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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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