Election Anxiety: Bat Shea & The Murder of Robert Ross
[ad_1] 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
The Marshalls: An Indispensable Adirondack Family
[ad_1] 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
1776 Gunboat Philadelphia: A Revolutionary War Roadside Attraction
[ad_1] 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
Glidden Auto Tour: Testing the Reliability of Early Automobiles
[ad_1] 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
John Brown Lives! Celebrating 25 Years This Weekend
[ad_1] 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
James McCune Smith, Abolitionist & First Credentialed Black Doctor in the US
[ad_1] 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
The Witch of Saratoga: Angeline Tubbs, History & Folklore
[ad_1] 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
Tunnel Engineer Charles Watson Murdock
[ad_1] 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
Printing Machinery & Bibliophily: A New York History
[ad_1] 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
The Battle of Diamond Island on Lake George
[ad_1] Today it’s a State-owned island – a day use area for picnics – but Diamond Island on Lake George witnessed a horrific bombardment by