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World War Two

What Do We Tell Our Children about the Holocaust?

May 12, 2023 by Bob Cudmore Leave a Comment

This week on The Historians Podcast, Meryl Frank in her book Unearthed: A Lost Actress, a Forbidden Book, and a Search for Life in the Shadow of the Holocaust (Hachette Books, 2023) tells the story of her cousin Franya Winter, a celebrated Yiddish stage actress in Vilna in Eastern Europe who died in the Holocaust. [Read more…] about What Do We Tell Our Children about the Holocaust?

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Education, Film History, Genealogy, Holocaust, Jewish History, Performing Arts, Podcasts, Theatre, World War Two

Fighting Zeros: New York Made Aircraft in World War Two

April 28, 2023 by Bob Cudmore Leave a Comment

This week on The Historians Podcast, Patrick Chaisson discusses his multi-media presentation “Wings of Victory: Aircraft Production in New York State during WWII.” Chaisson is a retired (after 26-years) US Army and National Guard Lieutenant Colonel from Scotia. [Read more…] about Fighting Zeros: New York Made Aircraft in World War Two

Filed Under: History, New York City Tagged With: Air Force History, Aviation History, Long Island, Military, Podcasts, World War Two

Blauvelt State Park: Rockland County’s Storied Martial History

March 21, 2023 by David Fiske Leave a Comment

New York Times, May 4, 1922Blauvelt State Park, in the Rockland County town of Blauvelt has a storied history. At first, it was a facility where members of the New York State National Guard (and the Naval Militia) could practice shooting. It was first used in October 1910, though still under construction at the time. Later on, the site would be called Camp Bluefields (Blauvelt means “blue field” in Dutch), but at this time the facility was known as the Blauvelt Rifle Range. [Read more…] about Blauvelt State Park: Rockland County’s Storied Martial History

Filed Under: History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, New York City, Recreation Tagged With: Blauvelt, Blauvelt State Park, CCC, Civilian Conservation Corps, Columbia University, Military History, New York City, New York National Guard, Palisades Interstate Park Commission, Rockland County, State Parks, World War One, World War Two

Grumman’s Long Island Test Pilot Bruce Tuttle

March 21, 2023 by Chris Kretz Leave a Comment

long island history project logoJet fighters once roamed the skies above Long Island. Grumman, the aviation powerhouse behind such planes as the Hellcat and the Avenger, turned its attention to jets by the end of the Second World War. And to test those jets, they turned to men like Bruce Tuttle. [Read more…] about Grumman’s Long Island Test Pilot Bruce Tuttle

Filed Under: History, New York City Tagged With: Aviation History, Industrial History, Long Island, Long Island Sound, Military History, Podcasts, World War Two

The Search Continues For A WWII Bomber Lost in Lake Ontario

March 17, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

vanishing pointAt the height of World War II, a B-24 Liberator bomber vanished with its crew while on a training mission over Upstate New York. The final hours and ultimate resting place of pilot Keith Ponder and seven other US aviators aboard the plane remain mysteries to this day. [Read more…] about The Search Continues For A WWII Bomber Lost in Lake Ontario

Filed Under: Books, History, Western NY Tagged With: Aviation History, Books, Lake Ontario, Military History, World War Two

Sadakichi Hartmann: A German-Asian-American Artist’s Struggle for Identity

February 9, 2023 by Jaap Harskamp 1 Comment

conversations with Walt WhitmanIn response to the attack on Pearl Harbour in 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066 authorizing the founding of a new federal agency, the War Relocation Authority (WRA), which began forcibly removing Japanese Americans from the West Coast and relocate them to isolated inland areas. Around 120,000 people were detained in remote camps for the remainder of the Second World War. [Read more…] about Sadakichi Hartmann: A German-Asian-American Artist’s Struggle for Identity

Filed Under: Arts, History, New York City Tagged With: Art History, Arts and Crafts Movement, Asian-American, Cultural History, French History, German-American History, Immigration, Journalism, Literature, Manhattan, modernism, New York City, Photography, Poetry, Theatre, World War Two, Writing

A World War II Bomber Pilot’s Canine Companion

January 20, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Lieutenant Robert Payne and ThunderboltSeason two of The Object of History podcast by the Massachusetts Historical Society continues with “A World War II Bomber Pilot’s Canine Companion,” the  story of Thunderbolt, a dog who served as a companion to an American bomber pilot and POW Lt. Robert Payne during World War II. [Read more…] about A World War II Bomber Pilot’s Canine Companion

Filed Under: History Tagged With: dogs, Massachusetts Historical Society, Military History, Podcasts, World War Two

Remembering The Christmas of 1945 in Northern NY

December 25, 2022 by Lawrence P. Gooley Leave a Comment

1945 Ad Welcome Home VetsAmong the finest Christmas seasons in America’s long history took place in 1945. We’re constantly bombarded with how special the holidays are, so it’s tough for any one year to stand out as extra special, but 1945 makes the list.

Events across the Adirondacks that year epitomized the nation’s attitude. Surprisingly, it wasn’t all about celebrating, even though the most destructive war in history had just ended a few months earlier. We often mumble mindlessly that we’re proud to be Americans. But the first post-World War II Christmas was the real deal, worthy of the word “pride.” [Read more…] about Remembering The Christmas of 1945 in Northern NY

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History Tagged With: Adirondacks, Christmas, Clinton County, Essex County, Franklin County, Holidays, Military History, World War Two

Former Saratoga and North Creek Railway Purchased

December 22, 2022 by Editorial Staff 3 Comments

Tahawus Railway Map Dec 2022Revolution Rail Company (RevRail) has announced its purchase of the Saratoga and North Creek Railway, which stretches from the hamlet of North Creek in Johnsburg, Warren County, north to the Tahawus mining works in the Town of Newcomb, Essex County. [Read more…] about Former Saratoga and North Creek Railway Purchased

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondacks, Delaware & Hudson Railroad, Essex County, High Peaks, Hudson Gorge Wilderness, Hudson River, Johnsburg, Mining, Newcomb, North Creek, Opalescent River, Open Space Institute, railroads, Tahawus, Vanderwhacker Mountain Wild Forest, Warren County, World War Two

Verdelle Louis Payne: Ithaca’s Tuskegee Airman

December 2, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

a new york minute in history podcastIn the latest episode of A New York Minute In History, Devin Lander and Lauren Roberts tell the story of Verdelle Louis Payne from Ithaca in Tompkins County, who joined the Army Air Forces during the Second World War and became a pilot.

During the war, Payne served in the 99th Fighter Squadron, which became part of the legendary Tuskegee Airmen, an all-Black group of pilots serving in the then still-segregated U.S. Army. [Read more…] about Verdelle Louis Payne: Ithaca’s Tuskegee Airman

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Air Force History, Black History, Ithaca, Military History, Podcasts, Tompkins County, World War Two

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