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George Pratt, Lake George’s ‘Mohawk Warrior’ & Saratoga Springs

I was pleased to recently learn through the New York Almanack and Lake George Mirror about the planned restoration of…

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Sojourner Truth’s Groundbreaking 1828 Court Case

This episode of A New York Minute in History podcast commemorates Women’s History Month by uncovering the groundbreaking 1828 court…

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A Historic Preservation Workshop on Long Island

On April 17, 2025 from 9 am until 4 pm Preservation Long Island will host an historic preservation workshop with…

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Albany Film Festival Taking Place This Saturday

Storytelling in the filmmaking process is the essence of the New York State Writers Institute’s Albany Film Festival taking place…

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Wage Gap Report: Women in New York Still Earn Less Than Men

Women in New York earned 87 cents on the dollar compared to men in 2023, according to a report on…

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Rangers Rescue Injured Hiker in Big Indian Wilderness

On Tuesday, March 18 at about 10:15 am, Ray Brook Dispatch requested NYS Forest Ranger assistance for a hiker with…

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A History of Education in New York: Earliest Times to the Revolution

The history of education in New York has no single beginning date. Wherever people have lived, they have educated themselves…

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Debris Burning Causes Multiple Wildfires Across Upstate New York

Between March 17 and 24, Forest Rangers responded to 12 wildfires in nine counties across New York State. The fires…

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Inside the Ulster County Archives

On this episode of the Kaatscast: The Catskills Podcast newly appointed Ulster County, NY, historian Eddie Moran discusses the role…

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Dawson’s: The Alplaus Kill’s Last Mill

Local historian W. Bronson Taylor once observed that the three essentials of the early pioneers of western Saratoga County were…

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