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Davis Dalton & The Volunteer Life Saving Corps
It was the year 1898, and only days from the end of summer. A group of boaters and swimmers at…
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Watchdog, Historians Sue to Block Trump Effort to Evade Presidential Records Law
American Oversight and the American Historical Association have filed suit challenging a sweeping memorandum from the Department of Justice’s Office…
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Women & The Hidden History of Delftware
Delftware is a renowned type of tin-glazed earthenware, predominantly featuring white pottery with blue cobalt designs, originating in The Netherlands…
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Fraunces Tavern: Architecture and Restoration
The architectural history of Manhattan’s Fraunces Tavern dates back to 1719, when merchant Étienne “Stephen” De Lancey (1663-1741) applied to…
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Spring Paddling in Floodplain Forests
By early April I start to get impatient for full-blown spring. I’m ready for the treetops to be full of…
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Mabel Allen’s 1908 diary: Back Home for Easter
In 1908, while attending Syracuse University, Alice Mabel Allen (1886-1976) kept a diary which is being published each week. In…
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Poetry: If There Were a 4-Point Play in the NBA
If there were a 4-Point Play in the NBA With 3 seconds left in the game And down by 3…
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An New Biography Explores Andy Rooney’s Lucky Life
A soon to be published biography of Andy Rooney (1919-2011) carries readers through the arc of a true American original,…
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Beer, Hops, Reformation & Prohibition
Christianity banned beer from the sacred domain as the Roman clergy continued the Latin habit of drinking wine. The opposition:…
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1980s East Village Photographs Go Online
Peter Bennett is a photographer who grew up in Greenwich Village and lived in the East Village from 1979-1988, bartending…
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