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Saratoga County

Jim Richmond: Helping Keep Saratoga County History Alive

March 5, 2021 by Bob Cudmore Leave a Comment

The Historians LogoThis week on The Historians Podcast, keeping historical interest alive during the pandemic with Jim Richmond from Saratoga County History Roundtable. Plus the impact of Yaddo artists’ community founders Spencer and Katrina Trask on Saratoga Springs. [Read more…] about Jim Richmond: Helping Keep Saratoga County History Alive

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

Advocates Hope To Save Two Historic Saratoga Springs Buildings

February 22, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Save Our Citys Historic Building SignEvery February the Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation holds their Heart Bomb Campaign to raise awareness about important places and the impact of preservation in Saratoga Springs. [Read more…] about Advocates Hope To Save Two Historic Saratoga Springs Buildings

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History Tagged With: Architecture, Historic Preservation, Saratoga, Saratoga County, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation

Isaiah Blood: The Forgotten Industrialist of Bloodville

February 20, 2021 by Guest Contributor Leave a Comment

Isaiah Blood and his Bloodville ResidenceA man with the ominous-sounding name of Isaiah Blood, born on February 13, 1810, once operated one of the largest tool factories of its kind in New York State, along the Kayaderosseras Creek in Saratoga County, 150 years ago.

The Ballston Scythe, Axe and Tool Works shipped hundreds of thousands of quality hard-edge tools around the world for decades. [Read more…] about Isaiah Blood: The Forgotten Industrialist of Bloodville

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History Tagged With: Ballston Spa, Saratoga, Saratoga County, Saratoga County History Center, Saratoga County History Roundtable

Loneliness: Winter At Saratoga County’s Tuberculosis Sanatorium

February 5, 2021 by Guest Contributor 1 Comment

Snowshoeing at the HomesteadLiving at “Homestead,” Saratoga County’s Tuberculosis Sanatorium, was never easy – especially in winter.

In December of 1914 the first patients were admitted to the newly built facility. The site, located on land in the Town of Providence donated by Horace Carpentier years before, was in an extremely rural part of the county. There was no public transportation and the access road was impassable during winter. [Read more…] about Loneliness: Winter At Saratoga County’s Tuberculosis Sanatorium

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History Tagged With: Saratoga, Saratoga County, tuberculosis

Isaac Jogues: Man On A Mission

February 1, 2021 by Sean Kelleher 2 Comments

The Jesuits of North AmericaWho is Isaac Jogues? Before we address this question, we should acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land when I write this article – the Iroquois Confederacy and the Algonquians – and pay our respect to their elders’ past, present and emerging. [Read more…] about Isaac Jogues: Man On A Mission

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, History, Mohawk Valley Tagged With: Lake George, Native American History, Saratoga, Saratoga County, Saratoga County History Center, Saratoga County History Roundtable

Grant Cottage Named National Historic Landmark

January 24, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The Grant Cottage State Historic Site, a 19th century residence where U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant completed his memoirs shortly before his death, has been named a National Historic Landmark by the National Park Service. [Read more…] about Grant Cottage Named National Historic Landmark

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History Tagged With: Grant Cottage, National Historic Landmark, National Park Service, Saratoga County

Veteran’s Honor Roll Is One Town’s Lonely Sentinel

January 15, 2021 by Guest Contributor Leave a Comment

Town of Wilton’s Veteran’s Honor RollIn winter, it stands silently like a lonely sentinel, set back from Ballard Road in the Town of Wilton, Saratoga County. Day and night the traffic whizzes by the Veteran’s Honor Roll, yet its presence is overlooked by most. [Read more…] about Veteran’s Honor Roll Is One Town’s Lonely Sentinel

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History Tagged With: Saratoga, Saratoga County, Saratoga County History Center, Saratoga County History Roundtable, Wilton

Ballston’s Hawkwood Estate: Teddy Roosevelt, Guy Baker & The Countess

January 8, 2021 by Guest Contributor Leave a Comment

Hawkwood circa 1900Theodore Roosevelt spent a bit of time in Saratoga County, particularly in the years leading up to and including his time as Governor of New York (1899-1900).

TR would often visit a friend, Guy Baker, who lived in Ballston. He hunted on Baker’s Hawkwood estate and sometimes brought members of his family for short visits with the Bakers. [Read more…] about Ballston’s Hawkwood Estate: Teddy Roosevelt, Guy Baker & The Countess

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History Tagged With: Ballston Lake, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Saratoga, Saratoga County, Saratoga County History Center, Saratoga County History Roundtable, Theodore Roosevelt

Life and Legacies of Spencer Trask

January 3, 2021 by Guest Contributor Leave a Comment

Spenser Trask at his Yaddo EstateSpencer Trask awoke on the morning of December 31st, 1909 in the last compartment of the last sleeper car on the Montreal Express as it neared New York City on the D&H Railroad line.

Getting dressed, his thoughts may have turned to the three passions that dominated his 65 years. He did not know then that it would be the final day of his eventful life. [Read more…] about Life and Legacies of Spencer Trask

Filed Under: Arts, Capital-Saratoga, History, New York City Tagged With: art, New York City, Saratoga, Saratoga County, Saratoga Spa State Park, Saratoga Springs, Vice, Yaddo

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