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Eastern Box Turtles: Life in a Shell
As a budding naturalist growing up in the concrete-heavy environs of Boston, I would regularly thumb through my family’s collection…
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The Cherry Valley & Great Western Turnpike: A Short History
In the early 1700s the Mohawk Turnpike and the Seneca Turnpike were improved from the rougher Indigenous trails whose routes…
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Adirondack Experience Welcomes Artists for 2025 Residency Program
The Adirondack Experience, The Museum on Blue Mountain Lake, (ADKX) is welcoming four artists — Jacoub Reyes, Iakonikonriiosta, Tom Bonamici,…
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Adirondack High Peaks Garden Trailhead Parking Lot Closing June 23-25
The popular Garden Trailhead Parking Lot in the Adirondack High Peaks will be closed June 23, 24, and 25 for…
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Immigrant Stories: The Sherrys Arrive from Ireland in 1834
The records I have found for my family in Ireland, England, and Montreal paint a picture of the challenges that…
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Charles Frederic Adams: Man Against the Machine
On a cool, moist, spring evening in 1904, the outspoken lawyer and idealist Charles Frederic Adams (1851-1918) was traveling from…
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19th-Century Dutchess County Black Community Economies
Bill Jeffway, Executive Director of the Dutchess County Historical Society, will present “Navigating Wealth and Poverty: The Varied Economies of…
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New State Museum Exhibit on the Fight for Marriage Equality
The New York State Museum has unveiled its latest exhibition, “New York Pride: The Fight for Marriage Equality.” This exhibit…
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Crossroads of Rockland History Podcast News
One of the many podcasts we announce at the New York Almanack, and have since 2017, is Crossroads of Rockland…
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Moses Roper’s Escape from American Slavery
The following excerpt is from A Narrative of the Adventures and Escape of Moses Roper, from American Slavery published in…
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