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Greater Hudson Heritage Network Conference Set For

October 4, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Greater Hudson Heritage Network ConferenceOn October 24th at Boscobel House and Gardens in Garrison, NY, Greater Hudson Heritage Network will hold their annual one-day conference. This year’s theme is “Taking Care” and exploring what well-being for museum workers means. [Read more…] about Greater Hudson Heritage Network Conference Set For

Filed Under: Arts, Events, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills Tagged With: Boscobel House, Conferences, Greater Hudson Heritage Network, Museums

Families and Farms of Columbia County

October 4, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

A Columbia County farm (courtesy Columbia County Historical Society)In the Hudson Valley agriculture has played an immense role in shaping communities. The Columbia County Historical Society presents, “Families and Farms of Columbia County,” a look at historic farmsteads, three talks focusing on family farms and the varied tools and outbuildings needed on a farmstead in the Hudson Valley. [Read more…] about Families and Farms of Columbia County

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Events, Food, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills Tagged With: Columbia County Historical Society

Baron von Steuben’s Oneida County Estate

October 4, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Portrait of Baron von Steuben by Charles Willson Peale, 1780In 1775, as the American Revolution had begun, Baron von Steuben joined the fight against the British with the assistance of then ambassador to France Benjamin Franklin.

Appalled by the state of the Revolutionary army, Steuben began teaching soldiers military drills, tactics, and discipline based on Prussian techniques. [Read more…] about Baron von Steuben’s Oneida County Estate

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, History, Mohawk Valley Tagged With: American Revolution, Baron von Steuben, Cazenovia, Education, George Washington, German-American History, Landscape Architecture, LGBTQ, Military History, Oneida County History Center, Rome, Steuben, Steuben County, Steuben Memorial State Historic Site, Stueben, US Army

The Brafferton Indian School

October 4, 2023 by Liz Covart Leave a Comment

The 1723 Brafferton Indian School building at William Mary college campusIn this episode of Ben Franklin’s World, in honor of the 300th anniversary of the Brafferton Indian School building, we investigate the history and origins of the Brafferton Indian School and why English, later British, colonists created schools to teach young Indigenous boys tenets of the Anglican religion and English language and customs. [Read more…] about The Brafferton Indian School

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Cultural History, Education, Indigenous History, Podcasts, Political History, Virginia

‘I Hope You Are of Our Party’: Fidelity and Benedict Arnold’s Betrayal

October 3, 2023 by Jack Kelly 2 Comments

1874 painting “Treason of Arnold” by Charles Blauvelt depicting Benedict Arnold directing Major Andre to hide papers in his bootShakespeare, of course, wrote acclaimed plays about history. But sometimes history takes the pen from the playwright’s hand and fashions a scenario of such startling tension and originality that the story seems destined for the stage. One of these dramas took place in September 1780. It involved the plot by Benedict Arnold to betray the patriot cause and to help the British prevail in the Revolutionary War. [Read more…] about ‘I Hope You Are of Our Party’: Fidelity and Benedict Arnold’s Betrayal

Filed Under: History, Hudson Valley - Catskills Tagged With: American Revolution, Benedict Arnold, Crime and Justice, Fishkill, Military History, Peekskill, Political History, Putnam County, West Point, Westchester County

The Eberling Mail Wagon: Rockland County Rural Free Delivery in the Early 20th Century

October 3, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

New City Rural Free Delivery Eberling Mail Wagon (Courtesy Rockland County Historical Society)Since the 1970s, when it was donated to the Historical Society of Rockland County (HSRC) collections by the late Dr. Anthony Pavia of New City, the HSRC has had in their possession the horse-drawn wagon used by Postman Frank Eberling to carry mail on New City’s Rural Free Delivery routes at the turn of the 20th century. [Read more…] about The Eberling Mail Wagon: Rockland County Rural Free Delivery in the Early 20th Century

Filed Under: Events, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, New York City Tagged With: Historical Society of Rockland County

State Seeks Comments, Plans For Saranac Lake Railroad Depot Reuse

October 3, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Saranac Lake Union Depot (NYS Cultural Resource Information System photo provided by DEC).The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is calling for submissions of ideas and plans for use and public access to the historic Saranac Lake Union Depot building on the former New York Central Railroad Adirondack Division line in the village of Saranac Lake in the Adirondacks. [Read more…] about State Seeks Comments, Plans For Saranac Lake Railroad Depot Reuse

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondack Rail Trail, Adirondack Rail-Trail Debate, Adirondack Railway Preservation Society, Adirondacks, bicycling, DEC, DOT, Essex County, Franklin County, Harrietstown, Historic Preservation, Lake Placid, New York Central RR, railroads, Remsen-Lake Placid Travel Corridor, Saranac Lake, snowmobiling, Tourism, Transportation History, Tupper Lake

Marty Glickman: American Jewish Sports Legend

October 2, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Marty Glickman The Life of an American Jewish Sports LegendThe book Marty Glickman: The Life of an American Jewish Sports Legend (NYU Press, 2023) by Jeffrey S. Gurock takes a look at Marty Glickman, who for close to half a century after World War II, was the voice of New York sports. [Read more…] about Marty Glickman: American Jewish Sports Legend

Filed Under: Books, History, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: Baseball, Basketball, Books, Brooklyn, Buffalo, football, Jewish History, Manhattan, New York City, NY Giants, NY Knicks, NY Mets, NYU Press, Olympic History, Pop Culture History, Radio History, sports, Sports History, Syracuse University, Television History, The Bronx, Yeshiva University

Colonizing Sweetness: The History of Sugar on Long Island

October 2, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Sugar tradeConsumer demand for sugar in colonial America (and elsewhere) spurred the expansion of plantations and slavery in the Caribbean with profound human and ecological consequences – including chattel slavery and environmental disaster. [Read more…] about Colonizing Sweetness: The History of Sugar on Long Island

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Southampton History Museum

Leadership Changes At Long Island Museums Stir Controversy, Confidence

October 2, 2023 by John Warren Leave a Comment

Nassau County Museum of Art in 2017The Nassau County Museum of Art has abruptly dismissed its Museum Director in a controversial move that is prompting calls for his reinstatement and the Southampton History Museum has announced a new Executive Director without controversy.

This is the second time in six years the Nassau County Museum suddenly and without warning replaced its Museum Director. [Read more…] about Leadership Changes At Long Island Museums Stir Controversy, Confidence

Filed Under: Arts, History, New York City Tagged With: Long Island, Museums, Nassau County, Nassau County Museum of Art, Southampton, Southampton History Museum, Suffolk County

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