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Putnam History Museum Acquires Hudson River Postcard Collection

March 26, 2022 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

In the Highlands of the Hudson postcardHudson Highlands residents Barry and Mary Jean (MJ) Ross have donated their collection of Hudson River postcards to the Putnam History Museum.

The collection is comprised of 240 distinct early 20th century postcards with scenes of the Hudson River Valley – and related views, activities, landmarks, and landscapes – from New York Harbor to the Adirondacks. [Read more…] about Putnam History Museum Acquires Hudson River Postcard Collection

Filed Under: Arts, Capital-Saratoga, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, New York City Tagged With: Cold Spring, Hudson Highlands, Hudson River, Hudson Valley, New York Harbor, Philipstown, Photography, Postal Service, Putnam County, Putnam History Museum, railroads, Steamboating, Transportation History

Ben Stickney’s Press: A New York Inventor’s Piece of World Postal History

October 1, 2020 by Maury Thompson Leave a Comment

Stickney Presses US Treasury DepartmentAppeals from officials in the Adirondacks of Upstate New York to President Calvin Coolidge in 1924 resulted in the reappointment to federal government service of “undoubtedly the greatest inventive genius that Essex County has ever produced.”

Benjamin R. Stickney, a Moriah Center native, was a chief engineer at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing when President Warren Harding dismissed Stickney and 27 other federal bureaucrats, without notice, on March 27, 1922. [Read more…] about Ben Stickney’s Press: A New York Inventor’s Piece of World Postal History

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History Tagged With: Engineering History, Essex County, Industrial History, Port Henry, Postal Service, Ticonderoga

Beyond Philately: In Praise of the Postal Carrier

August 22, 2020 by Amy Catania 1 Comment

Camp Topridge Mailbag. Private CollectionIn times of trouble, some of the most essential workers are the people who deliver the mail.

Here in the Adirondacks, where there are more trees than people, it can get lonely. Mail carriers keep us connected, and post offices in rural hamlets serve as social hubs. [Read more…] about Beyond Philately: In Praise of the Postal Carrier

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History Tagged With: Historic Saranac Lake, Mail, Postal Service, Saranac Lake

Post and Travel in Early America

May 29, 2019 by Liz Covart Leave a Comment

ben_franklins_worldHow did the postal system work in Early America? How did people send mail across the North American colonies and the British Empire?

You sent these questions for Episode 200: Everyday Life in Early America. You also said you wanted to know more about transportation in early America. [Read more…] about Post and Travel in Early America

Filed Under: Books, History Tagged With: Atlantic World, British Empire, Early America, Early American History, Mail, Podcasts, Postal Service, Transportation

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