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History Trivia Nights: The Adirondack Experience
The latest episode of the Lake George Battlefield Moments podcast has as its guest Liz Belyea, Public Programs Manager for the…
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Oneida County’s Migrant Laborers – New York Almanack
Black and immigrant migrant laborers arrived each summer in the Town of Kirkland in Oneida County, NY, to pick the…
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Frederick Douglass: A Life in American History
Chronicling Frederick Douglass‘s life in an accessible way, a new biography by Mark Christian, Frederick Douglass: A Life in American…
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Schenectady County Historical Announces Spring Events
The Schenectady County Historical Society has announced a variety of events planned throughout this spring. Winter Family Day at Mabee…
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1927: Boy Scouts to the Rescue at Lake George
If you ever find yourself in a sinking boat, you probably want a capable captain who knows his vessel and…
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Conservationists: State Should Drop Motor-Vehicle Expansion Plan for Adirondack Park
Adirondack conservation organizations issued a press release on Monday saying they were “pleased that the Adirondack Park Agency (APA) was…
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An Lake George Battlefield Park Archaeology Update
In June 2024, the Chair of Skidmore College’s Anthropology Department, Dr. Siobhan Hart, led the first archaeological exploration of Battle…
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Americanism in the Classroom: New York’s Teacher Witch-Hunt
Long before the recent calls for “Patriotic Education,” New York State undertook its own program to promote “Americanism” in the…
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The Development of Staten Island
Relative to the New York-New Jersey metropolitan area, Staten Island has been both water-bound and isolated. Historically, the island’s western…
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The Gilded Age Black Community of Staatsburg
DeWitt the soldier. Helen the activist. Robert the freedom-seeker. Ivy the immigrant. What did the Gilded Age mean to these,…
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