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Study Shows How Millions of Bird Sightings Unlock Precision Conservation
A study published last week in Science reveals that North American bird populations are declining most severely in areas where…
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Art for the People: Decorated Stoneware
The New York State Museum, home to the largest stoneware collection in the world, will host an evening celebrating this…
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A History of Farming in Rockland County
Agriculture has been an inextricable part of Rockland County’s life since the first humans inhabited the lower Hudson Valley thousands…
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Brother Andre: Faith Healer St André Bessette’s New York Connections
Faith healer André Bessette (1845–1937), who was later known as Brother André or Saint André of Montréal, was a frequent…
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William Wilcox: Lake George’s ‘Ye Towne Cryer’
It was the summer of 1935. The country was trying to pull itself out of the Great Depression and 84-year-old…
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Many Voices: Building the Erie Canal
Just in time for the 200th anniversary commemorating the completion of this engineering marvel, Many Voices: Building Erie, the Canal…
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Mendon Ponds Park: Geology & Wildlife
Mendon Ponds Park, located in the towns of Pittsford and Mendon (about 8 miles southeast of Rochester), is the largest…
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An 1840s Adirondack Travelogue: Speculator to Long Lake
What follows is an excerpt from The Hunter-Naturalist. Romance of Sporting; or, Wild Scenes and Wild Hunters (ca. 1851) by…
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The Capture of Fort George on May 11, 1775
This week’s episode of the Lake George Battlefield Moments podcast welcomes back historian, Lake George Battlefield Park Alliance trustee, and…
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Up the Hudson River: New York to Stillwater in 1783
What follows is an excerpt from the diary of Francisco de Miranda (1750-1816), who traveled through the United States between…
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