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Governed by Despots: John Swanson Jacobs Chronicles Enslavement and Resistance
The University of Chicago Press recently published a unique account of an escape from enslavement in North Carolina decades before…
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Harmony Hall-Jacob Sloat House Victorian Holiday Event Dec 8th
The Friends of Harmony Hall-Jacob Sloat House in Rockland County, NY, are inviting the public to their Victorian Holiday event…
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Genesee Country, the Seneca & Letchworth State Park
Any story of the history of humans along the Genesee River in the western part of New York State begins…
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Central NY Activist, Utica Suffragist Lucy Carlile Watson
Lucy Carlile Watson (1855-1938) was born in Utica, New York. Lucy was educated at Young Ladies Seminary and Utica Free…
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New Visitor Center at Olana State Historic Site
The new Frederic Church Center for Art and Landscape at Olana State Historic Site is officially open. The carbon-neutral visitor…
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Some History of the US Postal Service
You might say that the history of our postal system began when Benjamin Franklin, age 31, was appointed Postmaster of…
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Bruce Springsteen at RPI Field House, 1978
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band delivered a sold-out show at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s Houston Field House on November…
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State Parks Survey: Demographics, Recreation Trends
As part of the New York State Parks centennial celebration, the Open Space Institute (OSI) commissioned a survey of visitors…
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Woodstock: From World War to Culture Wars
Town of Woodstock historian Richard Heppner’s new book, Woodstock: From World War to Culture Wars (SUNY Press, 2024), explores the…
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Poetry: Holocaust – New York Almanack
Holocaust We played, we laughedWe were loved. We were ripped from the arms of ourparents and thrown into the fire.…
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