ALBANY – What happened at the top of St. Peter’s Church in downtown Albany exactly 250 years ago will forever be a part of American history. This year, history will repeat itself.
As you begin the climb up the steep and narrow spiral staircase into the bell tower of St. Peter’s Church, you quickly realize you are retracing the footsteps of people who played a poignant and significant role in American history.
“We can’t pass this up. For 250 years we couldn’t pass this situation up,” said Jim Chenot, a long time parishioner of St. Peter’s church, who was instrumental in raising money for restoration of the old church bell…