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The 115th New York: The Iron Hearted Regiment During The Civil War

August 27, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Colonel Simeon Sammons of the 15th New York RegimentDuring the Civil War, Colonel Simeon Sammons received authority to recruit a regiment in the counties of Fulton, Hamilton, Montgomery, and Saratoga, with headquarters at Fonda. On August 26, 1862, it mustered into the service of the United States for three years as the 115th New York Infantry Regiment, known as the “Iron-Hearted Regiment.” [Read more…] about The 115th New York: The Iron Hearted Regiment During The Civil War

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Mohawk Valley Tagged With: 115th New York Regiment, Amsterdam, Ballston, Ballston Spa, Broadalbin, Brookside Museum, Canajoharie, Caroga, Charleston, Charlton, Civil War, Clifton Park, Corinth, Day, Edinburgh, Ephratah, Florida, Florida; Milton, Fonda, Fulton County, Galway, Glen, Greenfield, Hadley, Half Moon, Hamilton County, Johnstown, Malta, Mayfield Northampton, Military History, Milton, Minden, Mohawk, Montgomery County, Moreau, Northumberland, Oppenheim, Palatine, Providence, Root, Saratoga, Saratoga County, Saratoga County History Center, Saratoga Springs, St. Johnsville, Stillwater, Stratford, Waterford, Wells, Wilton

Saratoga County Granges: The Patrons of Husbandry

June 11, 2023 by Guest Contributor 1 Comment

Mock wedding, celebrating Hiley and Mary Jane Armer's nuptialsThe Grange, formally known as “The Patrons of Husbandry,” was introduced to Saratoga County in 1890, twenty-three years after the agricultural organization’s founding and twenty-two years after the nation’s first local chapter was established in Fredonia, Chautauqua County, NY. In the 1880s and into 1890, New York State Grange sent organizers in the field to build up membership. [Read more…] about Saratoga County Granges: The Patrons of Husbandry

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Food, History Tagged With: Agricultural History, Ballston, Charlton, Clifton Park, Corinth, free, Galway, Grange, Greenfield, Labor History, local farms, Malta, Milton, Northumberland, Political History, railroads, Saratoga, Saratoga County, Saratoga County History Center, Saratoga County History Roundtable, Stillwater, Wilton

361 Votes: Saratoga County’s 1898 Leadership Battle

April 2, 2023 by Guest Contributor Leave a Comment

Saratoga County Supervisors 1898The recent battle for Speaker of the United States House of Representatives left many astounded that it took so many votes to reach a conclusion. However, Saratoga County once went through a situation that makes the House of Representatives battle look like very small potatoes. [Read more…] about 361 Votes: Saratoga County’s 1898 Leadership Battle

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History Tagged With: Ballston, Charlton, Edinburg, Galway, Halfmoon, Malta, Mechanicville, Milton, Political History, Providence, Saratoga, Saratoga County, Saratoga County History Center, Saratoga County History Roundtable, Saratoga Springs, Stillwater, Waterford

Global Foundries: The New GE?

August 26, 2022 by Bob Cudmore Leave a Comment

The Historians LogoThis week on The Historians Podcast, Stephen Williams is author of Off the Northway, a collection of columns written by Williams, who retired after 42-years at the Daily Gazette. [Read more…] about Global Foundries: The New GE?

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History Tagged With: Industrial History, Malta, Podcasts, Saratoga County, Technology

Off the Northway: A New Book by Journalist Stephen Williams

June 21, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

off the northwayThe Saratoga County History Center has announce the publication of Off the Northway (Saratoga County History Center, 2022),  a compilation of 83 articles written by longtime local journalist Stephen Williams, who retired after a 42-year career at the Daily Gazette in Schenectady, NY. [Read more…] about Off the Northway: A New Book by Journalist Stephen Williams

Filed Under: Books, Capital-Saratoga, History Tagged With: Ballston Spa, I-87, Journalism, Malta, Newspapers, Political History, Saratoga County, Saratoga County History Center, Saratoga Springs, Schenectady, Schenectady County

The Disappearance of Civil War Veteran Dudley Goodwin

March 20, 2022 by David Fiske Leave a Comment

Dudley Goodwin Missing Person Notice courtesy Ballston JournalOne hundred years ago a long-standing citizen of Ballston Spa went missing.

Usually known as Dudley Goodwin, his name was sometimes given as M. Dudley Goodwin (which is what appears on his tombstone). According to information on Find-A-Grave, his first name was Madison. He was born in Fulton County, on the second day of April, 1844. A sister was also born in Fulton County, about 1841, but Dudley’s other siblings were born in Saratoga County. [Read more…] about The Disappearance of Civil War Veteran Dudley Goodwin

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History Tagged With: Ballston Spa, Civil War, Kayderossearas Creek, Malta, Milton, Saratoga County, Saratoga County History Center, Saratoga County History Roundtable

Infidels and Atheists: 1820 Religious Revival in Saratoga County

February 26, 2021 by Guest Contributor Leave a Comment

Rev Asahel NettletonThe Great Awakening was a wave of increased religious enthusiasm led by evangelical Protestant ministers that first swept through the American Colonies in the 1730s. It made Christianity intensely personal to the average person by fostering a deep sense of spiritual conviction and by encouraging introspection and a commitment to a new standard of personal morality.

While the Great Awakening was very effective in reviving religion, the emotion burned out quickly after the first generation and there was much “back sliding.” By the 1820s conditions were ripe for another round of revival, what became known as the Second Great Awakening. [Read more…] about Infidels and Atheists: 1820 Religious Revival in Saratoga County

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History Tagged With: Malta, Religion, Religious History, Saratoga, Saratoga County, Second Great Awakening

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