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Charles Evans Hughes Doc Screening in Glens Falls on Saturday

June 7, 2022 by Editorial Staff 2 Comments

My Native Air (Charles Evans Hughes & The Adirondacks)Charles Evans Hughes, a Glens Falls native, was Governor of New York from 1907 to October 1910, when he resigned to accept appointment as a U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice. He resigned from the court in June 1916 to accept the Republican nomination for President, narrowly losing to incumbent Democrat Woodrow Wilson. He later served as U.S. Secretary of State and Chief Justice of the United States.

Many places in the Adirondacks lay claim to the distinction that Charles Evans Hughes slept there. A century ago, it was at the home of Louis and Charlotte Hyde, now The Hyde Collection art museum, where Charles and Antoinette Hughes stayed overnight on June 24th, 1922, the night before dedication of the Helen Hughes Memorial Chapel, built in memory of their daughter, at Silver Bay Association in Hague on Lake George. [Read more…] about Charles Evans Hughes Doc Screening in Glens Falls on Saturday

Filed Under: Arts, Capital-Saratoga, Events, History Tagged With: Charles Evans Hughes, Crandall Public Library, Documentary, film, Glens Falls, Hague, Hyde Collection, Lake George, Political History, Warren County

Photographing the Civil War: Mathew Brady at 200

May 26, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Transport between decks on steamer by Matthew Brady Mathew Brady was one of the most prolific photographers of the nineteenth century, creating visual documentation of the Civil War period. While Mathew Brady’s exact birth-date in Warren County, NY is unknown (circa 1822 – 1824), this year marks the beginning of the commemoration of Brady’s 200th birthday. [Read more…] about Photographing the Civil War: Mathew Brady at 200

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Arts, History Tagged With: Civil War, Documentary, Johnsburg, National Archives, New York City, Photography, Warren County

Ken Burns’ Benjamin Franklin Documentary with Producer David Schmidt

May 4, 2022 by Liz Covart Leave a Comment

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In this episode of the Ben Franklin’s World Podcast, David Schmidt, a senior producer at Florentine Films and a senior producer on Ken Burns’ Benjamin Franklin, joins Liz to investigate documentary filmmaking and the life of Benjamin Franklin. [Read more…] about Ken Burns’ Benjamin Franklin Documentary with Producer David Schmidt

Filed Under: History Tagged With: American Revolution, Ben Franklin’s World, Benjamin Franklin, Documentary, film, Podcasts, Political History

New Documentary On Rome, NY Branch of NAACP

April 29, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

49 Years…and Counting. The Story of the Rome BranchThe National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Rome Branch will host a showing of their new film 49 Years…and Counting. The Story of the Rome Branch, on Saturday, April 30th at the Rome Historical Society. [Read more…] about New Documentary On Rome, NY Branch of NAACP

Filed Under: Events, History, Western NY Tagged With: Documentary, NAACP, Rome Historical Society

Emil Otto Hoppé: Vanguard Photography in London and New York

March 28, 2022 by Jaap Harskamp 2 Comments

During the 1920s and 1930s, Emil Otto Hoppé was one of the most sought-after photographers in the world. His studio on Cromwell Place, South Kensington, was a magnet for the rich and famous. For years he actively led the emerging photography scene on both sides of the Atlantic, exhibiting his work at the best galleries in London, New York, and elsewhere.

Having produced over thirty photographically-illustrated books, he established himself as a pioneering figure in photographic art. Yet, by the time of his death in 1972, his name and reputation were almost completely forgotten. [Read more…] about Emil Otto Hoppé: Vanguard Photography in London and New York

Filed Under: Arts, History, New York City Tagged With: Art History, Documentary, German-American History, London, New York City, Photography

Nelson Algren Documentary Screening in Albany

March 28, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

algrenThe New York State Writers Institute will host a screening of the documentary Algren, on Saturday, April 2nd, as part of the 2022 Albany Film Festival. The screening will be followed by a discussion with Russell Banks and Algren director Michael Caplan.

Algren is a journey through the gritty world, brilliant mind, and noble heart of writer Nelson Algren. Exploding onto the national scene in 1950 after winning the first-ever National Book Award for The Man with the Golden Arm, Algren helped define post-war American urban fiction with his gritty depiction of working class Chicago. [Read more…] about Nelson Algren Documentary Screening in Albany

Filed Under: Arts, Capital-Saratoga, History Tagged With: Albany Film Fest, Documentary

New Documentary Celebrate Schenectady Black History

March 7, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

A History Erased Rediscovering Black SchenectadyIn Celebration of Black History Month, the Schenectady County Historical Society has released A History Erased: Rediscovering Black Schenectady, a new documentary exploring the history of Black people in Schenectady.

A History Erased: Rediscovering Black Schenectady is produced by SCHS and investigates the missing story of Schenectady’s 19th century Black population. From the beginning, Schenectady’s African American population was a small and marginalized community. This documentary looks at what happened to Black Schenectadians over the course of the 1800s; how they responded to the end of slavery, to industrialization, and to ongoing racial concerns; why the small community nearly vanished; and the marks it left on Schenectady’s culture and society. [Read more…] about New Documentary Celebrate Schenectady Black History

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History Tagged With: Black History, Cultural History, Documentary, film, General Electric, Labor History, Schenectady, Schenectady County, Schenectady County Historical Society, Social History

Featured Collections: Great Depression Photos

January 31, 2022 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

Farm and woodlot in New York State about thirty miles west of Albany by Paul Carter FSA Photo courtesy Library of CongressBetween 1935 and 1942 photographers of the New Deal’s Farm Security Administration (FSA) documented the lives and struggles of Americans enduring the Great Depression.

Considered one of the largest documentary photography projects ever undertaken, the photographs include some of the most familiar and powerful images of the nation to emerge from the Depression. Many have reached iconic status in American culture.

The images, held at the Library of Congress, were made in every region of the nation and number in the tens of thousands, and include are photographs made by Dorothea Lange, Gordon Parks, Ben Shahn, Walker Evans, Arthur Rothstein, Carl Mydans, Russell Lee, John Vachon, Marion Post Wolcott, Jack Delano, and many others. [Read more…] about Featured Collections: Great Depression Photos

Filed Under: Arts, History Tagged With: Documentary, Farm Security Administration, Great Depression, New York State Museum, Photography

New Documentary About NY’s Burned Over District In The Works

November 2, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

burned overA new documentary film about the religious history of 19th century Western New York is in production.

Burned Over, a reference to the region’s nickname, “The Burned-over District,” focuses on the history of the Oneida Community, a commune led by John Humphrey Noyes, and the Fox sisters, the two girls from outside Rochester that launched the phenomenon of spiritualism.

The film was halted by the pandemic, but now a new fundraising campaign on Kickstarter has been launched and a new teaser has been released. [Read more…] about New Documentary About NY’s Burned Over District In The Works

Filed Under: History, Western NY Tagged With: Documentary, film, Oneida Community, Religious History, Spiritualism

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

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