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Active Dissent: 1970s College Protests in New York

January 31, 2023 by Guest Contributor Leave a Comment

Active Dissent - 1970s College ProtestsOn May 8th, 1972, New Paltz students went from dorm to dorm at the state university, pulling fire alarms, their reaction quick and spontaneous. Few students had television sets, but word spread quickly about President Nixon’s broadcast announcing he had ordered the mining of North Vietnam ports.

Just hours after Nixon’s address, around midnight, the college’s assistant director of housing placed a frantic call to campus security. [Read more…] about Active Dissent: 1970s College Protests in New York

Filed Under: History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: Columbia University, Cornell University, Education, New Paltz, New York State Archives, Political History, Richard Nixon, State Police, SUNY New Paltz, Vietnam War

Oneida County Virtual Black History Month Celebration

January 31, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

NAACP logoThe Utica/Oneida County Branch NAACP are set to celebrate Black History Month 2023 with its annual program hosted by the Oneida County History Center on Saturday, February 4th.

This event will follow the 2023 national theme, Black Resistance, which explores how the fight for justice against discrimination, bodily autonomy, and self-determination in American society. [Read more…] about Oneida County Virtual Black History Month Celebration

Filed Under: Events, History, Western NY Tagged With: NAACP, Oneida County History Center

Historic Preservation: Landmark Society Names Five to Revive

January 30, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Hotel CadillacThe Landmark Society of Western New York has announced its 2022-23 Five to Revive – a list that identifies opportunities for targeted, strategic revitalization. The announcement was made at a news conference last week at the Landmark Society headquarters in the Warner Castle in Rochester. [Read more…] about Historic Preservation: Landmark Society Names Five to Revive

Filed Under: History, Western NY Tagged With: Architecture, Department of Corrections, Finger Lakes, Finger Lakes Land Trust, Historic Preservation, Landmark Society of Western New York, Monroe County, Ontario County, Rochester, Seneca County, Seneca Lake

Owl Moon Event At Genesee Country Village & Museum

January 29, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

owl moon at GCVMGenesee Country Village & Museum in the hamlet of Mumford, about 20 miles from Rochester, is partnering with Wild Wings Inc. to host the popular Owl Moon night-hike and owl meet and greet experience on Fridays and Saturdays, February 3rd, 4th, 10th, and 11th. [Read more…] about Owl Moon Event At Genesee Country Village & Museum

Filed Under: Events, History, Western NY Tagged With: Genesee Country Village & Museum

Transforming The Niagara Falls Experience

January 26, 2023 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

Niagara Falls at nightThe currently-closed Niagara Gorge Discovery Center is becoming Great Lakes 360, in partnership with the Aquarium of Niagara. Great Lakes 360 will tell the ecological story of the region through accessible exhibits, highlighting the wildlife of the Niagara River and the larger Great Lakes ecosystem while celebrating the area’s unique geological history. [Read more…] about Transforming The Niagara Falls Experience

Filed Under: History, Nature, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: Erie County, Great Lakes, Great Lakes 360, Niagara Falls, Niagara Falls Heritage Gateway, Niagara Falls State Park, Niagara Gorge Discovery Center, Niagara River, State Parks

Online Black History Matters 2023 Series Launches February 1st

January 24, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Black History Matters 2023The National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum (NAHOF) in Peterboro has announced its third Black History Matters series which will be released at midnight each day of February 2023. [Read more…] about Online Black History Matters 2023 Series Launches February 1st

Filed Under: Events, History, Western NY Tagged With: National Abolition Hall of Fame

Trees, Knees, and Other Deep-Freeze Creaks

January 20, 2023 by Paul Hetzler 1 Comment

Conifers in winter courtesy Wikimedia user Olga ErnstIn winter, when temperatures dip well below zero Fahrenheit, especially if they fall precipitously, things go bump in the night. Frozen lakes and ponds emit ominous groans, snaps and booms that reverberate through the ice. Wood siding and old knee joints might creak. And if soil moisture is high and snow cover sparse, the soil can freeze deeply, causing the earth to shift in a harmless, localized cryoseism, or “frost quake” that produces a nerve-rattling bang. [Read more…] about Trees, Knees, and Other Deep-Freeze Creaks

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, Nature, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: ice, nature, trees, Wildlife, winter

Wayne County History Book Published

January 17, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

voices of wayne countyThe new book Voices of Wayne County: A Bicentennial Commemorative Book is a 434-page time capsule of life in Wayne County, New York, written by local residents and compiled by a group of volunteers. [Read more…] about Wayne County History Book Published

Filed Under: Books, History, Western NY Tagged With: Wayne County

Adirondack Railway Again Offering Winter Trains

January 15, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Adirondack Railroad logoThe Adirondack Railway Preservation Society, Inc. has announced the return of their winter train rides, which run from Utica‘s Union Station to Remsen, set to kick off on Sunday, January 22nd. [Read more…] about Adirondack Railway Again Offering Winter Trains

Filed Under: Events, History, Western NY Tagged With: Adirondack Railway Preservation Society

Canal System Tourism Infrastructure and Events Grants

January 12, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

cyclists on the waterfront at Little Falls Canal Harbor courtesy Erie Canalway National Heritage CorridorThe New York State Canal Corporation, through the Reimagine the Canals initiative, and the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor are offering competitive grant funding to support tourism and recreation along the New York State Canal System including canal waterways and Canalway Trail. [Read more…] about Canal System Tourism Infrastructure and Events Grants

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, History, Mohawk Valley, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: Erie Canalway Heritage Corridor, Grants, NYS Canal Corporation

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