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‘Negro Motorist Green Book’ Sites in Buffalo
The Green Book Sites Initiative is an ongoing project dedicated to identifying, documenting and preserving the sites and legacies of…
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Syrphid Flies Puzzle and Pollinate
Survey the insects orbiting a globe of milkweed blossoms or the delicate blooms of a chokeberry, and you might spy…
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Lake George Journey: An Alphabet Adventure Book Launch and Exhibition
Lake George Journey: An Alphabet Adventure, is, in the author’s words, an “alphabetical exploration” of all the region has to…
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Shooters Island: Hunter’s Haven to Bird Sanctuary
Shooters Island in Newark Bay, near Staten Island, is so-called because the Dutch supposedly went there to shoot wild geese.…
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Adirondac Upper Works, MacNaughton Cottage Improvements
The Open Space Institute (OSI) has announced the completion of enhancements to its 212-acre Adirondac Upper Works property, including the…
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Input Sought on New York State Wildlife Action Plan
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is seeking public input on the draft revised State Wildlife Action…
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Ventriloquism & America’s First Modern Public Libraries
New York-born John Bigelow started his career in 1849 as co-owner with William Cullen Bryant of the New York Evening Post.…
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American & Canadian Patriot War Exiles Subject of New Doc
A new documentary by filmmaker Deke Richards spotlights the little-known story of American and Canadian exiles sent as convicts to…
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Free Admission to Vermont Historic Sites for Bennington Battle Day
Bennington Battle Day is a state holiday unique to Vermont, commemorating the victory of American and Vermont forces over British…
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Hudson River Defenses in the Revolutionary War
The Hudson River is not a place that’s conducive to a leisurely scuba dive. The water in the Hudson is…
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