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Political History

‘Monkish Traditions’: 1830s Hatred of Irish Immigrants

January 11, 2021 by John Warren Leave a Comment

"Ruins of the Ursuline Convent, at Charlestown, Massachusetts," historical print, 1834, collection of the Charlestown Historical Society.In the 1830s, anti-Catholic attitudes inflamed by conspiracy theories were reaching a fevered pitch, especially in New York and Massachusetts where attacks on the homes of urban Irish immigrants occurred with some regularity.

In 1834 the bigotry turned particularly violent. Its greatest instigator was Samuel B. Morse who whipped his Protestant brethren into a fury. [Read more…] about ‘Monkish Traditions’: 1830s Hatred of Irish Immigrants

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, New York City Tagged With: Immigration, Irish History, Irish Immigrants, Nativism, Political History, Religious History

Anti-Irish Sentiment In New York Before The 1830s

January 4, 2021 by John Warren 11 Comments

Know Nothing Cartoon ca 1850sAlthough there had always been Irish immigrants to the colonies of the Americas, in the 1830s the pace of immigration of unskilled Irish quickened in the United States. (In 1820, only 21 percent had been unskilled laborers; by 1836 nearly 60 percent were.)

These newcomers were mostly Catholic. [Read more…] about Anti-Irish Sentiment In New York Before The 1830s

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Hudson Valley - Catskills, New York City Tagged With: Catholicism, Immigration, Irish History, Irish Immigrants, Nativism, Political History, Religious History

A Washington County Political Newspaper Brawl

December 27, 2020 by Maury Thompson Leave a Comment

 Granville SentinelIf there was one thing 19th century Granville Sentinel publisher Anna McArthur disliked more than Democrats, it was a competing newspaper attempting to siphon off Republican readership. [Read more…] about A Washington County Political Newspaper Brawl

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, History Tagged With: Granville, Newspapers, Political History, politics, Washington County

An Interview With Feminist Activist Muriel Fox

December 25, 2020 by Clare Sheridan Leave a Comment

crossroads of rockland historyOn the December 2020 episode of “Crossroads of Rockland History,” Clare Sheridan welcomed feminist trailblazer Muriel Fox. While living in Tappan, Muriel Fox made history with Betty Friedan when they, and other prominent feminists, founded the National Organization for Women (NOW) in 1966. [Read more…] about An Interview With Feminist Activist Muriel Fox

Filed Under: History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, New York City Tagged With: feminism, Historical Society of Rockland County, Podcasts, Political History, Rockland County, Women, womens history

A New Edition of Francis Whiting Halse’s Upstate NY History Published

December 21, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

americas first frontierBook purchases made through this link support New York Almanack’s mission to report new publications relevant to New York State.

America’s First Frontier: New York’s Pioneers and Their Fight for Freedom (2020 Reprint by HVA Press) recalls settlers in Upstate New York who sometimes faced hunger and disease, in addition to their ongoing conflicts with resident Native Americans, the French and later British loyalists. Author Francis Whiting Halsey was born in Unadilla, New York in 1851 and graduated Cornell University in 1873. He as an editor at the Binghamton Times (1873–1875) and New York Tribune (1875–1880). [Read more…] about A New Edition of Francis Whiting Halse’s Upstate NY History Published

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Books, Capital-Saratoga, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, Western NY Tagged With: American Revolution, Books, Cultural History, French And Indian War, Military History, Native American History, Political History

Charles Evans Hughes Documentary Premiering Online

December 13, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

My Native AirThe new feature documentary, My Native Air: Charles Evans Hughes and the Adirondacks, co-produced by MDT Publishing and Snarky Aardvark Films, is premiering on-demand in a limited run from January 15th to February 15th, 2021. [Read more…] about Charles Evans Hughes Documentary Premiering Online

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Arts, Capital-Saratoga, History, Nature Tagged With: art, Charles Evans Hughes, Charles R Wood Theater, Documentary, film, Forest Preserve, Fort Ticonderoga, Glens Falls, Historic Preservation, Judical History, Lake George, Political History

John Davenport Clarke: Farmer, Forester, and Congressman

December 11, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

KaatscastIn the latest episode of Kaatscast, a podcast delivering interviews, arts, culture, and history from the Catskills , Delaware County Historian Bill Birns talks about the legacy of “Hobart’s greatest” (albeit largely forgotten) son, John Davenport Clarke.

Clarke was born in Hobart. He graduated Lafayette College in 1898 and Brooklyn Law School in 1911. He was assistant to the secretary of mines of the U. S. Steel from 1901 until 1907. In 1920, he was elected to Congress as a Republican. He was again elected to Congress in 1926 and served until his death in a car crash near Delhi, NY inn 1933. [Read more…] about John Davenport Clarke: Farmer, Forester, and Congressman

Filed Under: History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Recreation Tagged With: Agricultural History, Delaware County, Forestry, Podcasts, Political History

A Military Cemetery Mystery Solved

December 8, 2020 by Jeannie Brennan - Constance Brennan Barone Leave a Comment

Hawkins tombstoneTiming is everything! While contemplating a unique marker in the Sackets Harbor military cemetery a puzzling question came up. Why was Henderson, NY resident Joseph Hawkins, who never served in the military, buried in the military cemetery?

Coincidentally, Henderson Historical Society’s Eric Anderson was simultaneously researching Joseph Hawkins and shared clues. [Read more…] about A Military Cemetery Mystery Solved

Filed Under: History, Western NY Tagged With: Cemeteries, Great Lakes, Jefferson County, Maritime History, Military History, Political History, Sackets Harbor

Frances Perkins: The First Woman Named To A Presidential Cabinet

December 4, 2020 by Bob Cudmore Leave a Comment

The Historians LogoThis week on The Historians Podcast Jim Kaplan chronicles the achievements of the first woman member of a Presidential cabinet. Frances Perkins was FDR’s Secretary of Labor who helped design Social Security.  [Read more…] about Frances Perkins: The First Woman Named To A Presidential Cabinet

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: Podcasts, Political History, politics, womens history

President Taft At Old Ticonderoga

December 1, 2020 by Maury Thompson Leave a Comment

President Taft at the Grandstand at Ticonderoga provided by Fort TiconderogaPresident William Howard Taft dozed for nearly five hours in the wee hours of the July 6th, 1909 morning as The Mayflower, his private rail car, was parked at the esplanade end of track No. 13 at Grand Central Station inn the city of New York. [Read more…] about President Taft At Old Ticonderoga

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History Tagged With: Charles Evans Hughes, Fort Ticonderoga, Lake Champlain, Political History, Ticonderoga, William Howard Taft

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