tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2090428924568492292009-07-15T13:26:21.017-04:00Historical News and Views From The Empire StateJohn Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11844483212763666949jnwarrenjr@gmail.comBlogger321125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-209042892456849229.post-22391772989345624252009-07-15T06:00:00.003-04:002009-07-15T06:00:04.972-04:00

Cobblestone Quest - Road Tours of New York's Historic Buildings is a great new resource of self-guided tours to visit and learn about cobblestone buildings that were built in Western New York State before the Civil War. Part of our pioneer history, cobblestone buildings are buildings built with stones that can be held in one hand (as opposed to pebbles, or boulders). According to the guide, which

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Boscobel House and Gardens in Garrison, New York (www.boscobel.org) has opened a new exhibition, Home on the Hudson: Women and Men Painting Landscapes, 1825-1875. This is the second major exhibition in the new state-of-the-art exhibition gallery on the lower floor of the historic Boscobel House. The exhibit, open to all visitors to Boscobel, will be on display through September 7.The term “

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Thursday, July 16, 2009, at 6 pm, War of 1812 sailor Ned Myers will be telling his lively tale of the sinking of the Hamilton & the Scourge at the Great Lakes Seaway Trail Discovery Center in Sackets Harbor, N.Y. To be completely accurate, an authentically costumed James H. Fischer will relate the story of the famous shipwrecks’ survivor in this presentation for the 2009 Great Lakes Seaway Trail

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Restoration work on the Crown Point Pier and Champlain Memorial Lighthouse has been completed and both facilities are once again open to the public. Restoration work on the pier included reenforcement of the bulkhead and piers, removal of zebra mussels, refurbishing of the metal trusses and decking, repair of the roof -- including replacement of broken slate shingles, thorough cleaning of

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The Albany Times Union is reporting today that the beleaguered Rensselaer County Historical Society (RCHS) is losing the interim executive director, Rachel Tooker, less then six months after she took the post. Members of the organization, including Renssealer County Historian Kathy Sheehan, (who also serves as the society's Registrar) touted her as the leadership necessary to steer the non-profit

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In 1609 the sailors aboard Henry Hudson’s ship the Half Moon laid their eyes upon the entrance to what would come to be known as the Hudson River, and within 15 years the Dutch began to settle the newly discovered land, creating the colony of Explorers, Fortunes and Love Letters: A Window on New Netherland (Mount Ida Press, 2009) is a compilation of new essays that together explore the

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Inside the Apple: The Downfall of William "Boss" Tweed Ephemeral New York: North Brother Island’s Tragic Past Brooklynology: Sham Warfare in Prospect Park Progressive Historians: Unemployed Councils and Eviction Riots Small Pines: I’ll Fix Your Wagon Great Lives In History: Media Maven Dorothy Mae Kilgallen Tenement Museum Blog: Walt Whitman Archive Ephemeral New York: A War of 1812 Fort in

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Hudson River Dinner Cruise with Len Tantillo Adk Nautical Icon Destroyed, Dumped Time Capsule To Honor Lake Champlain SUNY Cuts Despite Cash Hoard Exhumation of 1812 Hero Stirs Controversy Development Besieges Revolutionary Graves Early Baseball Letters Stolen From NYPL? Historic Schenectady Fire Station To Be Razed Crown on Statue of Liberty Reopens In Search of 400-Year-Old Grave Future of

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Mining was once a major industry in northern New York State. Small iron mines and forges appeared along Lake Champlain in the late 1700s. In the 1820s, the industry began to grow rapidly, reaching its peak in the mid-to-late 1800s. The story of mining is much more than minerals found and ores extracted. This Monday, July 13, 2009 Dr. Carol Burke will explore human aspects of Adirondack mining in

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The Iroquois Indian Museum is proud to present a weekend Dance Festival on July 11 and 12, 2009. This two-day event will feature international dancers as well as Iroquois Social Dance performers. On Saturday, July 11th the dance groups will include St.Adalbert’s Polish Dancers, St. Sophia’s Greek Dancers and the Irish dancers Iona Troupe. Each group will perform for approximately 45 minutes

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The purpose of the Underground Railroad Educational and Cultural (URR) Program is to help preserve the Underground Railroad's legacy and to help demonstrate how the Underground Railroad's widespread operations network transformed our Nation. In addition, the URR also promotes the formation of public- private partnerships to help disseminate information regarding the Underground Railroad

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As part of the lead-up to Abenaki Day at the Adirondack Museum, Christopher Roy (a cultural anthropologist engaged in research related to historically known Abenaki people) penned a few short articles with Abenaki family historian David Benedict may be if interest to New York History readers.Roy is a 1995 graduate of the University of Vermont. He is completing a PhD program in the Department of

