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Samuel Stephen Yasgur (January 9, 1942 – June 23, 2016 [1]) was an American attorney and Sullivan County, New York official. He was the son of Max Yasgur , who leased land on his 600 acres (2.4 km 2 ) dairy farm in Bethel, New York for the Woodstock Music & Art Festival in August 1969.
Lang says that the salesman drove Lang, without Tiber, to Yasgur's farm. Sam Yasgur, son of Max Yasgur, agrees with Lang's version, and says that his mother, who is still alive, says Max did not know Tiber. Artie Kornfeld, a Woodstock organizer, has said he found out about Yasgur’s farm from his own sources. [13] [14]
At the time of the festival in 1969, Yasgur was married to Miriam (Mimi) Gertrude Miller Yasgur and had a son, Sam (1942–2016) and daughter, Lois (1944–1977). His son was an assistant district attorney in New York City at the time. [6] In later years, it was revealed that Yasgur was in fact a conservative Republican who supported the ...
Michael Lang has disputed Tiber's account of the initial meeting with Max Yasgur, and said that he was introduced to Yasgur by a real estate salesman. Lang says that the salesman drove him, without Tiber, to Yasgur's farm. Sam Yasgur, son of Max, agrees with Lang's version, and says that his mother, who is still alive, says Max did not know Tiber.
The Woodstock Music and Art Fair, commonly referred to as Woodstock, was a music festival held from August 15 to 18, 1969, on Max Yasgur's dairy farm in Bethel, New York, [3] [4] 40 miles (65 km) southwest of the town of Woodstock.
Yasgur is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Max Yasgur (1919–1973), American farmer; Sam Yasgur (1942–2016), American lawyer This page ...
Sam Yasgur, son of Max Yasgur, agrees with Lang's version, and said that his mother, who is still alive, said that Max did not know Tiber. Artie Kornfeld, a Woodstock organizer, has said he found out about Yasgur’s farm from his own sources. [7] [8] The motel later became an Italian restaurant before being torn down in 2004.
Postcard picture of the fair, about 1908. The Danbury Fair (also known as The Great Danbury State Fair) was a yearly exhibition in Danbury, Connecticut.It was begun in 1821 as an agricultural fair, but did not have a regular schedule until 1869 when hat manufacturers Rundle and White helped form the Danbury Farmers and Manufacturers Society. [1]