The new book Stewards of the Water: Protecting Lake George (Warren County Historical Society, 2022), compiled by the Assembly Point Water Quality Coalition with chapters written by several prominent area authors, is a history of water conservation efforts on Lake George, encompassing the early 20th century activist efforts of Stoddard, Apperson, Langmuir, and Loines as well as modern day stewards such as the Fund for Lake George, the Lake George Waterkeeper, Lake George Park Commission, Lake George Land Conservancy, and local municipalities. [Read more…] about Stewards of the Water: A Lake George Conservation History
Books
Grandfather’s Tool Chest: Vintage and Antique Tools
This week on The Historians Podcast, Don Williams of Gloversville discusses his new book, Grandfather’s Tool Chest. The book has stories about 400 vintage and antique tools pictured in the book.
Williams, 88, is an educator, lecturer, columnist, and author. He has written eleven books on local and Adirondack history. [Read more…] about Grandfather’s Tool Chest: Vintage and Antique Tools
Adirondack Cabin & Mountain Poems
The new book Adirondack Cabin & Mountain Poems (Subjudica House Press, 2022) by Edward Zahniser features mountain and wilderness poetry, written from the Adirondack cabin Zahniser has visited since the 1940s.
Here is the mountain experience rendered by the poet’s words. A harvest of wilderness after-thoughts by Zahniser who is a regular contributor to New York Almanack of poetry and essays about wilderness, his youth in the Adirondacks, and his father Howard Zahniser, author of the national Wilderness Act and friend of Adirondack conservationist Paul Shaefer. [Read more…] about Adirondack Cabin & Mountain Poems
Marinus Willett to NY’s Birthday (Historians Podcast Highlights)
This 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)
Rockland History: Confessions of a Hayseed DA
On the May 2022 episode of Crossroads of Rockland History, Kathleen Meehan Do visited the program to discuss the new book she edited entitled Confessions of a Hayseed D.A. (Excelsior Editions, 2022) written by her father Robert R. Meehan.
In this page turner, former Rockland District Attorney Robert R. Meehan takes the reader through his journey from naive do-gooder to seasoned prosecutor, investigating and solving heinous crimes and surviving an attempt on his life that upended his family’s world. [Read more…] about Rockland History: Confessions of a Hayseed DA
Spaces of Enslavement: A History of Slavery and Resistance in Dutch New York
Spaces of Enslavement: A History of Slavery and Resistance in Dutch New York (Cornell University Press, 2021) by Dr. Andrea Mosterman explores the history of slavery and resistance in Dutch New York. [Read more…] about Spaces of Enslavement: A History of Slavery and Resistance in Dutch New York
A New History of Ilion, Herkimer County, Published
The book Our Town – Ilion, New York: A Selective Look at 300 Years of History (self-published, 2022) by Joseph D. Collea, Jr. tells the story of the founding, growth, and development of a small but vibrant Herkimer County community that ultimately gained world-wide recognition and acclaim for the quality of its manufactured products — most notably rifles and typewriters. [Read more…] about A New History of Ilion, Herkimer County, Published
American Opinion Leading To World War One
In June 1914 Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the Austro-Hungarian heir, was assassinated by Gavrilo Princip, a Bosnian Serb.
Austria-Hungary blamed Serbia. Ultimately the largest war in history to that point began. [Read more…] about American Opinion Leading To World War One
Grasses of the Northern Forest
The Northern Forest Region lies between the oak forests of the Eastern United States and the boreal forests of Eastern Canada. It is, collectively, one of the largest and most continuous temperate forests left in the world and, like much of the biosphere, it is at risk.
Grasses of the Northern Forest (Cornell University Press, 2022) by Jerry Jenkins and Brett Engstrom is an essential companion for those interested in stewardship and conservation of the region. [Read more…] about Grasses of the Northern Forest
Women’s Rights: An Unfinished Revolution
In 2020 we marked the centennial of woman suffrage and the passing of the 19th amendment. Although the intervening 102 years can make that struggle feel like the distant past, the story of the many people who fought and marched and pushed for the right to vote is very much alive.
Marguerite Kearns keeps one such story before our eyes in her book An Unfinished Revolution (SUNY Press, 2021). [Read more…] about Women’s Rights: An Unfinished Revolution