi n My name is Myles, I went to Camp Madison - Felicia for abt 5yrs started in the lower boys allll the way to the upper boys i remember it all like it was yesterday still at the blessed age of 44yrs old.me, my best friend Dwayne from Chelsea houses & Richie had so much fun the staff was wonderful they truly treated us like family..all the friends i made i haven't seen anyone in years (the eary to late 80's).we uaed to leave from in front of the Hudson Guild on 33rd & 10th ave side of Chelsea Projects & PS 33...I will never forget performing in West Side story at that camp and working on the set also..To all whom have attend this Camp.GOD BLESS YOU ALL!!.What a true learning and love experience it has been. <br />LONG LIVE CAMP MADISON-FELICIA!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04347104136531215902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5915315601746686664.post-85208535979968846002013-04-27T17:12:59.757-07:002013-04-27T17:12:59.757-07:00Joseph murph here. I worked @madison-felicia from...Joseph murph here. I worked @madison-felicia from 1973-1983. 73,service corps,74, maintenance 75 counselor lower boys 76 counselor upper boys,77 counselor upper boys. 78, dance specialist. 79-83 drsma specialist. Man all the fun and joy. I remember almost every song. My favorite. Summer days are clean and fun and gentle, we do things we cannot do at home. The kids we meet stay with us through the snowfall, and the hearts we touch all stay inside our souls. And the summer it comes every year and same good vibes are always here, we re high upon a cloud of fantasy. We can t forget we can only live and think of days gone by and feel good and peaceful now in our summer home. Madison-Felicia magical,peaceful and reminds me of a dream. I grew here, loved here made discoveries. Once I made that right turn from division st to peekskill hollow road, a feeling of calm overcame me. Knew I was close when I went past the grave stones that we would outline with crayon and paper. Came around that bend, grandmas on the left and lower field on the right. That phone booth out front. Probably my best time was when I got up the first day of each new trip and went to the city to help get the kids on the bus. I still get chills thinking about it. Madison-Felicia will live within forever.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08617550176832287282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5915315601746686664.post-33265687868216076212012-07-08T14:08:10.651-07:002012-07-08T14:08:10.651-07:00How I cannot believe that i found this. i was a lo...How I cannot believe that i found this. i was a lower girl and a upper girl in about 1976 to 1980. i had somuch fun. i remember closing night and every body crying. drugs ruined my life so long but i am ten years clean. i remember floyd and tee. cheryl and her sister. tee was my favorite. there was a guy counselor from harlem named eddie. he was my counselors boyfriend. he was the nicest guy and i use to wish he was my dad. all of us did. nice guy. i wish i could be there during the years that i was getting high. even wheni was on the street i would think about camp and feel happy and safe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5915315601746686664.post-6914163310121378902012-04-17T13:57:35.519-07:002012-04-17T13:57:35.519-07:00So many fond memories from so many years ago. I we...So many fond memories from so many years ago. I went to Camp Madison Felicia only a year or two around 1958/59. I went on to Boy Scout camp afterward (Ten Mile River, Camp Keowa). My younger brother and sister went to Camp Madison Felicia in the late 1950's and early 1960's. I remember the big field and great baseball games. I remember sneaking across the road to the swimming pool thru a culvert. I remember lots of steps to get up to the pool. I remember a photo shop and the large barn-like structure we would sit in and sing all those great camp songs. I also remember a cute red haired, freckle faced girl named Erica.Steve Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003623046597077218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5915315601746686664.post-83555472792576521242012-02-10T18:40:55.174-08:002012-02-10T18:40:55.174-08:00Wow I went to camp Madison Felicia my mom sent me ...Wow I went to camp Madison Felicia my mom sent me for two years..I remember at the end of my two weeks I would always get home and I was always missing something..LMAO!!I. Think I went in the later years maybe about 10 years. I was in the upper girls for both years.I really enjoyed my time there. Didn't keep in contact with no one :(queenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11975292932762148374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5915315601746686664.post-6896564382474963402011-12-12T09:15:44.762-08:002011-12-12T09:15:44.762-08:00To Thor, I remember that bridge behind Uncle Sids....To Thor, I remember that bridge behind Uncle Sids. It was only there for a couple of years.It started leaning so they took it down. I think that bridge was built in 73. I played alot of basketball in Uncle Sids. Sids had fiberglass back boards. When I was in maintenance '74 we played the pots & pans on Uncle Sids stage using the forks & knives as drumsticks. Peace, Tony RoseTony Rosenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5915315601746686664.post-56609003849647153962011-12-11T15:40:34.333-08:002011-12-11T15:40:34.333-08:00Bug juice....lolBug juice....lolTony Rosenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5915315601746686664.post-28750991640728559372011-12-11T15:39:27.791-08:002011-12-11T15:39:27.791-08:00Bug juice....lolBug juice....lolTony Rosenoreply@blogger.com