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Marinus Willett to NY’s Birthday (Historians Podcast Highlights)

May 20, 2022 by Bob Cudmore Leave a Comment

The Historians LogoThis week on The Historians Podcast, a highlights podcast with excerpts from six episodes. Topics include:

Early American patriot Marinus Willett, a key figure in the Revolutonary War at Fort Stanwix and Fort Plain in the Mohawk Valley who, according to New York City correspondent Jim Kaplan, later became Mayor of New York City. [Read more…] about Marinus Willett to NY’s Birthday (Historians Podcast Highlights)

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History, Mohawk Valley, New York City Tagged With: AmRev, Books, Military History, Podcasts, Schenectady, World War One

American Revolution Conference Set for March 18-20

March 3, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Surrender of Lord CornwallisThe 9th Annual Conference on the American Revolution has been set for March 18th through 20th, in Williamsburg, Virginia.

This conference features scholars, historians and writers who are well-known to Revolutionary War enthusiasts, public historians and history professors. Speakers have been selected for their depth of knowledge and ability to give an engaging presentation.

All proceeds from book sales will be donated to the Fort Plain Museum and Historical Park by America’s History LLC, the organizers of the conference. [Read more…] about American Revolution Conference Set for March 18-20

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: AmRev, Conferences

Thomas Paine’s Lost Body

February 2, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

a new york minute in history podcastIn the first episode of the A New York Minute in History podcast’s 2022 season, Devin Lander and Lauren Roberts look to a William G. Pomeroy Foundation historical roadside marker in Westchester County to learn about American patriot Thomas Paine, his influence on the American and French Revolutions – and just how and why his body went missing.  Guests include Dr. Nora Slonimsky and Dr. Michael Crowder of the Institute for Thomas Paine Studies at Iona College.

The sign is one of hundreds reviewed by New York Almanack founder and editor John Warren in his role as a Pomeroy Foundation Grant Consultant. You can learn how to apply for your own historic sign here. [Read more…] about Thomas Paine’s Lost Body

Filed Under: History, New York City Tagged With: AmRev, Institute for Thomas Paine Studies, Iona College, New Rochelle, Podcasts, Political History, Thomas Paine, Westchester County

Remembering New York City’s Evacuation Day

January 14, 2022 by Bob Cudmore Leave a Comment

The Historians LogoThis week on The Historians Podcast, attorney and historian Jim Kaplan discusses the significance of Evacuation Day and how the day has been commemorated through the years. A print version of this story previously appeared in New York Almanack.

Evacuation Day was November 25th, 1783, the day British troops left New York City after the American Revolution. [Read more…] about Remembering New York City’s Evacuation Day

Filed Under: History, New York City Tagged With: AmRev, Evacuation Day, Military History, New York City, Podcasts

A Historians Podcast Highlights Show

November 5, 2021 by Bob Cudmore Leave a Comment

The Historians LogoThis week on The Historians Podcast, a Highlights Episode. Jim Kaplan on Rich Rescorla’s heroism in the 2001 World Trade Center attack, Bob Cudmore has stories from his Daily Gazette and Recorder newspaper history columns, Joyce Stah on the history of WMHT’s audio service for the blind, Katie Turner Getty on Britain’s use of prison ships in the American Revolution, Dana Cudmore on exploring caves in Schoharie and Albany counties. [Read more…] about A Historians Podcast Highlights Show

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Albany County, AmRev, Podcasts, Schoharie County

New Film Seeks To Rehabilitate Benedict Arnold

November 1, 2021 by Editorial Staff 4 Comments

Benedict Arnold_Hero BetrayedLegacy Distribution will debut Benedict Arnold: Hero Betrayed, a documentary that claims to capture “the brutal hardships of the revolutionary war and the heroic deeds of a man scorned by history.”

The feature-length film challenges the long-standing narrative of Benedict Arnold as a traitor and places him among the names of American war heroes, with its in-depth interviews with historians and re-enactments featuring Peter O’Meara (Knightfall, Band of Brothers) and narrated by Martin Sheen (The West Wing, The Departed). [Read more…] about New Film Seeks To Rehabilitate Benedict Arnold

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills Tagged With: AmRev, Battle of Saratoga, Benedict Arnold, Crime and Justice, Documentary, film, Military History, West Point

Massachusetts Joins America 250 Commission

August 1, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Revolution 250An appropriations bill (H. 4000) signed by Massachusetts Governor Baker on Friday, July 16th, created the Massachusetts Commission on the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution. [Read more…] about Massachusetts Joins America 250 Commission

Filed Under: History Tagged With: America250 Foundation, AmRev

Patriots and Spies in Revolutionary New York

June 19, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Patriots and Spies in Revolutionary New YorkBook purchases made through this link support New York Almanack’s mission to report new publications relevant to New York State.

The new book Patriots and Spies in Revolutionary New York (Globe Pequot, 2021) by New York Almanack contributor A. J. Schenkman is a compilation of twelve stories regarding important moments in New York State’s history during the American Revolution. [Read more…] about Patriots and Spies in Revolutionary New York

Filed Under: Books, History Tagged With: AmRev, Books, Military History

Chains Across The Hudson River (Podcast)

May 28, 2021 by Bob Cudmore Leave a Comment

The Historians LogoThis week on The Historians Podcast, Bevis Longstreth is author of the novel Chains Across the River (Honeycomb, 2021), a historical novel dealing with the great chains that American forces stretched across the Hudson River during the American Revolution to prevent the British fleet from sailing from New York City to Albany. [Read more…] about Chains Across The Hudson River (Podcast)

Filed Under: History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, New York City Tagged With: American Revolution, AmRev, Books, Hudson River, Literature, Maritime History, Military History, Podcasts

Indispensables: New Book On Marblehead’s Soldier-Mariners

May 23, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The IndispensablesBook purchases made through this link support New York Almanack’s mission to report new publications relevant to New York State.

The new book The Indispensables: The Diverse Soldier-Mariners Who Shaped the Country, Formed the Navy, and Rowed Washington Across the Delaware (Atlantic Monthly Press, 2021) by Patrick O’Donnel looks back at the American Revolution’s soldier-mariners from Marblehead, Massachusetts. [Read more…] about Indispensables: New Book On Marblehead’s Soldier-Mariners

Filed Under: Books, History Tagged With: American Revolution, AmRev, Books, Maritime History, Military History, Navy

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