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Host A Canal Clean Sweep Event
Parks & Trails New York (PTNY), a nonprofit based in Albany that centers their work on environmental stewardship and advocacy…
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The Great Bull Market in Kingston: An Early Supermarket
The Great Bull Market on Smith Avenue at Grand Street in Kingston, NY, was an all-in-one shopping experience, one of…
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‘New Netherland and the World’ Conference Call for Papers
The New Netherland Institute’s annual conference will take place on Saturday, November 7 and Sunday, November 8, 2026 at the…
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Adirondack Park Agency Relocation Comes Down to the Wire
Ready or not, the 2026 elections have arrived. Villages across New York State will elect local leaders on March 18th.…
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Lake Champlain: The Irish Lake
Between 1840 and 1860, a great wave of Irish immigrants washed up on the shores of Lake Champlain. So many,…
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Christopher Wren: Veteran Journalist, Ethan Allen Biographer, Dies at 89
“Over three decades, he reported from Moscow, Beijing, Tehran and elsewhere and wrote well-received books based on his reporting, including…
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Lady Johnson, Angelica Schuyler, and the Politics of Revolutionary Loyalty
In the spring of 1776, a dramatic arrest and an uneasy imprisonment placed two prominent women, Lady Mary Watts Johnson…
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Upcoming 2026 History Conferences in New York State
At least eight major conferences are planned for the history community in New York State this year. These include: NYS…
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Paul Schaefer’s Coming of Age in the Adirondacks
Paul Schaefer’s life in the Adirondacks began in 1921 on account of his mother, Rose. Gertrude Fogarty and Peggy Mearns…
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Revolutionary Veteran Land Bounties & Settling Warren County
Payment and incentives for enlistment in the American Revolutionary War, both in the Continental Line regiments and local militia units,…
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