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Schenectady County Historical Society

J Robert Oppenheimer in Schenectady

July 20, 2023 by Guest Contributor Leave a Comment

J Robert OppenheimerOn October 21, 1941, 46 days before Pearl Harbor, The National Academy of Sciences Uranium Committee met in the office of Dr. William C. Coolidge, director of the General Electric Research Laboratory in Schenectady. This top-secret meeting was historic for two reasons. [Read more…] about J Robert Oppenheimer in Schenectady

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History Tagged With: Franklin D. Roosevelt, General Electric, Manhattan Project, Military History, Schenectady, Schenectady County, Schenectady County Historical Society, Science History, World War Two

Schenectady County History Walking & Kayak Tours

May 4, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

kayak through historyThe Schenectady County Historical Society have announced their history walking and kayak tours are set to return to Schenectady and Waterford this summer. [Read more…] about Schenectady County History Walking & Kayak Tours

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Events, History, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Schenectady County Historical Society

Dutch-Native American Relationships in Eastern New Netherland

April 11, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Dutch-Native American Relationships in Eastern New NetherlandThe Schenectady County Historical Society has announced their annual meeting, featuring a talk by Dr. Lucianne Lavin on Dutch-Native American Relationships in Eastern New Netherland, is set for Saturday, April 29th. [Read more…] about Dutch-Native American Relationships in Eastern New Netherland

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Events, History, Mohawk Valley Tagged With: Native American Heritage Advisory Council, Schenectady County Historical Society

Recent Archaeology at the Joseph Yates House in Schenectady County

April 3, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Joseph Yates farm house in Glenville NYDaniel Mazeau and Aaron Gore, archaeologists with Beverwyck Archaeology, recently completed field investigations and research for the Yates house and property in Glenville, Schenectady County, NY, once home to the family of Joseph Yates (1707-1748). Yates was the grandfather of Joseph Christopher Yates (1768-1837), a lawyer, politician, statesman, founding trustee of Union College and longtime Schenectady Mayor who also served as the 7th Governor of New York in 1823-1824. [Read more…] about Recent Archaeology at the Joseph Yates House in Schenectady County

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Events, History, Mohawk Valley Tagged With: Andrew Jackson, Archaeology, DeWitt Clinton, Glenville, Joseph Yates, Legal History, Martin Van Buren, Political History, Schenectady, Schenectady County, Schenectady County Historical Society, Yates, Yates County

Schenectady in the Early Republic, 1800-1830

April 3, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

a new nationSchenectadians of the early American Republic (ca. 1800-1830) lived through defining years of the nation’s history. They were part of a growing city in a new nation, which would have to shape diverse peoples, religions, and geographical spaces into a free and prosperous republic. At the same time, Schenectady was already chartered as a city, and sought to define its own local identity. [Read more…] about Schenectady in the Early Republic, 1800-1830

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History, New Exhibits Tagged With: Schenectady County Historical Society

Edison, Westinghouse & Schenectady

March 26, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Edison, Westinghouse, Schenectady with George WiseIn 1886 inventors George Westinghouse and Thomas Edison each believed their electric current was superior and battled to convince the world that their work is the future – Schenectady played an important role in this battle. [Read more…] about Edison, Westinghouse & Schenectady

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Events, History Tagged With: Schenectady County Historical Society

The Slow Death of Slavery in Dutch New York

March 16, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Where Did All the Slaves Go?The Dutch had an important influence in developing and maintaining slavery in what is now New York State. Indeed, to understand the history of slavery in New York we need to recognize it as more distinctly Dutch.

Dutch attitudes about the utility and morality of slavery presented a major roadblock in attempts to end slavery in New York State through gradual abolition, by resisting the political and legal changes that ultimately brought about the end of slavery in the state in 1827. [Read more…] about The Slow Death of Slavery in Dutch New York

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Events, History Tagged With: Schenectady County Historical Society

Christ Church Duanesburg Restoration Project Update

March 6, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Christ Church Duanesburg Restoration ProjectChrist Church Episcopal in Duanesburg, Schenectady County, NY, was founded in 1793 and considered the oldest active and unaltered Episcopal Church in New York State, if not also in the United States.

[Read more…] about Christ Church Duanesburg Restoration Project Update

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Events, History Tagged With: Schenectady County Historical Society

Alcohol, Sovereignty, and Social Segregation in New Netherland

March 6, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Alcohol, Sovereignty, and Social SegregationAlcohol was a subject of deep concern for Indigenous nations and settler governments in early America, but, though all agreed that the alcohol trade was dangerous, they did not assess the problem or its remedies in the same ways. [Read more…] about Alcohol, Sovereignty, and Social Segregation in New Netherland

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Events, History, Mohawk Valley Tagged With: liquor, Schenectady County Historical Society

The Transcontinental Railroad & The Capital District

February 22, 2023 by Guest Contributor 4 Comments

OnJupiter locomotive May 10, 1869 the first United States Transcontinental Railroad was completed when a 17.6-karat gold ceremonial spike was driven into a railroad tie by Leland Stanford.

Begun in 1863, the “Pacific Railroad” or “Overland Route” was a joint, although competitive, endeavor between the Central Pacific Railroad (CPRR), moving east from San Francisco to meet the Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) which headed west from Council Bluffs, Iowa. The two railroad lines finally met at Promontory Point, Utah, after workers laid 1,912 miles of contiguous track. [Read more…] about The Transcontinental Railroad & The Capital District

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History Tagged With: Albany, Albany County, Colonie, railroads, Roessleville, Schenectady, Schenectady County Historical Society, Transportation History, Watervliet

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