Al ANDERSON

Not a year goes by that we do not reflect on our Chautauqua trip and how Al made such a wonderful contribution to it. Rest in peace, and thank you again. --David Nolan and Darien Andreu St. Augustine, FL

Al was supportive of my work with AA and homeless people. I haven't been paying attention to my political items, so dug them out and thought about my friend in Ohio. So sorry to learn of his passing, God grant peace to the extended family. Rick in Seattle

I knew Al only through our Seed Savers Exchange communication. He flattered me by saying I was ordering especially good tomato varieties (not that I now much about heirlooms), and invariably he would send free packets of those he liked. When he disappeared from the SSE catalog, I feared for him. Am very sorry to come across this obituary. He was someone I wish I'd gotten to know better.

We had the great good fortune to meet Al at Chautauqua in 2019 and he took us to two programs at the nearby Jackson Center in Jamestown, NY to hear lectures. He was one of the nicest people we ever met, and he kept up with us afterwards. He was full of fascinating information about political history. Covid has kept us homebound, but we always hoped we could visit with him again. Farewell, old friend: we are so glad to have crossed paths!
David Nolan and Darien Andreu

He was a great teacher and great student of history of many things -- America, baseball, politics and culture. And I certainly enjoyed his auctions of cool Americana items! I hope his legacy lives on....

Al was literally my oldest friend in the political hobby, having introduced me to the APIC and the wonderful fraternity of political collectors back in 1967. It changed my life irrevocably, as I have since spent most of my professional life immersed in this very special community. Eventually we would become competing auctioneers and dealers (albeit always friendly ones), but we retained our comradery even as we enjoyed spirited, but always good-natured politcal debates (we sat firmly on...

I’m so blessed to have known Al. He was one in a million. His legacy will live on through the many lives he impacted...especially mine.

Mr. Anderson was the most extraordinary teacher of my life. His love of history, and the lessons that might be learned, was infectious. Because of him, I considered new ways of looking at history, taking more account of sociological factors and what has become known as intellectual history. He also helped me to appreciate and try to understand those peoples who were not on the winning side of history. As a teacher he was a kind of entertainer: I listened to every word and I frankly...

My condolences to Al's family, David Linderman and Al's many friends. May the love you shared and the memories made bring you comfort in the days ahead. Al was one of my Social Studies teachers at Troy High School in 1968. During our spring break of that year, Al and I went to Wisconsin to volunteer on behalf of Senator Eugene McCarthy's Democratic Presidential Primary Campaign. During those days...