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Ulster County Archives Puts New Collections Online
The Ulster County Archives has launched its first digital collections on New York Heritage Digital Collections, offering free public access.…
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Cormorants on Lake Champlain and Lake George
Lake Champlain’s Four Brothers Islands, an eighteen-acre archipelago owned by the Nature Conservancy and located two miles east of Willsboro…
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New York State Writers Institute Announces Spring Events
The New York State Writers Institute at UAlbany has announced its Spring 2025 schedule of events. The schedule includes plenty…
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The Extraordinary Life of Jehudi Ashmun (1794–1828)
Researching and sharing the stories of remarkable people is rewarding with the recognition that it often takes a book to…
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Path of Liberty: An Immersive Public Art Installation
“Path of Liberty: That Which Unites US,” an immersive public art installation coming to Freedom Plaza in Manhattan this spring,…
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Cleopatra’s Needle: From Ancient Egypt to New York City
In 1880, the obelisk now known as Cleopatra’s Needle arrived in the city of New York from Egypt. New York’s…
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Seth Green: The Father of American Fish Culture and a Pioneer in Conservation
Seth Green, born on March 19, 1817, to a poor farming family in what was then a remote area along…
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The Day Planes Fell Out of the Sky at Lake George
It was nearly two years after World War Two (1939–1945) had ended, but to some it may have seemed like…
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Edgar Allan Poe Birthday Celebration in The Bronx
The Edgar Allan Poe Cottage will be open from 1 until 5pm on January 19th for a special event to…
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Long Island’s Legacy of Eugenics
In the early 20th century, eugenics was at the forefront of scientific discourse in the quest to understand human genetics.…
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