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Bob Cudmore

Bob Cudmore is author of Lost Mohawk Valley, Hidden History of the Mohawk Valley, Stories from the Mohawk Valley and the satirical book, You Can’t Go Wrong. He writes “Focus on History” every Saturday in Schenectady's Daily Gazette newspaper and hosts the weekly podcast "The Historians" at BobCudmore.com

NY State, Counties Still Not Fully Engaged With American 250th Anniversary

January 27, 2023 by Bob Cudmore Leave a Comment

This week on The Historians Podcast, New York State Historian Devin Lander joins host Bob Cudmore. Lander previews the 250th anniversary of American independence which will be observed from 2025 through 2033.

The state has authorized a commission to oversee events, however some of the 13 appointees to a state commission have not yet been named, and the vast majority of counties in the state have taken no action to remember this important anniversary. [Read more…] about NY State, Counties Still Not Fully Engaged With American 250th Anniversary

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Events, History Tagged With: America's 250th Anniversary, Dutchess County, Municipal Historians, Orange County, Podcasts, Public History, Saratoga County, State Historian, Tompkins County, Ulster County

Schenectady in the Roaring 1920s

January 20, 2023 by Bob Cudmore 1 Comment

The Historians LogoThis week on The Historians Podcast, historian and reporter Bill Buell talk about Schenectady in the 1920s, including Proctor’s Theatre, WGY radio, the Hotel Van Curler, the Western Gateway Bridge and more.

Schenectady was booming in the 1920s with American Locomotive and General Electric both thriving — the city that lighted and hauled the world. GE attracted famed scientists such as Charles Steinmetz. Schenectady even had a socialist mayor for a time. [Read more…] about Schenectady in the Roaring 1920s

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History Tagged With: Podcasts, Schenectady

Bob Cudmore’s 2022 History Topics Review

January 13, 2023 by Bob Cudmore Leave a Comment

This week on The Historians Podcast, host Bob Cudmore takes a look at some of the topics he covered in his weekly Focus on History columns in 2022 in the Daily Gazette and Amsterdam Recorder newspapers.  [Read more…] about Bob Cudmore’s 2022 History Topics Review

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Fulton County, Montgomery County, Podcasts

A Disastrous and Heroic Arctic Voyage

January 6, 2023 by Bob Cudmore Leave a Comment

The Historians LogoThis week on The Historians Podcast, Buddy Levy author of Empire of Ice and Stone: The Disastrous and Heroic Voyage of the Karluk (Deckle Edge, December 6, 2022).

Levy, who lives in Idaho, is a go-to author for Arctic history. [Read more…] about A Disastrous and Heroic Arctic Voyage

Filed Under: History, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Maritime History, Podcasts, Science History

A New Book on Historic Kingston

December 30, 2022 by Bob Cudmore Leave a Comment

This week on The Historians Podcast, Stephen Blauweiss is co-author with Karen Berelowitz of the book The Story of Historic Kingston: Featuring 950 Images and Connections to the Catskills and New York City (Blauweiss Media, 2022). [Read more…] about A New Book on Historic Kingston

Filed Under: Books, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills Tagged With: Hudson River, Kingston, Podcasts, Ulster County

Christmas Ghost Stories (Podcast)

December 24, 2022 by Bob Cudmore 1 Comment

The Historians LogoThis week on The Historians Podcast, Christopher Philippo, a historian from Bethlehem, NY, joins us. He is editor of The Valancourt Book of Victorian Christmas Ghost Stories. Stories include “The Green Huntsman” and “The Christmas Ghost.” [Read more…] about Christmas Ghost Stories (Podcast)

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History Tagged With: Christmas, Holidays, Podcasts

The Marquis de Lafayette (Historians Podcast)

December 16, 2022 by Bob Cudmore 1 Comment

The Historians LogoThis week on The Historians Podcast, New York City correspondent Jim Kaplan looks at the life of French aristocrat and hero of the American Revolution, Marquis de Lafayette. [Read more…] about The Marquis de Lafayette (Historians Podcast)

Filed Under: History Tagged With: American Revolution, French History, French Revolution, Lafayette, Military History, Podcasts

Meltdown: A History of Glacier Science

December 9, 2022 by Bob Cudmore Leave a Comment

The Historians LogoFormed over hundreds-even millions-of years ago, glaciers support a vast network of life. Yet, climate change is causing them to melt at an unprecedented rate. If we don’t change course, their disappearance will change the world as we know it.

This week on The Historians Podcast, environmental educator discusses her book Meltdown: Discover Earth’s Irreplaceable Glaciers And Learn What You Can Do To Save Them (Workman Publishing Co, 2022). [Read more…] about Meltdown: A History of Glacier Science

Filed Under: Books, History, Nature Tagged With: Climate Change, nature, Podcasts, Science, Science History

Amsterdam’s Guy Park Manor: Some History

December 2, 2022 by Bob Cudmore Leave a Comment

The Historians LogoThis week on The Historians Podcast, Bob Cudmore and Dave Greene take a look at Guy Park Manor, Amsterdam, New York’s, oldest house.

The colonial era stone building was originally a marriage gift for Guy and Polly Johnson. Guy was the nephew of British Indian agent Sir William Johnson and Polly was Sir William’s daughter. [Read more…] about Amsterdam’s Guy Park Manor: Some History

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History Tagged With: Amsterdam, Architecture, Montgomery County, Podcasts, William Johnson

In Blind Sight: From Canarsie, Brooklyn

November 25, 2022 by Bob Cudmore Leave a Comment

This week on The Historians Podcast, Bob Gumson discusses his memoir, In Blind Sight: From Canarsie, Brooklyn with Love, Music and Mischief (Troy Book Makers, 2020). [Read more…] about In Blind Sight: From Canarsie, Brooklyn

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History, New York City Tagged With: Brooklyn, New York City, Podcasts

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