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St. Lawrence University’s Adirondack Semester
A new episode of the ADK Talks podcast explores St. Lawrence University’s Adirondack Semester — an immersive, place-based academic program…
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Sports Betting History: Baseball & Horse Racing
Cortland County, NY native John McGraw left a deep imprint on professional baseball, first in Baltimore and later New York,…
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Massive Union Pacific Railroad ‘Big Boy’ Locomotive Traveling Through NYS
Union Pacific Railroad’s Big Boy No. 4014, said to be the world’s largest operating steam locomotive, will journey to the…
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Four New Yorkers Being Inducted into Abolition Hall of Fame
The institution of race-based slavery in what is now New York dates to 1627 when 22 enslaved Africans were brought…
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Unicorns & Six-Foot Lobsters: Adriaen van der Donck’s Confident Inaccuracies
Adriaen van der Donck (ca. 1618–1655) was a Dutch lawyer, landowner, and political activist in the colony of New Netherland.…
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UAlbany Puts More Than A Century of Yearbooks Online
The University at Albany (UAlbany, or SUNY Albany) has digitized and put online over 120 yearbooks spanning more than a…
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America’s 250th Anniversary Education Resources
America’s 250th Anniversary celebrations highlight and commemorate not just the roles of New York’s citizens during the American Revolution, but…
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Hudson River Steamboats & Stagecoaches, 1809-1810
The following short news items about Hudson River steamboats were originally published in newspapers in 1809 and 1810. The first…
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Watchable Wildlife: Chaumont Barrens Preserve
One of the last and finest examples of alvar grasslands in the world, Chaumont Barrens Preserve is a one-of-a-kind destination…
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New York State Canal System Opening May 15th
Conditions permitting, all portions of the New York State Canal System are scheduled to open Friday, May 15, 2026, for…
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