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Archaeology

Underwater Imaging of Seneca Lake Canal Shipwrecks Underway

August 19, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Seneca Lake underwater research project courtesy NYS Canal CorpThe Seneca Lake Archaeological and Bathymetric Survey Project is an underwater exploration occurring on Seneca Lake that aims to preserve the history of New York’s canals by using state-of-the-art equipment to capture never-before-seen images of intact canal shipwrecks from the early nineteenth century in the deepest waters of the lake. [Read more…] about Underwater Imaging of Seneca Lake Canal Shipwrecks Underway

Filed Under: History, Nature, Western NY Tagged With: Archaeology, Education, Erie Canal, Erie Canalway Heritage Corridor, Finger Lakes, Maritime History, New York State Museum, NYS Canal Corporation, Sampson State Park, Seneca Lake, Shipwrecks, Transportation History

Horse Island’s War of 1812 Secrets Unearthed

July 30, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Sackets Harbor surveyLast year, archaeologists from the Public Archaeology Facility (PAF) at Binghamton University (SUNY) completed an exploratory cultural resources survey of Horse Island at Sackets Harbor.

Stewardship of the island by New York State Parks came after the American Battlefield Trust purchased the property as their first War of 1812 battlegrounds acquisition in the nation. [Read more…] about Horse Island’s War of 1812 Secrets Unearthed

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History, Western NY Tagged With: Archaeology, Military History, Sackets Harbor, War of 1812

Proposed National Marine Sanctuary Highlights Lake Ontario Maritime History

July 8, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

proposed-lake-ontario-nms-alternative-1-mapThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has released a draft proposal for a national marine sanctuary in eastern Lake Ontario and the Thousand Islands region of the St. Lawrence River. The proposed sanctuary designation celebrates Upstate New York’s unique maritime heritage and provides a national stage for promoting the region’s tourism and recreational opportunities. [Read more…] about Proposed National Marine Sanctuary Highlights Lake Ontario Maritime History

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History, Nature, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: Archaeology, Cayuga County, Diving, Great Lakes, Industrial History, Jefferson County, Lake Ontario, Maritime History, nature, NOAA, Oswego County, Shipwrecks, St Lawrence County, St. Lawrence River, Thousand Islands, Tourism, Transportation History, Wayne County, Wildlife

When Europeans Settled Down (Podcast)

October 30, 2020 by Bob Cudmore Leave a Comment

The Historians LogoThis week’s guest on The Historians Podcast is Rob Swigart, author of the historical novel Mixed Harvest: Stories of the Human Past. Swigart describes how a prehistoric nomadic population in Europe transitioned to more permanent settlements. [Read more…] about When Europeans Settled Down (Podcast)

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: anthropology, Archaeology, Cultural History, Podcasts

Canal Archaeology Virtual Lecture Set For Oct 27th

October 20, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Canal Archaeology FlierThe Oneida County History Center is set to host a virtual lecture with archaeologist David Staley, who will look at two sites along the former Erie and Chenango canals, on Wednesday, October 28th.

Staley will look at the limestone masonry, concrete, and iron remains found at these sites, and share how archaeological discoveries can contradict historic narratives and reveal shady political cronyism in Utica during the 1880s. [Read more…] about Canal Archaeology Virtual Lecture Set For Oct 27th

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Events, History, Mohawk Valley, Western NY Tagged With: Archaeology, Chenango Canal, Erie Canal, Oneida County History Center, Utica

Prehistoric North America (Historians Podcast)

June 26, 2020 by Bob Cudmore Leave a Comment

The Historians LogoThis week on The Historians Podcast, archaeologists Kathleen O’Neal Gear and her husband W. Michael Gear. The Gears have written over 60 novels about prehistoric North America. Their latest book, set in what is now Utah, is People of the Canyons. [Read more…] about Prehistoric North America (Historians Podcast)

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, Nature, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: Archaeology, Books, Indigenous History, Native American History, Podcasts

New Book On Revolutionary War Forts at Canajohary

May 19, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

fort plain fort plank and fort rensselaerA great deal of confusion has developed regarding the historical identities of Fort Plain, Fort Plank and Fort Rensselaer.

To help dispel that confusion, the Fort Plain Museum has recently published an important new book, Fort Plain, Fork Plank, Fort Rensselaer: The Revolutionary War Forts of Canajohary by Wayne Lenig. [Read more…] about New Book On Revolutionary War Forts at Canajohary

Filed Under: Books, History, Mohawk Valley Tagged With: American Revolution, AmRev, Archaeology, Books, Canajoharie, Fort Plain, Fort Plain Museum, Fort Plank, Fort Rensselaer, Military History

Lake George Archeology Digs Subject of Barroom Talk

January 7, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

science cafeNew York State Museum Cultural Resource Survey Program (CRSP) archaeologists Barry Dale, Aaron Gore, and Steve Moragne will speak on excavations they led of prehistoric and colonial remains adjacent to the historic Lake George Million Dollar Beach. [Read more…] about Lake George Archeology Digs Subject of Barroom Talk

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History Tagged With: Albany, Archaeology, Fort George, Indigenous History, Lake George, Military History, Native American History, New York State Museum, Science

Heritage, Archaeology, and Tourism: MA Historic Preservation Conference

November 26, 2019 by Peter Feinman Leave a Comment

Institute of history archaeology and educationThe Massachusetts Historic Preservation Conference was held in Plymouth, MA, on September 20th. This one-day conference was one I really would have liked to be able to attend but I just wasn’t able to work it into my schedule. Part of the attraction was the location itself plus the work underway to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the Pilgrims.

“This year’s theme, ‘Untold Stories in Preservation’ serves as a springboard for discussion, case studies and model preservation projects that reflect on and engage people in histories that have not been as widely acknowledged as others,” the welcome letter said. “Plymouth will be a touchstone for how different stories and legacies are represented and how historic preservation can play a role in presenting them.” [Read more…] about Heritage, Archaeology, and Tourism: MA Historic Preservation Conference

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: Archaeology, Conferences, Historic Preservation, Massachusetts, Tourism

Fort Ti Assessing Carillon Battlefield Ruins

November 10, 2019 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

A Plan of the Town and Fort of Carillon at TiconderogaAt the heart of the Ticonderoga peninsula is the Carillon Battlefield and the French Lines, which constitute one of the most important 18th-century military sites on the continent. Here, at the confluence  Lake George and Lake Champlain, a French Army commanded by the Marquis de Montcalm defeated a British Army four times its size on July 8, 1758.

The Battle of Carillon is believed to have been the bloodiest battle fought in North America until the Civil War. About 21,000 combatants were involved. Some 1,100 were killed, 2,000 wounded, and 100 whose bodies were not recovered (another 150 were captured).  [Read more…] about Fort Ti Assessing Carillon Battlefield Ruins

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History Tagged With: American Revolution, Archaeology, Battle of Carillon, Fort Ticonderoga, French And Indian War, Grants, Historic Preservation, Military History, Ticonderoga

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