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Composing Olana: A Journey Through Frederic Church’s Greatest Work of Art
Modeled on her acclaimed On the High Line (now in its third edition from Fordham University Press), Annik LaFarge’s Composing…
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Patriots of Hudson in the Revolutionary War
A three-site exhibition on the American Revolution developed collaboratively by the Hudson Area Library, the Jacob Leisler Institute for the…
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The Carnegie Library of Patchogue
The story of the Carnegie Library in Patchogue in Brookhaven on the South Shore of Long Island is a great…
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19th Century Lyceums Debated the Issues of the Day
Between 1830 and 1840 Clinton County, NY, had a population of less than 30,000 and Plattsburgh had approximately 1,000 families.…
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The Attica Prison Uprising and New York City
The Attica State Prison uprising in September, 1971 that resulted in 43 deaths had a profound effect on the Prisoner’s…
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Anne Vanderbilt: Three Husbands, Four Children, and One Sutton Place
On July 22, 1920, with his wife, daughter, and two sons at his bedside, railroad tycoon and financier William Kissam…
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Whimsical Winter Notions For A Snowy Day
It’s a whimsical winter notion. “Some imaginative and wonderfully learned German scholars tell us that every snow flake is inhabited…
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Crossing the Neutral Zone! A New Revolutionary War Board Game
The education staff at Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site have created an original board game, “Crossing the Neutral Zone!”…
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Edward Livingston Trudeau and the Saranac Laboratory
In the late 19th century, when tuberculosis was the deadliest disease in America, a gravely ill physician arrived in the…
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The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire & The Little Falls Textile Strike
National tragedies have historically been the catalysts for massive shifts in matters such as culture and law. One such tragedy…
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