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Kingston African Burial Ground Program Set for Saturday

September 27, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Pine Street African Burial Ground in Kingston, NYThe Pine Street African Burial Ground, located at 157 Pine Street, was discovered in Kingston, NY, in 1888 and then abandoned.

It was later rediscovered by the owner of the house on the land during a basement repair project. [Read more…] about Kingston African Burial Ground Program Set for Saturday

Filed Under: Events, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills Tagged With: Harambee Inc, Kingston Land Trust, Matthewis Persen House Museum, Pine Street African Burial Ground, SUNY New Paltz

Hulda The Witch: The Other Legend of Sleepy Hollow

September 27, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Carla Lynne Hall as Hulda the Witch of Sleepy Hollow (provided)Hulda: The Other Legend of Sleepy Hollow returns this fall at The Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow, in Tarrytown, Westchester County, NY. Featuring Carla Lynne Hall, with an original score performed by Jim Keyes, this one-woman show tells the story of Hulda of Bohemia, a woman who was originally shunned in Sleepy Hollow for being a witch, but later became a Revolutionary War hero. [Read more…] about Hulda The Witch: The Other Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Filed Under: Arts, Events, History Tagged With: Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow

Forest Rangers Respond to Several Adirondack Search & Rescue Missions

September 27, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Mount Marcy helicopter hoist rescue in September 2023 (DEC Photo)New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents throughout New York State. Working with other state agencies, local emergency response organizations and volunteer search and rescue groups, Forest Rangers locate and extract lost, injured or distressed people.

What follows is a report, prepared by DEC, of recent missions carried out by Forest Rangers. [Read more…] about Forest Rangers Respond to Several Adirondack Search & Rescue Missions

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Recreation Tagged With: Cascade Lake, Essex County, Forest Ranger Reports, Hamilton County, High Peaks, Inlet, Keene, Macomb Mountain, Mount Jo, Mount Marcy, North Elba, North Hudson, Search and Rescue

Lake George Boating in Style More Than a Century Ago

September 26, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Boating on Lake George ca 1900 (courtesy Bolton Historical Museum)In the latter part of the 19th century, people of means began to take time away from the dirty industrial cities to breathe the clean air around Lake George. While some went into the Adirondacks to hunt, fish, and spend time in the deep woods, others chose the more genteel life offered at the resort hotels, or even their own grand “camps.”

For these folks, going out in a boat was an occasion, and judging from the photos that remain, they dressed themselves very nicely. [Read more…] about Lake George Boating in Style More Than a Century Ago

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, History Tagged With: Bolton Historical Museum

The First St. Lawrence Regiment at Antietam

September 26, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Civil War Battle of Antietam showing the Dunker Church (c 1887 L Prang lithograph after a painting by Thure de Thulstrup)Known as the “First St. Lawrence Regiment,” the 60th NY Infantry was organized in Ogdensburg beginning July 5, 1861, and were recruited across St. Lawrence County, NY, along with companies from Franklin and Clinton counties. They mustered in for a three-year enlistment on October 30, 1861, under the command of Colonel William B. Hayward. [Read more…] about The First St. Lawrence Regiment at Antietam

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, History Tagged With: St Lawrence County Historical Association

Replica Sailing Canal Schooner Lois McClure Donated to Canal Society of New York

September 26, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Lois McClure courtesy Lake Champlain MaritimeThe Lake Champlain Maritime Museum in Vergennes, Vermont, is donating its replica 1862-class sailing canal schooner Lois McClure to the Canal Society of New York, a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of the state’s historic canals. [Read more…] about Replica Sailing Canal Schooner Lois McClure Donated to Canal Society of New York

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History Tagged With: Canal Society of New York State, Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, Lois McClure, Maritime History, Museums, Transportation History

Treason at West Point: The Fidelity Medal & Links of the Great Chain

September 26, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The Fidelity Medallion (Fidelity Medal), or the André Capture Medal, obverse (New York State Museum)The Fidelity Medallion, also known as the “André Capture Medal,” was created by Congress specifically for the three enlisted Westchester County, NY militia members – Isaac Van Wart, John Paulding, and David Williams – who captured John Andre on September 23, 1780, and it was never presented again.

John Andre, a major in the British Army and head of its intelligence operations in America during the American Revolution, was assigned the task of negotiating Benedict Arnold‘s secret offer to surrender West Point to the British in September 1780. [Read more…] about Treason at West Point: The Fidelity Medal & Links of the Great Chain

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Events, History, New Exhibits Tagged With: New York State Museum

Historic Adirondack MacNaughton Cottage Being Rehabilitated

September 25, 2023 by Editorial Staff 2 Comments

MacNaughton Cottage in 2021 (provided by the Open Space Institute) MacNaughton Cottage, located at the Open Space Institute (OSI)-owned and managed 212-acre Adirondac Upper Works property in the Adirondacks, is the site from which then-Vice President Theodore Roosevelt began his famous “midnight ride to the presidency” in 1901 after receiving news that President William McKinley had been shot in Buffalo. [Read more…] about Historic Adirondack MacNaughton Cottage Being Rehabilitated

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondacks, Cloudsplitter Foundation, DEC, Essex County, Historic Preservation, Iron Industry, MacNaughton Cottage, Mining, Newcomb, Open Space Institute, Tahawus, Theodore Roosevelt, Upper Works

Oneida County History Center Seeks Authors for Book Fair

September 25, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Oneida County History CenterThe Oneida County History Center in Utica is inviting authors from the region to participate in a book fair to sell and sign their books. The event is scheduled for Saturday, November 18, from until 3 pm. [Read more…] about Oneida County History Center Seeks Authors for Book Fair

Filed Under: Arts, Events, History, Mohawk Valley Tagged With: Oneida County History Center

Staatsburgh State Historic Site Fall Themed Tours, Events Planned

September 25, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Staatsburgh State Historic Site (photo by Andrew Halpern provided)Staatsburgh State Historic Site, the Gilded Age retreat of Ruth and Ogden Mills in Dutchess County, New York, will host a book talk and several themed tours this fall – A Life in Service, Gilded Age Scandals, and Slavery, Segregation & Staatsburgh – along with Susan Stessin-Cohn, author of In Defiance: Runaways from Slavery in New York’s Hudson River Valley, 1735–1831.

Overlooking the Hudson River and the Catskill Mountains, Staatsburgh is a fine example of a great estate built by America’s financial and industrial leaders during the Gilded Age (1876 – 1917). [Read more…] about Staatsburgh State Historic Site Fall Themed Tours, Events Planned

Filed Under: Events, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills Tagged With: Staatsburgh State Historic Site

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