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Boats to Votes: The Erie Canal & The Suffrage Movement
The Erie Canal shaped the movement of people and ideas across New York State, fueled reform movements, and ultimately helped…
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Brockport’s Morgan-Manning House Seeks Community Support
Historic landmarks are resources in the important work of placemaking, embodying and communicating the uniqueness of each of the localities…
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Village Preservation’s Women’s History Resources
New York City has been home to a remarkable breadth of transformative women, and the scene of innumerable movements for…
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Sleepy Eastern Screech Owl Offers Itself for Sale
On February 21, New York State Environmental Conservation Officer (ECO) CO Milliron responded to a unique call in the Hamlet…
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Historic Saranac Lake Launches New Wiki Website
Historic Saranac Lake has moved their wiki website of local history to a new platform that is more reliable and…
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Once Ubiquitous in Skyscrapers, Rochester’s Mail Chute Building Languishes
Western New Yorkers can always count on finding a little piece of home in the lobbies of historic buildings across…
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Nathanial Hawthorne’s 1830s Visit to Rochester
Nathanial Hawthorne (1804-1864) traveled to Rochester, NY and recorded these scenes sometime between 1829 and 1835. The gray but transparent…
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Mabel Allen’s 1908 Arts Experiences at Syracuse University
Mabel Allen Alice Mabel Allen (1886-1976) grew up in the village of Adams in Jefferson County. In 1908, while attending Syracuse…
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Two Fishers Meet in the Winter Woods
Fishers (Pekania pennanti) have a reputation as the northern forests’ ultimate misanthropes. These mesocarnivores are so territorial that within six…
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Forgotten Stories of People of Color in Northern New York
A new digital project is documenting the forgotten stories of people of color in Northern New York. Jacqueline Madison, President…
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