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Colorful Palate: A Flavorful Journey Through a Mixed American Experience
Despite recent anti-immigrant developments, the ingredients that make up each of America’s flavorful households are waiting to be discovered and…
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When Indians Were Barred From Citizenship by the Supreme Court
On February 19, 1923, the US Supreme Court issued a ruling legally barring all Indians from becoming U.S. citizens and…
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Long Island Women During the Revolutionary Era
Women are almost invisible in most accounts of the American Revolution on Long Island, although they experienced more than seven…
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Historic Pets at New York State Historic Sites
Many of the people who lived and worked at New York State Historic Sites had pets who brought them friendship…
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Pineapple Mania & Manhattan Architecture
Pineapples originate from the Orinoco River basin from where indigenous peoples spread specimens across parts of South America and towards…
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Moody Peabody and the 1837 Great Fire of Utica
In 2017, a national auction gallery offered a formerly unknown painting depicting the Great Fire of Utica in 1837. This…
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Bear Lake Preserve in Western NY Wildway Being Protected
The Western New York Land Conservancy has announced that it has been awarded a $675,000 state grant toward the acquisition…
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William Smith Jr: America’s Most Prominent Loyalist?
One of the most prominent Loyalists during the American Revolution was William Smith Jr. (1728-1793), a member of the royal…
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Haiti, France, and the American War for Independence
The American Revolution wasn’t just a War for Independence. It was part of a wider age of revolutions that reshaped…
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Captain Bernard Romans and the Capture of Fort George
Just who was Captain Bernard Romans, the man who captured of Fort George in 1775? Where was he from, and…
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