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Matthewis Persen House Museum Closing for 2026 Season
The Ulster County Clerk’s Office has announced that the Matthewis Persen House Museum will be closed to the public for…
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NYS Archaeological Association Meeting This Weekend
New York State Archaeological Association’s 107th Annual Meeting will be held on April 17-19, 2026 at the Rochester Airport Marriott. The…
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Grace Brown, Her Murderer Chester Gillette & Old Herkimer Jailhouse
In 1906, the murder of the pregnant Grace Brown by her boyfriend Chester Gillette at Big Moose Lake in northern…
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Just 3% of Adirondack Park Is More Three Miles From A Motorized Corridor
New York State’s Adirondack Park offers much less remoteness than you might imagine. In the 2010s when all areas at…
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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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