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Sean Kelleher Appointed to Erie Canalway Commission

February 28, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Sean KelleherSean Kelleher, the vice president of the Saratoga County History Center, has been appointed to the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor Commission. This federal commission works with communities along the Erie Canal to celebrate and promote the Canal’s heritage. [Read more…] about Sean Kelleher Appointed to Erie Canalway Commission

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History, Mohawk Valley, Western NY Tagged With: Erie Canalway Heritage Corridor

Revolutionary War Conference 250 in the Mohawk Valley

February 24, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Fort Plain Museum and Historical ParkThe Fort Plain Museum has announced their Revolutionary War Conference 250 has been set for June 9th through 11th at the Fulton-Montgomery Community College’s Theater in Johnstown, Fulton County, NY.

[Read more…] about Revolutionary War Conference 250 in the Mohawk Valley

Filed Under: Events, History, Mohawk Valley Tagged With: Conferences, Fort Plain Museum

Revolutionary Roads: Searching for the War That Made America Independent

February 22, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Revolutionary RoadsThe new book Revolutionary Roads: Searching for the War That Made America Independent… and All the Places It Could Have Gone Terribly Wrong (Twelve, 2023) by Bob Thompson takes readers on a time-traveling adventure through the crucial places American independence was won and might have been lost. [Read more…] about Revolutionary Roads: Searching for the War That Made America Independent

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Books, Capital-Saratoga, History, Mohawk Valley Tagged With: American Revolution, Books, Military History

The General Electric Flight Test Center in the 1960s

February 15, 2023 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

Grumman F-14 TomcatKen Haefner learned to fly in the Air Force in a T-33. He served abroad in Okinawa during 1957-59 as part of the 25th Fighter interceptor Squadron that flew support missions over the Taiwan Straight during Chinese shelling of Quemoy and Matsu Islands.

Upon returning home, he resumed his job as an Electrical Engineer at GE Light Military Electronics Dept in Schenectady and was assigned to work on the Navy Self Adaptive Control Flight Test Evaluation, which was conducted at the General Electric Flight Test Center (now the location of the Empire State Aerosciences Museum). [Read more…] about The General Electric Flight Test Center in the 1960s

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

Seeps Keep Erie Canal, Glens Falls Feeder Canal Levels Lower

February 14, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Erie Canal Lock E12The New York State Canal Corporation has announced that water levels this navigation season in the Erie Canal between Lock E-30 (Macedon) and Locks E-34/35 (Lockport) will be consistent with levels maintained throughout 2022 – approximately one foot lower than historic levels. [Read more…] about Seeps Keep Erie Canal, Glens Falls Feeder Canal Levels Lower

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Mohawk Valley, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: boating, Engineering History, Erie Canal, Genesee County, Glens Falls, Glens Falls Feeder Canal, Lockport, Lockport Locks District, Macedon, Monroe County, Niagara County, NYS Canal Corporation, Orleans County, paddling, Pittsford, Rochester, Transportation, Warren County, Wayne County

When The Yeggs Hit Upstate New York

February 13, 2023 by Dave Waite 4 Comments

Always remember !! Square meals Make round peopleIt was late on Wednesday, January 19th, 1910, and Police Chief W. R. Bronner was making his evening rounds through the quiet village of Mohawk, in the town of German Flatts, Herkimer County, NY, making sure all was safe for both business and residents.

Somewhere near the intersection of Main and Washington streets, he encountered four men who engaged him in conversation as they all walked along. Before he could resist, he was relieved of his pistol, gagged, and brought into the Masonic Hall billiard room that the Yeggs had broken into earlier in the evening. Once inside, Bronner was bound with wire taken from pictures on the wall. [Read more…] about When The Yeggs Hit Upstate New York

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, History, Mohawk Valley, New York City Tagged With: Bolton, Charlton, Crime and Justice, Fulton County, German Flatts, Gloversville, Herkimer COunty, Ilion, Lake George, Lake Luzerne, New Jersey, New York City, Northville, Postal Service, poverty, railroads, Saratoga County, Stillwater, Warren County, Winfield

Revivalism and Educational Reform: Roots in Oneida County

February 13, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Charles Finney's conversion in the Woods of Jefferson CountyThree notable 19th century religious and education figures started their paths to national fame in Westernville, Oneida County, NY: Rev. Charles Grandison Finney, Rev. George Washington Gale and Theodore Dwight Weld. [Read more…] about Revivalism and Educational Reform: Roots in Oneida County

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, History, Mohawk Valley, Western NY Tagged With: Rome Historical Society

Science & Suckers: The Cohoes Mastodon & The Cardiff Giant

February 9, 2023 by Peter Hess Leave a Comment

Cohoes Mastodon exhibit at the New York State Museum, Albany New York (photo courtesy Kenneth C. Zirkel)In 1866, NY State Geologist James Hall received a message from T.G. Younglove, an official at Harmony Mills in Cohoes, New York, informing Hall that while conducting some excavations to expand the mill they uncovered a “great pothole” at the foot of Cohoes Falls where the Mohawk River begins to empty into the Hudson.

The “great pothole” contained a large jawbone “of some unknown beast,” much larger than that of an elephant. [Read more…] about Science & Suckers: The Cohoes Mastodon & The Cardiff Giant

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History, Mohawk Valley, Nature, Western NY Tagged With: Albany, Albany County, Archaeology, Board of Regents, Cohoes, Cooperstown, Farmers' Museum, Fossils, Geology, Indigenous History, Iroquois, Journalism, Mohawk River, Native American, nature, New York State Education Department, New York State Museum, Newspapers, Onondaga County, Otsego County, Paleontology, PT Barnum, Religious History, Science History, sculpture, Wildlife

Black History Historiographic Genealogies: Sources & Resources

February 6, 2023 by Harry Bradshaw Matthews 1 Comment

Water Color Honoring Harry Bradshaw Matthews, Class of 1974, by Xiaoyi Zeng, 2017, a visiual student artist at SUNY OneontaWith the arrival of Black History Month, the 2023 theme, “Black Resistance,” will certainly emphasize the standard bearers of freedom seekers. Most noticeable will be the attention devoted to Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman. There will also be discussions about the 1619 Project and the Critical Race Theory. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ attack on the teaching of the AP course in African American History will surely be debated.

Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass, were two personalities that Dr. Carter Godwin Woodson honored in 1926 with his launching of Negro History Week. He selected the second week of February as the time of the annual celebration since it coincides with the birthdays of Douglass and Lincoln. [Read more…] about Black History Historiographic Genealogies: Sources & Resources

Filed Under: History, Mohawk Valley, Western NY Tagged With: Abolition, Academia, Black History, Delaware County, Hartwick College, Oneonta, Otsego County, Political History, Publishing, SUNY Oneonta, Underground Railroad, US Colored Troops

Erie Canalway Virtual 1st Mile Challenge Launched

February 5, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Virtual 1st Mile Challenge for people with mobility challengesIn partnership with the Fitness Inclusion Network at SUNY Upstate’s Golisano Center for Special Needs, the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor has announced the launch of a Virtual 1st Mile Challenge for people with mobility challenges. [Read more…] about Erie Canalway Virtual 1st Mile Challenge Launched

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Mohawk Valley, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: bicycling, Erie Canal, Erie Canalway Heritage Corridor, SUNY Upstate, Universal Access

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