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Skaneateles Lake Watershed Property Protected by Easement

August 12, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Casa Farms (provided by ryan walters)The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and the Finger Lakes Land Trust (FLLT) have announced the permanent protection of 234 acres at Casa Farms in the town of Niles, Cayuga County, with a conservation easement.

[Read more…] about Skaneateles Lake Watershed Property Protected by Easement

Filed Under: Nature, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: Bear Swamp State Forest, Carpenter Falls, Cayuga County, clean water, DEC, Easements, Finger Lakes, Finger Lakes Land Trust, nature, Niles, Skaneateles Lake, Syracuse, water quality

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Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Arts, Capital-Saratoga, Events, Food, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, Nature, New Exhibits, New York City, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: New York Almanack

Political Anecdotes From Historical NNY Newspapers

August 11, 2022 by Maury Thompson Leave a Comment

A New York Times pressman checking a newspaper for defects in 1942Trivia clue: It was a 19th century technology for announcing real-time election results in Glens Falls, NY.

Correct response: What is the stereopticon?

“The Rochester Clothing Company has made arrangements to exhibit the election returns tomorrow night on a canvas in front of their store,” The Morning Star of Glens Falls reported on November 5th, 1888. “As the dispatches are received. W.W. Kennedy will transfer them in brief to his plates and reproduce them upon the canvass by means of his stereopticon.” [Read more…] about Political Anecdotes From Historical NNY Newspapers

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History Tagged With: Newspapers, Political History

Lt. John Jenkins: Guiding The Clinton-Sullivan Campaign

August 11, 2022 by John Conway Leave a Comment

Rich JenkinsOn August 11th, 1779, at the height of America’s war for independence, General John Sullivan arrived at Tioga Point on the Susquehanna River at the Pennsylvania-New York border with a large force of men and began construction of what would become known as Fort Sullivan. [Read more…] about Lt. John Jenkins: Guiding The Clinton-Sullivan Campaign

Filed Under: History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Western NY Tagged With: American Revolution, Chemung County, Fort Sullivan, Haudenosaunee, Indigenous History, Iroquois, Military History, Pennsylvania, Sullivan_Clinton Expedition, Susquehanna River

1779 Sullivan-Clinton Campaign Against the Iroquois: Retribution or Genocide?

August 11, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

1779 Sullivan-Clinton CampaignThe 1779 Sullivan-Clinton campaign against the Iroquois has been described as implementing a “scorched earth” policy for no useful purpose other than eradicating Indigenous People, a failed attempt to capture Fort Niagara, or a wild success that denied the enemies of American Revolution free access to Western New York.

Few campaigns of the American War for Independence have been more controversial than the Continental Army’s invasion of the Iroquois Confederacy in 1779. [Read more…] about 1779 Sullivan-Clinton Campaign Against the Iroquois: Retribution or Genocide?

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

‘This Man’s A Spy!’ Free Concert at Knapp House, in Rye, NY

August 11, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

1874 painting “Treason of Arnold” by Charles Blauvelt depicting Benedict Arnold directing Major Andre to hide papers in his bootThe Rye Historical Society will present “This Man’s A Spy!,” a family friendly concert inspired by the fateful encounter between American General Benedict Arnold and British Major John André, set for Wednesday, August 17th at the Timothy Knapp House, the oldest house in Westchester County. [Read more…] about ‘This Man’s A Spy!’ Free Concert at Knapp House, in Rye, NY

Filed Under: Arts, Events, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, New York City Tagged With: Rye Historical Society, Timothy Knapp House

World War Two On The Homefront Presentation in Kingston

August 11, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

poster for The New York City Department of Water Supply, Gas & Electricity for a campaign to conserve water courtesy Library of CongressThe Second World War saw an unprecedented number of young Americans serving in the Armed Forces. This led to a shortage of workers on the home front, the migration of families to industrial areas for work, challenging work conditions, and nationwide rationing. [Read more…] about World War Two On The Homefront Presentation in Kingston

Filed Under: Events, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills Tagged With: Matthewis Persen House Museum

Orange County Man Ticketed After Killing Rattlesnake

August 10, 2022 by Editorial Staff 2 Comments

Seized rattlesnake head and rattleAccording to a press release issued by DEC, in July, Environmental Conservation Officers in Orange County, NY received a tip from the Woodbury Police Department about a rattlesnake found dead in a driveway with its head cut off and rattle missing. [Read more…] about Orange County Man Ticketed After Killing Rattlesnake

Filed Under: Hudson Valley - Catskills, Nature, New York City Tagged With: Crime and Justice, DEC, ECOs, nature, Orange County, snakes, Wildlife

The Jewish World of Alexander Hamilton

August 10, 2022 by Liz Covart Leave a Comment

ben franklins world podcastIn this episode of Ben Franklin’s World, Andrew Porwancher, the Wick Cary Associate Professor of History at the University of Oklahoma and the Ernest May Fellow at Harvard University’s Belfer Center, joins Liz Covart to investigate the Jewish world and upbringing of Alexander Hamilton using details from his book, The Jewish World of Alexander Hamilton (Princeton, 2021). [Read more…] about The Jewish World of Alexander Hamilton

Filed Under: Books, History, New York City Tagged With: Alexander Hamilton, American Revolution, diversity, Economic History, Financial History, Immigration, Jewish History, New York City, Podcasts, Political History, Religious History

Battle of Bennington Reenactment This Weekend

August 10, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Battle of Bennington ReenactmentThe Friends of the Bennington Battlefield and the Brigade of the American Revolution will host a reenactment of the Battle of Bennington on August 13th and 14th at Bennington Battlefield State Historic Site in the Town of Hoosick, Rensselaer County, NY. [Read more…] about Battle of Bennington Reenactment This Weekend

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Events, History Tagged With: Bennington Battlefield SHS

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