Horrendous Old Adirondack Roads and Buck Boards
[ad_1] The Adirondacks’ earliest highways — and by far its smoothest — were its major waterways. Until well into the
X Marks the Spot: Piracy at Lake George, New York
[ad_1] Piracy is the act of illegal violence or robbery at sea, or in this case, at the “Queen of
Margery Ryerson: The Art Spirit Contagious
[ad_1] Margery Ryerson was born in 1886, graduated from Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York in 1909, and moved to
DEC Ends Active Search for Missing Adirondack Hiker
[ad_1] Citing “treacherous conditions – dangerous terrain, up to four feet of snow, whiteouts, and windchills below zero – New
James Colby Harrington: Con Man Extraordinaire
[ad_1] In 1898, James Colby Harrington was known in Schuylerville as an honest and friendly young man, yet only four
1868 Hoax: The Day a Lake George Island “Sank”
[ad_1] In 1868 a Lake George island reportedly sank following an earthquake and “tremendous upheaval of waters.” It was early
Some History of the US Postal Service
[ad_1] You might say that the history of our postal system began when Benjamin Franklin, age 31, was appointed Postmaster
Thanksgiving Dinner News Collected from Historic Newspapers
[ad_1] The rule at a wedding is don’t show up the bride. The rule at Thanksgiving dinner is don’t show
Walter Lippmann’s Stereotype: From Printing to Politics
[ad_1] William Bradford (1663-1752) was born in village of Barwell, Leicestershire, where his father was a printer and a member
Sensationalism In Historical Context: Wide-Awakes & The Civil War
[ad_1] If you think the spread of sensationalism and “alternative facts” and their divisive effect on the American people are