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The Avon Company’s Historic Roots in Rockland County, NY

March 23, 2023 by Clare Sheridan Leave a Comment

crossroads of rockland historyBeginning as the California Perfume Company, the Avon company called Suffern, NY home for more than a century, making it one of the longest continuously running businesses in Rockland County. Host Clare Sheridan welcomed Rockland County Historian Craig Long back to the program for a lively discussion about the history of Avon, its impact on Rockland County, and the role women, including the first “Avon lady” P.F.E. Albee, played in its success. [Read more…] about The Avon Company’s Historic Roots in Rockland County, NY

Filed Under: History, Hudson Valley - Catskills Tagged With: Podcasts, Ramapo, Rockland County, womens history

Saratoga Springs & The Women’s Suffrage Movement

March 23, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Saratoga & Women's SuffrageThe Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation have announced “Saratoga & Women’s Suffrage,” a virtual program with Dr. Sally Roesch Wagner and Nancy Baird Brown, on the role of Saratoga Springs in the fight for women’s suffrage, set for Thursday, March 30th. [Read more…] about Saratoga Springs & The Women’s Suffrage Movement

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Events, History Tagged With: Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation

Burlington’s Higher Ground: 25 Years of Sound, Art and Ink on Paper

March 23, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

EchoFor the past 25 years, beloved Burlington, Vermont music venue, Higher Ground, the acclaimed design firm Solidarity of Unbridled Labour (formerly JDK Design), and Iskra Print Collective have had a unique partnership. The design firm has created hundreds of silkscreen posters for shows at the venue, posters that aren’t available for purchase and evoke the spirit of each band. [Read more…] about Burlington’s Higher Ground: 25 Years of Sound, Art and Ink on Paper

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Arts Tagged With: Art History, Burlington, Music, Performing Arts, printmaking, Vermont

Champlain Canal Stories Receives Funding

March 23, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Weigh Lock on the Champlain Canal in Waterford NYThe Folklife Center at Crandall Public Library has been awarded three grants for its project, Champlain Canal Stories, celebrating the 200th anniversary of the opening of the canal: $29,550 from the Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership, in partnership with NEIWPCC, using funds awarded by the National Park Service, $11,950 from the Alfred Z. Solomon Charitable Trust, and $2,500 from the Capital District Library Council. [Read more…] about Champlain Canal Stories Receives Funding

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, History Tagged With: Champlain Canal, Crandall Public Library, Folklife Center, Grants

New York State Canals Bicentennial: Some History & Plans For Celebrations

March 23, 2023 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

Erie Canal BicentennialThe Champlain Canal turns 200 this year and the Erie Canal will celebrate its 200th anniversary in 2025.

The Champlain Canal between the Hudson River and Lake Champlain at Whitehall was the first to open. Worked started on the Champlain Canal in October, 1816. The first boats operated in November, 1819, and was fully completed in 1823, two years before the Erie Canal was finished. [Read more…] about New York State Canals Bicentennial: Some History & Plans For Celebrations

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, History, Mohawk Valley, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: Albany, Albany County, Buffalo, Cayuga-Seneca Canal, Champlain Canal, Erie Canal, Erie Canalway Heritage Corridor, Hudson River, Lake Champlain, Lake Erie, Maritime History, Mohawk River, NYS Canal Corporation, Oneida County, Oswego Canal, Rensselaer County, Rochester, Rome, Saratoga County, Transportation History, Troy, Utica, Washington County, Waterford, Whitehall

Exotic Animals, The Van Amburgh Circus & The Lion King of Fishkill

March 22, 2023 by Jaap Harskamp Leave a Comment

Van Amburgh’s MenagerieThe term “exotic pet” refers to wild animals kept in captivity in a domestic setting for the purpose of personal interest or entertainment. With globalization the trade has increased dramatically, although its real scope is difficult to ascertain because for most species there is no registration requirement. Its scale may be a contemporary concern, but the practice itself has a long history. The public has always been obsessed with non-native animals. [Read more…] about Exotic Animals, The Van Amburgh Circus & The Lion King of Fishkill

Filed Under: Arts, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Nature, New York City Tagged With: Circus, Dutchess County, Fishkill, Manhattan, Museums, New York City, Newburgh, Orange County, Performing Arts, Religious History, The Bowery, Theatre, Westchester County, Wildlife, zoology

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

Women and the Making of Catawba Identity

March 22, 2023 by Liz Covart Leave a Comment

ben franklins world podcastIn this episode of Ben Franklin’s World, Brooke Bauer, an assistant professor of history at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville joins Liz Covart to explore Catawba women and their significance in Catawba culture with details from her book, Becoming Catawba: Catawba Women and Nation Building, 1540-1840 (University of Alabama Press, 2022). [Read more…] about Women and the Making of Catawba Identity

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Indigenous History, Podcasts, womens history

Saratoga County’s Bacon Hill Documentary Premiere

March 22, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Aerial view of Bacon HillThe Saratoga County History Center has announced the forthcoming release of their latest documentary, Bacon Hill, a Forgotten Crossroads. The program showcases the rich history and plans of the Bacon Hill farming community in the eastern Saratoga County town of Northumberland through the eyes of three generations of residents. [Read more…] about Saratoga County’s Bacon Hill Documentary Premiere

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Events, History Tagged With: Documentary, Northumberland, Saratoga County, Saratoga County History Center

Lost Snowmobilers, Snowmobile Accident Keep Ranger Busy

March 21, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Snowmobile accident in Indian Lake in March 2023 (DEC photo)On Friday, March 17 at about 1:25 pm, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s Ray Brook Dispatch requested Forest Ranger assistance in the search for a missing snowmobiler last seen the previous night in the Moose River Plains, in the Central Adirondacks in Hamilton County. [Read more…] about Lost Snowmobilers, Snowmobile Accident Keep Ranger Busy

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History, Recreation Tagged With: Essex County, Forest Ranger Reports, Greenwich, Hamilton County, Indian Lake, Inlet, Moose River Plains, Plattekill, Search and Rescue, snowmobiling, Ulster County, Washington County, Westport

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