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It’s Time for the Four-Point Play in the NBA

June 8, 2025 by Lawrence Venturato 2 Comments

No, we’re not talking about a four-point play the hard way; i.e., making a three-point shot beyond the arc while getting fouled, and then converting the free throw. Instead, we’re talking about a new four-point shot taken beyond the half-court line.

Basketball‘s three-point play originated in New York City on February 7, 1945 in a scrimmage game between Columbia and Fordham Universities when an arc 21 feet from the basket was painted on the court. Shots taken and made beyond this arc counted as three points instead of the normal two points for shots taken inside of the line. [Read more…] about It’s Time for the Four-Point Play in the NBA

Grassroots Peace Activists Being Honored By Peace Action Fund

September 20, 2024 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Every year, Peace Action Fund of New York State (PAFNYS) brings leading peace activists together for the William Sloane Coffin, Jr. Peacemaker Awards ceremony and reception in New York City. The event — named to honor the legacy of the Rev. William Sloane Coffin, Jr., a civil rights and anti-war activist who championed the power of civil disobedience and peaceful protest in fighting injustice — recognizes peace activists who serve as a model for current and future changemakers. [Read more…] about Grassroots Peace Activists Being Honored By Peace Action Fund

Johnny Mancini’s Grotto: A Saratoga County Man Lost Near Guadalcanal

August 1, 2024 by Guest Contributor Leave a Comment

A grotto shrine is built into and/or made from rocks. Grotto shrines can be natural or man-made. The story of a small grotto in Ballston Lake in Upstate New York is a complicated one – it’s the story of a boy’s sickly childhood, a compassionate priest, a grateful man, and a tragic death. [Read more…] about Johnny Mancini’s Grotto: A Saratoga County Man Lost Near Guadalcanal

The Albany Origins of the New Year’s Eve Ball Drop

December 31, 2023 by Peter Hess 2 Comments

The Capital District’s Dudley Observatory is considered “the oldest non-academic institution of astronomical research in America.” Originally, it was located north-east of downtown Albany, NY.

Construction there began in 1852 and the facility was dedicated in 1857. Albany’s Congressman Erastus Corning, the founder and first president of the New York Central Railroad, was instrumental in donating a high quality telescope and time-keeping system at the new Dudley Observatory in Albany. [Read more…] about The Albany Origins of the New Year’s Eve Ball Drop

French Canadians in Northern New York: A Primer

October 10, 2023 by Rebecca Rector 9 Comments

Although a few arrived in the 150 years before to exploit the region’s natural resources, French-speaking Canadians began settling in New York in larger numbers during and after the American Revolution (many as refugees from English power in Canada). [Read more…] about French Canadians in Northern New York: A Primer

Huguenots’ Revolution: Death, Money, and Transatlantic Politics

April 7, 2022 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

In the 18th century thousands of French Protestants (known as Huguenots) immigrated to colonial America seeking sanctuary from religious persecution.

Siena College will host “The Huguenots’ Revolution: A Family Story of Death, Money, and Transatlantic Politics,” a lecture with Owen Standwood, PhD, set for Tuesday, April 19th. [Read more…] about Huguenots’ Revolution: Death, Money, and Transatlantic Politics

Siena Poll Shows Support For Limits on Hiking, Camping in High Peaks

October 6, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

A Siena College Research Institute poll of New York voters in September showed that by 68% to 22% they want New York State officials to protect overused public lands in the Adirondack Forest Preserve from further abuse by enforcing resource capacity limits, rather than building bigger and bigger parking lots to accommodate the surging crowds. [Read more…] about Siena Poll Shows Support For Limits on Hiking, Camping in High Peaks

Event Cancelled – Supplying the Sullivan Expedition of 1779

April 22, 2019 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The American Revolutionary War Round-Table of Upstate NY and Siena College’s McCormick Center for the Study of the American Revolution are set to present Amateurs Talk About Tactics, but Professionals Study Logistics: Supplying the Sullivan Expedition of 1779 by Robert Mulligan, on Thursday, May 9th.

In 1779 George Washington sent a quarter of the Continental Army into the Iroquoian lands of Central New York to destroy the towns and crops, and to capture hostages to secure the good behavior of the Iroquois. Over 40 towns were destroyed, and thousands of acres of cropland laid waste before the harvest. Since no hostages were taken, the enraged Iroquois warriors were free to raid the frontiers of New York and Pennsylvania. [Read more…] about Event Cancelled – Supplying the Sullivan Expedition of 1779

Decision-Making in the British Military Justice Process

April 4, 2019 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

A presentation, Decision-Making in the British Military Justice Process by William P. Tatum III, Ph.D,will be held on April 11th at Siena College near Albany.

