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Mineral Springs of the Saratoga County Area: Some History
The mineral springs of Saratoga County first attracted the attention of the white settlers soon after the middle of the…
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Utica City Historian Lou Parrotta Dies at 51
The New York State history community is mourning the loss of Lou Parrotta. Parrotta was a fixture in Oneida County,…
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John Brotherson & Saratoga County Spiritualism
A lot of things could be said about John Brotherson, but those who knew him well were unlikely to include…
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New George Washington Exhibit in Albany
On July 1, one of the NYS Library’s most storied collections went on display in the Cultural Education Center in…
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Hike, Fish, Camp and More at Palmer’s Pond State Forest
Palmer’s Pond State Forest, located in the towns of Ward and Almond in Allegany County, NY, totals 3,645-acres and offers…
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Belly Dancing, Sol Bloom & the Middle East
In 1867 nineteen-year-old Brooklyn-born painter Edwin Blashfield traveled to Paris to study with Léon Bonnat whose studio attracted French and…
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The Story of Sarah Rapalje and Dutch Manhattan
A French girl born in 1625 is believed to be “the first white child” born in what is now New…
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Upstate New York Braces for the Asian Longhorned Tick
Nearly 65% of the ticks biting Warren County residents and visitors are blacklegged ticks, also known as deer ticks. A…
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10 Washington County Museums Worth A Visit
Washington County, NY is an area rich in historical and cultural significance along New York’s border with Vermont, at the…
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John Langdon Sullivan & Hudson River Steam Tow Passage Boats, 1825
The following article by engineer John Langdon Sullivan was published in the Commercial Advertiser on June 25, 1825. Sullivan was…
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