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Frederick Law Olmsted’s Reports on Slavery in the South
From December 1852 until August 1854, Frederick Law Olmsted, who later gained renown as a landscape architect for designing New…
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Peter Pan in the Catskills and Other Historical Essays
Peter Pan in the Catskills and Other Historical Essays (Purple Mountain Press, 2026) is a collection that evokes the magic…
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DEC Considering Hiking Limits in Most Popular Adirondack, Catskill Areas
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has announced the release of two report regarding Visitor Use Management (VUM) for…
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Occupied City: New York and the American Revolution
A crucial strategic site for both the Patriots and the British, the city of New York played an instrumental role…
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New Interactive Map Celebrates Greenwich Village Jazz History
April is Jazz Appreciation Month, and Village Preservation in New York City is celebrating with a new way to explore…
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Mabel Allen’s 1908 Walk in the Park
In 1908, while attending Syracuse University, Alice Mabel Allen (1886-1976) kept a diary which is being published each week. In this…
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Critical Mass and the Road to Revolution, 1763-1774
According to Webster’s American Dictionary, “critical mass” is the time when a turning point is reached in a series of…
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Why Do Frogs Cross the Road?
In spring, when temperatures rise above 40 degrees Fahrenheit and usher in gentle rains, a plethora of life emerges from…
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Bald Eagle Rescued from Beneath George Washington Bridge
On February 17, New York State Environmental Conservation Officers (ECOs) Ableson and Baldwin responded to a call from the New…
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Benjamin Franklin’s Travels Through Upstate New York in 1776
A 70-year-old Benjamin Franklin passed through upstate New York in the spring of 1776 on a mission to Canada that…
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