• Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to secondary sidebar

New York Almanack

History, Natural History & the Arts

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • RSS
  • Twitter
  • Adirondacks & NNY
  • Capital-Saratoga
  • Mohawk Valley
  • Hudson Valley & Catskills
  • NYC & Long Island
  • Western NY
  • History
  • Nature & Environment
  • Arts & Culture
  • Outdoor Recreation
  • Food & Farms
  • Subscribe
  • Support
  • Submit
  • About
  • New Books
  • Events
  • Podcasts

World War II Blackouts in Fulton County

January 24, 2020 by Bob Cudmore Leave a Comment

The Historians LogoThis week’s guest on The Historians Podcast is Gloversville Leader Herald history columnist Peter Betz with a story about blackouts during World War II plus the tale of W.C. Porter, the absconding drummer and the story of a convicted man who convinced a friend to go to jail in his place.

You can listen to the podcast here.

You can find more podcasts and stories at bobcudmore.com.

“The Historians” podcast is heard on RISE, WMHT’s radio information service for the blind and print disabled in New York’s Capital Region and Hudson Valley. The podcast is broadcast Saturdays at 12:05 pm on WCSS 1490 AM and 106.9 FM in Amsterdam and Sundays at 4:30 pm on WBDY-FM-LP (99.5) in Binghamton.

You are seeing this podcast announcement courtesy of The New York History Blog. For a full list of this week’s podcasts click HERE.  And while you’re here – we rely on small contributions from readers like you to publish news and information about history in New York York State.  Make a contribution now at our fundraising page at https://rally.org/f/4LBVKo9zYjO or send a check to: New York History Blog, 7269 State Route 9, Chestertown, NY 12817.

Print Friendly, PDF & Email

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Fulton County, Military History, Podcasts, World War Two

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Primary Sidebar

Help Us Reach Our Fundraising Goal

Subscribe to New York Almanack

Subscribe! Follow the New York Almanack each day via E-mail, RSS, Twitter or Facebook updates.

Recent Comments

  • Phil Brown on Presidential Pardon Power: What The Founders Thought
  • HorseWeb on The Unpleasant Side of Life With Horses in Cities
  • Kathy Chappell on Preservation Failures: The Hardenbergh House
  • Rico Viray on Esopus: Wiltwyck School For Boys Lecture
  • Peter Waggitt on Lipstick & Lady Chatterly: Modernism, Feminism, and Cosmetics
  • Richard Daly on Long Crisis: New York City’s Path to Neoliberalism
  • Richard Noll on With Stripers In Decline, It’s Time For Anglers To Act
  • Joe on NYS Canal System Opening Update
  • Holly on Presidential Pardon Power: What The Founders Thought
  • Van Nuys on New Book Considers Origins Of The Name Wyckoff

Recent New York Books

The Long Crisis
rebuilding the republic
The 20th Century Civil Rights Movement
first principles
An American Marriage
too long ago
the long year of the revolution
Notable New Yorkers of Manhattans Upper West Side
Woman Slaveholders in Jamaica
nobody hitchhikes anymore

Secondary Sidebar

New York State Historic Markers