The last week of the year 1843 was a difficult time for Ballston farmer Uriah Gregory. On December 29th Uriah lost his beloved wife, Tamer, his partner of more than sixty-five years, with whom he shared a life in the earliest days of the new nation. [Read more…] about The Life and Death of a Saratoga County Patriot
Fraser’s Rangers
The 1780 Raid on Ballston & Saratoga County
Life as they knew it changed overnight. For years there had been fear, causing hardships day-by-day, but after this event their lives would never be the same. October 16, 1780 was a day the people along Middleline Road in the Town of Ballston, in what is now Saratoga County, would never forget. [Read more…] about The 1780 Raid on Ballston & Saratoga County
Milton, NY: New Local History Published
A new book by Kim McCartney, James Richmond, and Karen Staulters, Milton, New York: A New Town in a New Nation (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2018) takes a look at the growth of the shire town of Saratoga County from its first settlement on the eve of the Revolutionary War to the conclusion of the Civil War.
The book offers the story of pioneers, farmers, entrepreneurs, politicians, people of color, industrialists, mill workers, teachers, and soldiers. [Read more…] about Milton, NY: New Local History Published
American Revolution: War on the Middleline, Saratoga County
This week on “The Historians” podcast, hear James Richmond, author of War on the Middleline – The Founding of a Community in the Kayaderossras Patent in the Midst of the American Revolution (Lulu.com, 2016) The Battle of Saratoga in 1777 was a major turning point in the Revolution. Richmond’s book tells a different story, including an account of fighting later in the war in a section of today’s Saratoga County called the Middleline. You can listen to the podcast here. [Read more…] about American Revolution: War on the Middleline, Saratoga County