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More of Western New York Wildway Protected by Land Conservancy
The Western New York Land Conservancy has announced the purchase of the 86-acre Bush property, a hardwood forest in Wales,…
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Surveying The Champlain Canal Route, 1792
What follows is a report made by the directors of the Northern Inland Lock Navigation Company of the country between…
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Culper Spy Ring: A History and Tour Guide
The Revolutionary War Culper Spy Ring has been the subject of numerous books and the television series, Turn!: Washington’s Spies.…
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Common Sense at 250 – New York Almanack
On January 10, 1776, Thomas Paine published Common Sense, a fiery pamphlet that transformed colonial protest into a call for American…
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Environmental Conservation Police Statistics for 2023-2025
In 2025, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s Division of Law Enforcement fielded an estimated 101,169 calls. These resulted…
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Genealogy and Race in the Hudson Valley
Family genealogy, especially in the Dutch-settled Hudson River Valley, is akin to an intricately woven fabric. An upcoming online event…
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Knickerbocker Ice Festival Celebrates Rockland County’s Ice Industry
On the January 2026 episode of Crossroads of Rockland History podcast, host Clare Sheridan welcomed Timothy Englert, co-founder of Rockland…
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New York’s International Port at Rochester: Some History
As Rochester’s Democrat and Chronicle effused, presciently, in 1874: Charlotte, the Rochester NY neighborhood situated “at the mouth of the…
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From Lake Champlain to the Search for Africa’s Mysterious Mokele-mbembe
My introduction into exploring the depths of waterways began at Lake George on June 14, 1981. On that date, I…
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Restoring the Cornell Mine Trail at Bear Mountain State Park
To ensure that the trail system continues to be safe and accessible for the hiking public, New York State Parks…
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