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Abenaki is a generic term for the Native American Indian peoples of northern New England, southeastern Canada, and the Maritimes. Members of the Abenaki Watso family will share the traditions, culture, and heritage of their ancestors at an upcoming event at the Adirondack Museum this Saturday, July 11, 2009. These Native Peoples are also known as Wabanaki (Eastern Abenaki - Maine and the Canadian

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The deadline for submitting proposals for the Researching New York Conference has been extended to July 10th. DEADLINE EXTENDEDResearching New York 2009November 19 & 20, 2009University at Albany, SUNYThe organizers of the annual Researching New York Conference invite proposals for panels, papers, workshops, roundtables, exhibits, documentary, and media or multimedia presentations on any facet of

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The Rensselaer County Historical Society (RCHS) will host the Times Union's 2009 Best Local Artist and Historian Len Tantillo for a dinner cruise on board the Captain JP II, leaving from Troy and sailing south to the Hudson-Athens Lighthouse. The event will take place on Sunday, July 19th, 2009 from 3 to 9PM; the cost is $85.00 per person for RCHS Members, $95.00 per person for

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As part of the celebration of the 2009 Hudson-Champlain Quadricentennial celebration, the New York State Office of Cultural Education (OCE) will present at the New York State Museum the exhibition “1609,” which will re-examine Henry Hudson’s voyage, the myths that surround it, and explore the legacies of Hudson’s unexpected discovery. The State Museum, State Archives, State Library and State

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City Room Blog: Jackson Tribute at the Apollo Historiann: “What about Women in Early American History? Great Lives In History: William Almon Wheeler, 19th Vice President Historic Districts Council Newsstand: Help Save Coney Island Smithsonian Channel: America’s First Color Film Retires After 74 years PhDinHistory: History Books and Novels Since 1945 Upstate Earth: Along Stockport Creek Tenement

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NYC: Demolition of Historic PS 133 Approved Guggenheim Expands Access to Archives Newly Released Papers Reveal Einstein Ag Museum Facing Tough Times NYS Museum Opens 400th Exhibit Cranberry Lake Boat Club Turns 100 Tower Near Brooklyn Bridge Approved NY Times Nixon Transcriptions Museum Art Back After Long Road Trip

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CBS News Sunday Morning will feature the New York State Library’s New Netherland Project as part of a story on the Quadricentennial of Hudson’s discovery of the river that bears his name on Sunday, July 5th. The segment will be aired between 9:00 and 10:30 a.m. and will feature an interview with New Netherland Project Director Dr. Charles Gehring. One of the most unique history projects in

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Nineteenth century armchair travelers and well-to-do American tourists eagerly read published travel guides and narratives, which often featured paintings reproduced as engravings. These images helped advance an artist's reputation and marketability, and also shaped travelers' expectations of the Adirondack wilderness. The Adirondack Museum's Chief Curator Laura Rice will lead visitors in search

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The Adirondack History Center Museum will host two events in July that look at the landscape and built environment in Essex County. A reception, slide show and gallery tour by photographer Betsy Tisdale featuring the exhibition, In and Around Essex will be held on July 8th, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. The slide show highlights photographs not included in the exhibition and focuses on changes that have

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The Wilmington Historical Society will sponsor the program "Adirondack-Champlain Iron: Creator of Boom Towns & Ghost Towns, 1750s-1970s" with guest speaker John Moravek, Associate Professor of Geography, SUNY Plattsburgh. The program will be held at the Wilmington Community Center on Springfield Road in Wilmington, Essex County, NY on Friday, July 17, at 7 pm. The public is encouraged to attend.

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Wheels Blog: Andrew Carnegie’s Electric Cars Tenured Radical: Universities, Awake! The Crisis of Higher Ed Tenement Museum Blog: Neighborhood Tea Houses & Cafes Lost City: Lost City's Guide to Gramercy The Bowery Boys: Greenwich Village, When it Was A Village Bovina History: Bovina Weather History During the Great War History Confidential: The Origin of Wall Street Coney Island Blog: The March Of

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A New Web Site For NY Public Library A Manuscript, A Confrontation, A Shooting Manhattan's Oldet House Through Pictures From Parade to Pasture to Auction Block Gay Marriage Gets a Dutch Boost Dutch Will Join The Celebration Champlain Bridge Project Begins Kodak Retires Kodachrome After 74-Yrs Volunteers Work to Re-Raise The Grange

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Dr. L.H. Roper, Professor of History at SUNY New Paltz and a scholar of international reputation in the field of Atlantic History has announced a symposium, 'Henry Hudson, New Netherland, and Atlantic History', at SUNY New Paltz the weekend of 25-26 September, 2009. This host two-day international symposium on “The Worlds of Henry Hudson” is expected to be the premier intellectual event held in

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