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The Rise & Fall of the Albany Lumber District (1810s-1910s)
Albany’s proximity to the Hudson River made it an ideal trading center, beginning with Native American-Dutch fur trading in the…
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The Dirt on Composting Podcast Highlights New York State
The latest New York State Department of Environmental Conservation DEC Does What?! podcast, “The Dirt on Composting,” spotlights the work…
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Historic Glen Conservancy Hall Offering Live Music Series
Glen Conservancy Hall is a historic community arts and cultural center located in the hamlet of Glen, in Montgomery County,…
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New York’s Anti-Rent War & Its Relevance Today
The Anti-Rent War was a tenants’ revolt in Upstate New York between 1839 and 1845. The conflict stemmed from the…
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A Super Strength El Nino Brewing? Here’s What to Expect
El Niño is a natural climate pattern characterized by warmer than average sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern…
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Land, Liberty and Loss: Echoes of the American Revolution
Dr. Melissane Schrems will present a talk at Sackets Harbor Battlefield State Historic Site exploring the nation’s founding, and the…
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Memories of Old Put: NY Central Railroad’s Putnam Division
Just after sunset on a toasty evening in May 1903, a two-year-old trotting horse named Princewell, startled by “a noisy…
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Accessible Adirondack Campground Plagued With Closures
John Dillon Park, the Adirondacks‘ only completely accessible campground for people with disabilities, will not open for the summer 2026…
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Woodstock Publisher Geddy Sveikauskas: A Historical Perspective
Geddy Sveikauskas founded the Woodstock Times as a bi-weekly newspaper in 1972. Shortly after that it became a weekly and…
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A Bizarre Trump Legal Filing In National Trust Lawsuit
What follows is a motion filed Monday, April 27, 2026, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia…
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