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Iroquois and the Invention of the Empire State

March 22, 2023 by Editorial Staff 2 Comments

“The Amazing Iroquois” and the Invention of the Empire StateFrom the Iroquois confederacy serving as a model for the US Constitution, to the connections between the matrilineal Iroquois and the woman suffrage movement, to the living legacy of the famous “Sky Walkers,” the steelworkers who built the Empire State Building and the George Washington Bridge, the Iroquois are viewed as an exceptional people who helped make the state’s history unique and forward-looking. [Read more…] about Iroquois and the Invention of the Empire State

Filed Under: Arts, Books, Capital-Saratoga, History, Mohawk Valley, Western NY Tagged With: Cultural History, Haudenosaunee, Indigenous History, Iroquois, Political History

1947 Utica Blue Sox: A Baseball Season to Remember

March 17, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The 1947 Utica Blue Sox Book CoverThe 1947 Utica Blue Sox laid the foundation for the team that would go on to become the 1950 National League baseball champion, the Philadelphia Phillies.

A new book, The 1947 Utica Blue Sox: A Season To Remember (self-published, 2022) is a detailed account of the players and personalities that captivated Utica, NY, a slice of life that takes the reader back to a nearly-forgotten time, viewed through a lens of reverence, respect, and a genuine love of the game. [Read more…] about 1947 Utica Blue Sox: A Baseball Season to Remember

Filed Under: Books, Events, History, Mohawk Valley, Western NY Tagged With: Baseball, Oneida County, Oneida County History Center, Philadelphia, Sports History, Utica

Alcohol, Sovereignty, and Social Segregation in New Netherland

March 6, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Alcohol, Sovereignty, and Social SegregationAlcohol was a subject of deep concern for Indigenous nations and settler governments in early America, but, though all agreed that the alcohol trade was dangerous, they did not assess the problem or its remedies in the same ways. [Read more…] about Alcohol, Sovereignty, and Social Segregation in New Netherland

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

Van Hornesville Fish Hatchery: A Profile

March 4, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Van Hornesville Fish Culturists Craig Dubois and Rebecca Rogers stock tiger muskellunge at Canadarago LakeThe Van Hornesville Fish Hatchery is located in the town of Stark in Herkimer County, and stocks New York’s Capital District.

The hatchery raises rainbow trout – roughly 97,000 yearlings (8-9″) and 80,000-100,000 fingerlings (3-5″), for transfer to other hatcheries or stocking. [Read more…] about Van Hornesville Fish Hatchery: A Profile

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Mohawk Valley, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: DEC, fish, Fisheries, fishing, Herkimer COunty, Stark, Trout, Van Hornesville Fish Hatchery, Wildlife

Schenectady Stories, America’s Birthday, Adk Plane Crash & More

March 3, 2023 by Bob Cudmore Leave a Comment

This week on The Historians Podcast, a recent highlights edition. Bob Cudmore revisits Bill Buell’s Schenectady stories from the 1920s, NYS Historian Devin Lander on America’s 250th anniversary, Jerry Snyder on the founding of Historic Amsterdam League, Jon Sorensen’s book When Mommy Was a Commie, Alan Maddaus on a jet bomber crash in the Adirondacks and Mark Dawidziak on Edgar Allan Poe. [Read more…] about Schenectady Stories, America’s Birthday, Adk Plane Crash & More

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, History, Mohawk Valley Tagged With: Podcasts

Women at Seneca Knitting Mill in Seneca Falls

March 2, 2023 by Editorial Staff 2 Comments

Seneca Knitting Mills in August 2009 (courtesy wikimedia user Doug Kerr)Since its construction in 1844 the Seneca Knitting Mill has always been a prominent landmark in the Seneca Falls community in Seneca County, New York. Throughout the history of the Mill, it has been a place of employment, advancement, and change, especially for the many women who worked there. [Read more…] about Women at Seneca Knitting Mill in Seneca Falls

Filed Under: Events, History, Mohawk Valley, Western NY Tagged With: Schoharie Crossing SHS, Seneca Falls Historical Society

The Mystery of Joseph Brant’s Watch

February 28, 2023 by Dave Waite 1 Comment

Evening journal (Wilmington, Del.), 1888-07-14, [p ] There was a story that had been passed down in the Minthorn family for generations. It told of how an ancestor had hidden her two infants under the roots of a tree to save them during the Revolutionary War attack on Cherry Valley, NY, in 1778. It was said that in her zeal to quiet her children, the youngsters were rendered unconscious, being revived only after the attackers had departed.

While this story is most likely fiction, there is some truth mixed in. [Read more…] about The Mystery of Joseph Brant’s Watch

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History, Mohawk Valley, Western NY Tagged With: American Revolution, Canada, Cherry Valley, Genealogy, Haudenosaunee, Indigenous History, Iroquois, Jefferson County, Jefferson County Historical Society, Joseph Brant, Loyalism, Mabee Farm Historic Site, Material Culture, Mohawk, Montgomery County, Ontario, Otsego County, Schoharie Valley, watertown, William Johnson

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

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