the Schenectady County Airport. Kurt Vonnegut lived in Alplaus when he worked for General Electric in Schenectady, in the late 1940s. He was a member of the Alplaus Volunteer Fire Department. His recollections of the fire department's extra-loud siren can be found in his novel, God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater. References Alplaus, a Brief History. This pamphlet was written and distributed on the occasion of the USA Bicentennial and the first annual Fourth of July parade and celebration in Alplaus. Hamlets in New York (state) Hamlets in Schenectady County, New York Populated places on the Mohawk River