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New York State History Podcasts

We publish several podcast announcements each week. You can find them all below.

If you produce a podcast about an aspect of New York State and want to have it noticed here at the New York Almanack, e-mail editor John Warren at nyalmanack@gmail.com

Folk Singer Dave Ruch On “The Historians” Podcast

June 12, 2015 by Bob Cudmore 2 Comments

The Historians LogoThis week “The Historians” podcast features an interview with performer and teaching artist Dave Ruch from Buffalo. Ruch will perform traditional and historical songs of New York State at 7 p.m. on Saturday June 13 at the Mabee Farm Historic Site on Route 5-S in Rotterdam Junction, N.Y. The Radio Rounders will entertain as well. The event features beer, wine and snacks and is sponsored by the Schenectady County Historical Society. Listen online here.
[Read more…] about Folk Singer Dave Ruch On “The Historians” Podcast

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Mabee Farm Historic Site, Performing Arts, Podcasts, The Historians

Podcast: One Colonial Woman’s World

June 10, 2015 by Liz Covart Leave a Comment

ben_franklins_worldWhat was everyday life like for average men and women in early America?

In this episode of the Ben Franklin’s World podcast, Michelle Marchetti Coughlin, author of One Colonial Woman’s World: The Life and Writings of Mehetabel Chandler Coit (University of Massachusetts Press, 2012), joins us to explore the life of an average woman who lived in early New England. You can listen to the podcast here: www.benfranklinsworld.com/032

[Read more…] about Podcast: One Colonial Woman’s World

Filed Under: Books, History Tagged With: Ben Franklin’s World, Cultural History, Gender History, Podcasts, womens history

The Legacy of Fort Plain Inventor William Yerdon

June 9, 2015 by Bob Cudmore Leave a Comment

William YerdonA foundation named for a Fort Plain inventor and his wife, both born in the 19th century, continues to support local charitable organizations. William Yerdon was born in the town of Minden, NY in 1843. He married Sylvina “Vina” Barker in 1881.

Born in Canada, Vina Barker had studied telegraphy and came to Fort Plain in 1876 as a telegraph operator for the New York Central Railroad. She kept her job for about a year after marrying Yerdon, a businessman and Fort Plain postmaster who patented the Yerdon Double Hose Band in 1890. [Read more…] about The Legacy of Fort Plain Inventor William Yerdon

Filed Under: History, Mohawk Valley Tagged With: Fort Plain, Industrial History, Mohawk River, New York Central RR, Podcasts

Underground RR Researcher Tom Calarco Interview

June 5, 2015 by Bob Cudmore Leave a Comment

The Historians LogoThis week “The Historians” podcast features an interview with Tom Calarco, who has written six books on the Underground Railroad. Calarco and Don Papson are co authors of Secret Lives of the Underground Railroad in New York City: Sydney Howard Gay, Louis Napoleon and The Record of Fugitives. (McFarland, 2015). Listen at “The Historians” online archive here.
[Read more…] about Underground RR Researcher Tom Calarco Interview

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Abolition, Podcasts, Slavery, The Historians, Underground Railroad

Benjamin Franklin and His Papers

June 3, 2015 by Liz Covart Leave a Comment

ben_franklins_worldBenjamin Franklin’s life spanned almost the entire 18th century.

In this episode of the Ben Franklin’s World podcast, Michael D. Hattem, research assistant for the Papers of Benjamin Franklin Documentary Editing Project, leads us on an exploration of the life and deeds of Benjamin Franklin. You can listen to the podcast here: www.benfranklinsworld.com/031

[Read more…] about Benjamin Franklin and His Papers

Filed Under: History Tagged With: American Revolution, Archives, Ben Franklin’s World, Material Culture, Podcasts, Political History

Historians Podcast Meets Ben Franklin’s World

May 29, 2015 by Bob Cudmore Leave a Comment

The Historians LogoThis week “The Historians” podcast features an interview with Liz Covart, host of “Ben Franklin’s World,” a podcast focusing on the Revolution and early years of the American Republic. Covart is writing a book on the impact of the American Revolution in the Albany, N.Y., area. She earned a Ph.D. in history at the University of California in Davis and currently lives in the Boston area. With her podcast, blogs and other writing she strives to bridge the gap between academic and popular history. Listen at “The Historians” online archive at bobcudmore.com/thehistorians
[Read more…] about Historians Podcast Meets Ben Franklin’s World

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Podcasts, The Historians

Second Great Awakening in Northern New England

May 27, 2015 by Liz Covart 1 Comment

ben_franklins_worldIn this episode of the Ben Franklin’s World podcast, Shelby M. Balik, author of Rally the Scattered Believers: Northern New England’s Religious Geography (Indiana University Press, 2014), joins us to explore the New England town-church ideal, how it helped New Englanders organize their towns, and why the post-Revolution migration into northern New England forced New Englanders to change and adapt how they maintained civic and moral order within their communities. You can listen to the podcast here: www.benfranklinsworld.com/030 [Read more…] about Second Great Awakening in Northern New England

Filed Under: Books, History Tagged With: Ben Franklin’s World, Podcasts, Religious History

Journalist Bill Buell on The Historians Podcast

May 22, 2015 by Bob Cudmore Leave a Comment

The Historians LogoThis week “The Historians Podcast” welcomes Daily Gazette features writer Bill Buell. Buell is the author of history books on Schenectady and Albany; he is working on a book on Schenectady’s Socialist Mayor, George Lunn. A native of Glenville and resident of Schenectady’s Stockade section, Bill is a graduate of Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake schools and the University at Albany, with a degree in history. He started working with the Gazette as a sports writer in 1977. As a features writer he currently covers diverse topics including history, religion and the theater. Listen at “The Historians” online archive at http://www.bobcudmore.com/thehistorians/
[Read more…] about Journalist Bill Buell on The Historians Podcast

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Podcasts, Schenectady, The Historians

The Native American Defeat of the First American Army

May 20, 2015 by Liz Covart Leave a Comment

ben_franklins_worldIn this episode of the Ben Franklin’s World podcast, Colin Calloway, Professor of History and Native American History at Dartmouth College, joins us to discuss how American settlement in the Ohio Valley led to The Victory with No Name: The Native American Defeat of the First American Army (Oxford University Press, 2014). You can listen to the podcast here: www.benfranklinsworld.com/029

[Read more…] about The Native American Defeat of the First American Army

Filed Under: Books, History Tagged With: Arthur St. Clair, Indigenous History, Military History, Native American History, Northwest Ordinance, Oxford University Press, Podcasts

Podcast: The Mohawk Valley History Conference

May 15, 2015 by Bob Cudmore 1 Comment

The Historians LogoThis week “The Historians” podcast features coverage of the American Revolution in the Mohawk Valley Conference held May 1-3. The half hour episode features interviews with conference participants Jim Kirby Martin, co-author of Forgotten Allies: The Oneida Indians and the American Revolution (Hill and Wang, 2006); Jack Kelly, author of Band of Giants: The Amateur Soldiers Who Won America’s Independence (Macmillan, 2014); and Don Hagist, author of The Revolution’s Last Men: The Soldiers Behind the Photographs (Westholme Publishing, 2015). [Read more…] about Podcast: The Mohawk Valley History Conference

Filed Under: Events, History, Mohawk Valley Tagged With: Academia, American Revolution, Arkell Museum, Canajoharie, Conferences, Fort Plain Museum, Military History, Mohawk River, Montgomery County, Podcasts

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