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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

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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:

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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).

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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

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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