Contrary to popular stereotypes, the British military justice system of the Revolutionary War-era employed a complicated process, with multiple layers of courts and enforcement. Much as with contemporary civilian justice, an accused individual could enter the system at any one of these levels. Ultimately, the fate of both officers and soldiers charged with military misconduct depended on the individual decisions of commanding officers and courts martial judges. This presentation will chart the formal structure of the British Military Justice System and the decisions through which officers determined where military personnel would enter and leave it. [Read more…] about Decision-Making in the British Military Justice Process

Euro-Indian Interactions Before the Revolution at Siena College

March 24, 2019 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Siena College has announced “The Chains of Alliance: Euro-Indian Cooperation and Conflict from Contact to the Revolution,” a lecture with Dr. John W. Hall, PhD, has been set for Wednesday, April 3rd from 6 to 7 pm, at the Key Auditorium, 202 Roger Bacon Hall, Siena College, Loudonville. [Read more…] about Euro-Indian Interactions Before the Revolution at Siena College

Palatine Farmers and Slavery Talk Near Albany

January 6, 2019 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Travis M. Bowman, Senior Curator of the New York State Bureau of Historic Sites, will present “Slavery and Dutch-Palatine Farmers: How did middle class farmers in New York interact with slavery?” on Thursday, January 10, 2019 at Siena College, near Albany, NY.

Usually considered a Southern issue, slavery played a surprisingly large role in colonial and revolutionary era New York. Bowman will examine how slavery evolved in New York under the Dutch, British, and American systems of government and how the institution was utilized at a local and personal level among the Palatine immigrants and their descendants in the Hudson and Mohawk Valleys. [Read more…] about Palatine Farmers and Slavery Talk Near Albany

Benedict Arnold Road Table At Siena College Nov 13th

October 23, 2018 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The American Revolution Round Table: Hudson/Mohawk Valleys and Siena College’s McCormick Center for the Study of the American Revolution are set to present, “Benedict Arnold at Saratoga: How a Newly Discovered Letter Changed History” by Eric Schnitzer, on Tuesday, November 13, 2018.

The event starts at 6:30 pm, with time for socializing and networking followed by the program at 7 pm. The event will be held at Siena College, 515 Loudon Rd, Albany, in the Roger Bacon Building, Room 202, also known as Key Auditorium. [Read more…] about Benedict Arnold Road Table At Siena College Nov 13th

Washington’s Lieutenants: The Generals of the Continental Army

August 30, 2018 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

“Washington’s Lieutenants: The Generals of the Continental Army” will be the subject of a talk by William M. Welsch on Thursday, September 20, 2018 at Siena College, near Albany.

This presentation reviews George Washington’s subordinate generals, including their backgrounds, and relations with Washington, Congress, and each other. Also explored will be their contributions to victory, foreign generals, anecdotes, and historical evaluation.

The Battle of Hubbardton As A Rear Guard Action

June 25, 2018 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

On Tuesday, July 10, 2018, the American Revolution Round Table: Hudson/Mohawk Valleys and Siena College’s McCormick Center for the Study of the American Revolution are set to present, “The Battle of Hubbardton: the Rear Guard Action that Saved America” by Dr. Bruce M. Venter.

The Albany event starts at 6:30 pm with time for socializing and networking followed by the program at 7 pm. [Read more…] about The Battle of Hubbardton As A Rear Guard Action

Glens Falls Talk On Changing Perceptions Suburbs

October 29, 2012 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The Chapman Historical Museum in Glens Falls, NY will host a talk on changing perceptions of the suburbs on Thursday, November 1, 2012, at 7 pm.

From Leave It to Beaver to Desperate Housewives, viewers have been presented with visions of suburbia that are simultaneously pastoral and gothic, nostalgic and repressive. Using still photos and video, Professor Keith Wilhite, Assistant Professor of English, Siena College, will show how popular culture constructs specific images of suburbia, as well as how those images change along with postwar suburban development. [Read more…] about Glens Falls Talk On Changing Perceptions Suburbs

Call For Papers: NYS Association of European Historians

February 13, 2010 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The New York State Association of European Historians (NYSAEH) is currently seeking proposals for presentations and volunteers to chair sessions at this year’s annual conference to be held at Siena College, in Louudonville (near Albany), NY September 24-25, 2010. The conference will feature a keynote address by Lara Frader, Professor of History at Northeastern University and Senior Associate at the Minda de Gunzberg Center for European Studies at Harvard University. Among her many publications are Peasants and Protest: Agricultural Workers, Politics and Unions in the Aude, 1850-1914 (1991) and Breadwinners and Citizens: Gender in the Making of the French Social Model (2008).

Proposals for papers and/or panels should be submitted by April 30, 2010 to:

James Valone
Canisius College
2001 Main Street
Buffalo NY 14208

valone@canisius.edu

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