• Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to secondary sidebar

New York Almanack

History, Natural History & the Arts

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • RSS
  • Twitter
  • Adirondacks & NNY
  • Capital-Saratoga
  • Mohawk Valley
  • Hudson Valley & Catskills
  • NYC & Long Island
  • Western NY
  • History
  • Nature & Environment
  • Arts & Culture
  • Outdoor Recreation
  • Food & Farms
  • Subscribe
  • Support
  • Submit
  • About
  • New Books
  • Events
  • Podcasts

Fulton County Historical Society

Sacandaga Series: Two Virtual Programs

June 23, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Great Sacandaga Lake Overlook courtesy Wikimedia user Paul WielandThe Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site in Fort Hunter and the Fulton County Historical Society are teaming up to present a virtual two program series, looking at the history of Great Sacandaga Lake. [Read more…] about Sacandaga Series: Two Virtual Programs

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Events, History, Recreation Tagged With: Fulton County Historical Society, Great Sacandaga Lake, Schoharie Crossing SHS, Tourism

Marcia Gillis: Fulton County Museum in Gloversville

April 27, 2018 by Bob Cudmore Leave a Comment

The Historians LogoThis week on The Historians Podcast, the guest is Marcia Gillis, president of the board of the Fulton County Historical Society which operates the Fulton County Museum on Kingsboro Avenue in Gloversville.

A middle school history teacher, Gillis describes the collections of the museum and talks about this summer’s museum programs.

Listen to the podcast here. [Read more…] about Marcia Gillis: Fulton County Museum in Gloversville

Filed Under: History, Hudson Valley - Catskills Tagged With: Fulton County, Fulton County Historical Society, Gloversville, Podcasts

Erie Canal Birthday Party Planned At Schoharie Crossing

October 20, 2014 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Erie Canal PartySchoharie Crossing State Historic Site will celebrate the 189th Birthday of the Erie Canal at its annual Birthday Bash on Sunday, October 26th from 1 to 5 pm.  This year will feature rides from Run by Dogs Dogsledding, a pie raffle, and a beard contest, as well as local farmers showcasing their products, a pumpkin decorating contest, cider tasting, and music. Free walking tours will be available at 1:30 pm and 3:30 pm.

Schoharie Crossing will also be exhibiting a cannon used to announce the opening of the canal in 1825 that has been loaned by the Fulton County Historical Society’s Fulton County Museum for this occasion. [Read more…] about Erie Canal Birthday Party Planned At Schoharie Crossing

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: Erie Canal, Fulton County, Fulton County Historical Society, Fulton County Museum, Schoharie Crossing SHS

Primary Sidebar

Help Us Reach Our Fundraising Goal

Subscribe to New York Almanack

Subscribe! Follow the New York Almanack each day via E-mail, RSS, Twitter or Facebook updates.

Recent Comments

  • Mary Anne Goley on James Hazen Hyde: A Gilded Age Scandal
  • Bob Meyer on Poetry: Little Boy Lost
  • Editorial Staff on New York’s Pirate Utopia: From Pearl Street to Execution Dock
  • Beth Law on History Mystery: What Happened To Solomon Northup?
  • J Hans on New York’s Pirate Utopia: From Pearl Street to Execution Dock
  • David Griffin on Lost British Forts of Long Island
  • David Griffin on Lost British Forts of Long Island
  • Olivia Twine on Bobcat Dispersal: When The Kittens Leave Home
  • Tom Tkachuk on Bates Tavern: A Lost Oneida County Landmark
  • Thomas Clemens on Corinth, Hudson River, Palmer Falls Talk Tonight

Recent New York Books

rebuilding the republic
The 20th Century Civil Rights Movement
first principles
An American Marriage
too long ago
the long year of the revolution
Notable New Yorkers of Manhattans Upper West Side
Woman Slaveholders in Jamaica
nobody hitchhikes anymore
Too Long Ago Amsterdam

Secondary Sidebar

New York State Historic Markers