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The Port of Albany Grain Elevators & Feed Mill
The following description is from 1941. The Port of Albany grain elevator, which is located in the port commission area…
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200 Years Later, They’re Still Towing Boats on the Erie Canal
Two hundred years ago, canal boats laden with freight and passengers, pulled by a team of mules, began traversing the…
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Farmingdale Long Island’s Local History Librarian
Chances are that your local public library has a local history librarian who oversees a rich collection of images, artifacts,…
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Faith Mills: An Upstate New York Underwear Factory
In June I found myself in Averill Park, in Rensselaer County, NY, participating in a residency – spinning and weaving…
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RCA Central & Rocky Point’s Hallock Family Homestead
The Hallock Family Homestead and Museum is believed to be the oldest structure in the north-shore hamlet of Rocky Point,…
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A Clinton County Wedding Heirlooms Exhibit
The Clinton County Historical Association (CCHA) will host a special opening celebration of “The Honor of Your Presence,” a new…
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Historic Valcour Island Recreation Improvements Continue
Valcour Island is a 968-acre island in Lake Champlain in Clinton County, NY. The island is mostly in the Town…
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What Makes Blueberries Blue? – New York Almanack
Every summer I go blueberry picking and I notice the many colors of blueberries, from the luminous indigo of unpicked…
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Poetry: Successional – New York Almanack
Successional You want light.You want it more than most…fight for it, treachery and spiteyour consort and your host.Increasing your fitnesswhile…
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The 1960 Battle of the Bateaux
A piece of a 1758 bateau retrieved from the bottom of Lake George, displayed under glass at the Lake George…
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