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Saving Arto Monaco’s Theme Park Legacy Wasn’t Magic
The magical imaginative world of Arto Monaco – America’s post WWII theme park creative genius – is preserved and protected,…
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Mt Van Hoevenberg Constitutional Amendment Still Not Approved
The Article 14 Constitutional Amendment and enabling legislation for Mt. Van Hoevenberg still needs a second passage in 2025 so…
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Women and Whaling in Hudson Events
Three Columbia County organizations, the Hendrick Hudson Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Hudson Area Library, and…
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New Book Documenting COVID Demonstrates Need to Record Historical Events
Robert Snyder’s new book When the City Stopped: Stories From New York’s Essential Workers (Three Hills, 2025) is an oral…
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Vernal Pools: Nursery for Amphibians, Buffet for Predators
When the winter snow melts and the spring rain begins, vernal pools appear on the landscape. These ephemeral wetlands form…
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Lord Howe: ‘The Soul of General Abercromby’s Army’
The latest episode of the Lake George Battlefield Moments podcast features the first of a two-part interview with French & Indian War historian…
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How Lake George’s Speaker Heck Island Got Its Name
Oswald D. “Ozzie” Heck, who owned a camp on the east side of Lake George, was Speaker of the New…
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American Library Association, AFSCME Head to Court Over IMLS Dismantling
The American Library Association (ALA), the largest library association in the world, and the American Federation of State, County and…
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1907: Theodore Roosevelt Calls for Campaign Finance Reform
What follows is part of an annual address to Congress by Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) given December 3, 1907. Roosevelt served…
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The Griggs Family and the Loyalist Migration to Canada
Alexander Griggs (1717-1801) was 58-years-old and living in Dutchess County, NY, when he, by order, signed the Articles of Association…
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