Election Anxiety: Bat Shea & The Murder of Robert Ross
Immediately following Troy’s March 6, 1894 election riot in the 13th Ward, the question on everyone’s lips was “Who killed Robert Ross?” After interviewing 50
The Marshalls: An Indispensable Adirondack Family
Recently, Diane O’Connor, the managing director of the Lower Adirondack Regional Center for History in Ticonderoga, presented “Adirondack Jews: Community and Contribution,” at the Historical
1776 Gunboat Philadelphia: A Revolutionary War Roadside Attraction
In 2026, the US will celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. That year, the Smithsonian Institution’s Museum of American History will unveil
Glidden Auto Tour: Testing the Reliability of Early Automobiles
For the car enthusiast today, the term cross country rally recalls dust-covered cars testing skill and endurance by racing across endless landscapes of sand dunes
John Brown Lives! Celebrating 25 Years This Weekend
John Brown Lives! (JBL!) dates its founding twenty-five years ago to October 16, 1999, when Oswald Sykes, a former hospital administrator from the Capital Region,
James McCune Smith, Abolitionist & First Credentialed Black Doctor in the US
Dr. James McClune Smith (1813-1865) was born into slavery in the city of New York where his mother emancipated herself at the time of his
The Witch of Saratoga: Angeline Tubbs, History & Folklore
October is the month we celebrate Halloween and the anniversary of General John Burgoyne’s surrender at the Battles of Saratoga. It is also the month
Tunnel Engineer Charles Watson Murdock
By most accounts, the Lincoln Tunnel is the world’s busiest vehicular tunnel (the type used by cars and trucks). It actually consists of three levels
Printing Machinery & Bibliophily: A New York History
Twenty-five miles north of New York City on the eastern shore of the Hudson River lies Tarrytown in an area called Tappan Zee (Tappan for
The Battle of Diamond Island on Lake George
Today it’s a State-owned island – a day use area for picnics – but Diamond Island on Lake George witnessed a horrific bombardment by gun