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Capital-Saratoga

$3.5 Million Awarded for Environmental Justice Initiatives

November 28, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Environmental JusticeA total of $3.5 million in state funding was awarded to support environmental justice initiatives being led by more than 20 community-based organizations across the state. [Read more…] about $3.5 Million Awarded for Environmental Justice Initiatives

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Nature, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: clean air, DEC, Environmental Justice, Environmental Protection Fund, Grants, Public Health

$28 Million for Recreation and Historic Preservation Projects

November 28, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Hudson-Athens Lighthouse on the Hudson River$26.6 million has been awarded for recreation and historic preservation projects through the state-funded Environmental Protection Fund to support 72 projects and $2.4 million from the federally funded Recreational Trails Program for 15 projects during Round XIII of the Regional Economic Development Council Initiative. [Read more…] about $28 Million for Recreation and Historic Preservation Projects

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, Nature, New York City, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: Environmental Protection Fund, Grants, Historic Preservation, Recreational Trails Program, REDC, State Parks, trails

Parks-Bentley Annual Nativity Exhibition Now open

November 27, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

A Nativity from IndiaThe Historical Society of Moreau and South Glens Falls in Saratoga County, NY, has opened its annual exhibition of nativity sets from around the globe. This year’s exhibition, “Forging Christmas: Nativities of Substance” will take a slightly different slant. [Read more…] about Parks-Bentley Annual Nativity Exhibition Now open

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Arts, Capital-Saratoga, Events, History, New Exhibits Tagged With: Historical Society of Moreau and South Glens Falls

Charles Evans Hughes Documentary Now Available Online

November 27, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

My Native Air Charles Evans Hughes DocumentaryThe 43-minute documentary My Native Air: Charles Evans Hughes and the Adirondacks is now available for viewing free of charge on YouTube. [Read more…] about Charles Evans Hughes Documentary Now Available Online

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Arts, Capital-Saratoga, History Tagged With: Charles Evans Hughes, Documentary, Essex County, Foreign Policy, Fort Ticonderoga, Glens Falls, Hyde Collection, Lake George, Legal History, Political History, Saratoga County, Saratoga Springs, Supreme Court, Warren County

Obstinate Becky Jones: At Home in Ludlow Jail

November 25, 2023 by David Fiske 1 Comment

Obstinate Beck JonesThis week’s article was submitted during the summer by David Fiske who passed away on October 28 after a battle with cancer. We publish this story posthumously in his memory.

Rebecca Jones was born in Schoharie County, NY in the 1820s. Her family moved to Ballston Spa, in Saratoga County, where Becky attended a girl’s school. By 1850, she was living in the city of New York and working as a domestic servant for the family of Andrew Gordon Hammersley, a lawyer and banker. [Read more…] about Obstinate Becky Jones: At Home in Ludlow Jail

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History, New York City Tagged With: Ballston Spa, Crime and Justice, Labor History, New York City, Saratoga County, Schoharie County, womens history

The Road to Ticonderoga: The Campaign of 1758 in the Champlain Valley

November 24, 2023 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

Road to Ticonderoga Campaign 1758 Champlain ValleyThe British campaign to capture Fort Carillon on the Ticonderoga Peninsula in 1758 resulted in the largest battle of the French and Indian War. Crafted by Prime Minister William Pitt, the scope and scale of the British effort was staggering, calling for their northern colonies to raise 20,000 men to rendezvous with the British Regulars at Albany.

The directive would test the patience, resources, and will of the colonial governments as well as that of the newly appointed the British commander-in-chief, General James Abercrombie. [Read more…] about The Road to Ticonderoga: The Campaign of 1758 in the Champlain Valley

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Books, Capital-Saratoga, History Tagged With: Albany, Albany County, Battle of Carillon, Canada, Clinton County, Connecticut, Crown Point, Essex County, Fort Carillon, Fort St. Frederic, Fort Ticonderoga, French And Indian War, French History, James Abercromby, Lake Champlain, Lake George, Lord Howe, Louis-Joseph de Montcalm, Massachusetts, Military History, New France, Rhode Island, Seven Years War, Ticonderoga, Warren County, Westholme Publishing

New Erie Canal Educational Resources Available 

November 24, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Students move a boat through a model Erie Canal lock (Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor)The Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor and the New York State Canal Corporation have announced the release of new educational materials geared for fourth graders learning about the Erie Canal. The Erie Canal Adventure: Unlocking the Waterway Wonders includes a 40-minute video and two lesson plans.

The materials are available for free online at the Erie Canal Learning Hub. [Read more…] about New Erie Canal Educational Resources Available 

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History, Mohawk Valley, Western NY Tagged With: Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park, Buffalo Maritime Center, Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper, Education, Erie Canal, Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor, Explore & More Children’s Museum, fish, Fisheries, National Park Foundation, New York Power Authority, NYS Canal Corporation

Joshua Anthony: The Baking Powder King

November 22, 2023 by Guest Contributor 1 Comment

Joshua Anthony's Spice Factory in Halfmoon, Saratoga County, NYIn the 1800s, most of the commerce at Halfmoon in Saratoga County, NY, was located close to the Mohawk and Hudson Rivers. Joshua Anthony however, developed his spice factory in a remote part of northern Halfmoon on his grandfather’s farm on Farm to Market and Anthony Roads.

The three-story tower in the center of the factory once boasted a windmill that provided power for the machinery. Anthony heated the farmhouse and buildings in the winter with steam from the factory. [Read more…] about Joshua Anthony: The Baking Powder King

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Food, History Tagged With: Christmas, Clifton Park, Culinary History, Delaware & Hudson Railroad, Halfmooon, Industrial History, Mechanicville, Saratoga County, Saratoga County History Roundtable, Susan B. Anthony, Thanksgiving

Revolutionary Thanks: America’s First National Thanksgiving Holiday

November 22, 2023 by Sean Kelleher 1 Comment

Thanksgiving Holiday PostcardAmerica’s first national Thanksgiving holiday was declared by the Continental Congress to commemorate the victory of the American army of General Horatio Gates over British forces commanded by General John Burgoyne in Saratoga, New York on October 17, 1777.

The triumph at Saratoga, America’s turning point in the eight-year War of Independence was the first time in world history an entire British army had been captured. What’s more, the victory reversed a long string of humiliating defeats for the 13 rebellious colonies, including the loss of the revolutionary capital in Philadelphia. [Read more…] about Revolutionary Thanks: America’s First National Thanksgiving Holiday

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Food, History Tagged With: American Revolution, Culinary History, Cultural History, George Washington, Holidays, Thanksgiving

The History of the ‘Lunatic Asylum’ in Ireland

November 21, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Remains of the Richmond Lunatic Asylum, Grangegorman, Dublin, IrelandIn 1814, the Richmond Lunatic Asylum at Grangegorman in Dublin started an extraordinary program of asylum building across Ireland, aimed at alleviating the suffering of people with mental illness who were homeless, in prison, or confined in appalling circumstances. [Read more…] about The History of the ‘Lunatic Asylum’ in Ireland

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Events, History Tagged With: Irish American Heritage Museum

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