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Hudson River Towing: Austin’s Albany & Canal Line

March 16, 2023 by Peter Hess Leave a Comment

Canal Boats on the North River, New York in Gleason's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion, December 25, 1852Jeremiah J. Austin, Jr. was born in 1819, just 12 years after the first commercial steamboat trip on the Hudson River and two years after construction of the Erie Canal began at Rome, New York. His father Jeremiah J. Austin Sr. was a prominent Albany businessman involved in Hudson River commerce.

After the Erie Canal opened, freight could be transported all the way across the Great Lakes to the entrance to the canal at Buffalo and then along the canal to Albany where it was shipped down the Hudson River to New York Harbor. From there freight could be fairly easily transported to any port on the East Coast, Europe or the Caribbean. [Read more…] about Hudson River Towing: Austin’s Albany & Canal Line

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History, New York City Tagged With: Albany, Albany County, Albany Rural Cemetery, East River, Erie Canal, Hudson River, Legal History, Maritime History, New York City, New York Harbor, Steamboating, Supreme Court, Transportation History

The Saratoga County Roots of Mott’s Apple Empire

March 16, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Horse Powered Apple PressYou may have noticed that “Since 1842” appears on the label of all Mott’s apple products. That was the year Samuel Mott began selling apple cider and vinegar to his neighbors in Halfmoon, Saratoga County, NY. The Mott’s apple processing empire we know today grew from that humble beginning. [Read more…] about The Saratoga County Roots of Mott’s Apple Empire

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Events, Food, History Tagged With: Saratoga County History Center

The Slow Death of Slavery in Dutch New York

March 16, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Where Did All the Slaves Go?The Dutch had an important influence in developing and maintaining slavery in what is now New York State. Indeed, to understand the history of slavery in New York we need to recognize it as more distinctly Dutch.

Dutch attitudes about the utility and morality of slavery presented a major roadblock in attempts to end slavery in New York State through gradual abolition, by resisting the political and legal changes that ultimately brought about the end of slavery in the state in 1827. [Read more…] about The Slow Death of Slavery in Dutch New York

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Events, History Tagged With: Schenectady County Historical Society

Battlefield to Stage: The Lives of John Burgoyne

March 16, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

From the Battlefield to the StageThe new book From the Battlefield to the Stage: The Many Lives of General John Burgoyne (McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2023) by Norman S. Poser provides a rounded biography, covering not only the Saratoga campaign but also elements of General John Burgoyne’s eventful life that have never been adequately explored. [Read more…] about Battlefield to Stage: The Lives of John Burgoyne

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Arts, Books, Capital-Saratoga, History Tagged With: American Revolution, Battle of Saratoga, Fort Edward, Fort Ticonderoga, Lake Champlain, Military History, Performing Arts, Theatre

The Green Mountain Boys & The Evolution of Vermont’s State Flag

March 15, 2023 by Guest Contributor Leave a Comment

Green Mountain Boys flagIf you walk into the Vermont Historical Society’s museum in Montpelier, you’ll a flag hanging from the wall behind the admission desk: the blue and green Green Mountain Boys flag.

It’s a flag that’s been wrapped up with a hefty dose of legend and mythology. [Read more…] about The Green Mountain Boys & The Evolution of Vermont’s State Flag

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, History Tagged With: American Revolution, Battle of Bennington, Bennington Museum, Ethan Allen, flags, Folklore, Fort Ticonderoga, Green Mountain Boys, Hoosick, John Stark, Material Culture, Military History, New Hampshire Grants, Rensselaer County, Seth Warner, Vermont, Vermont Historical Society, Walloomsac River

NYS Senate, Assembly Budget Plans Add Millions For Adirondack Priorities

March 15, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

New York State CapitolAdirondack Park advocates are applauding the NY Senate and Assembly one-house budget proposals, each of which proposed millions of additional dollars to Adirondack and environmental investments above current funding levels put forward in Gov. Kathy Hochul’s recent budget plan. [Read more…] about NYS Senate, Assembly Budget Plans Add Millions For Adirondack Priorities

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, History, Nature Tagged With: Adirondack Council, Adirondacks, clean water, diversity, Environmental Protection Fund, NYS Budget, politics

The Anniversary of the State of Vermont

March 14, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

seal of VermontOn March 4th, the State of Vermont celebrated its 232nd birthday. March 4th, 1791 is the formal start of what we now know of as Vermont: the 14th state in the union, with a continuity that has withstood the last two centuries. But the idea of Vermont had its own torturous birth in 1777, the result of land grants from the colonies of New Hampshire and New York, and those settlers making those lands their own.  [Read more…] about The Anniversary of the State of Vermont

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, History Tagged With: American Revolution, Green Mountain Boys, Lake Champlain, New France, New Hampshire Grants, Vermont, Washington County

State Museum Acquires Women’s Rights Pioneers Central Park Monument Model

March 14, 2023 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

Rendering of the statue to be built in New Yorks Central ParkThe New York State Museum in Albany has acquired the Women’s Rights Pioneers Central Park Monument model. The statue features three nationally recognized leaders of the women’s rights movement, all hailing from New York State: Sojourner Truth (Ulster County), Susan B. Anthony (Rochester), and Elizabeth Cady Stanton (Johnstown, Seneca Falls, and NYC). It will be included as part of the Museum’s new exhibition, “Women Who Lead.” [Read more…] about State Museum Acquires Women’s Rights Pioneers Central Park Monument Model

Filed Under: Arts, Capital-Saratoga, History, New Exhibits Tagged With: Albany, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Monumental Women, Monuments, New York State Museum, sculpture, Sojouner Truth, Susan B. Anthony, womens history

Aircraft Production in NYS During WWII

March 13, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Grumman F-14 TomcatThe Empire State Aerosciences Museum, located at 250 Rudy Chase Drive in Glenville, Schenectady County, NY, will hold its monthly Fly-In Breakfast on Saturday, Saturday, March 18th, from 8:30 am to 10:30 am. [Read more…] about Aircraft Production in NYS During WWII

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Events, History Tagged With: Empire State Aerosciences Museum

Black Military Men at the Battle of Saratoga

March 12, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Saratoga County History Center in Ballston SpaIn an age when the color of one’s skin could legally allow discrimination or enslavement, hundreds of Black men and boys volunteered – or were forced to fight – on either side at the battles of Saratoga during the American Revolution. [Read more…] about Black Military Men at the Battle of Saratoga

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Events, History Tagged With: Saratoga County History Center

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