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A 1926 New York Voting Rights Battle

In 1926 Upstate New York newspapers were aflame with alarm about voting rights and a Tammany Hall takeover of state…

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From the Bicentennial to America 250: The New York Experience

New York’s America 250 Commission is finalizing its plans for the state’s commemoration next year. In the meantime, it might…

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2026 New York History Conference Call for Proposals

The New York History Conference is accepting proposals that deal with the history, culture, economy, politics, geography, anthropology, or archaeology…

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Long Island’s Three Village Oral Histories

Christian Avenue sits at the heart of the Three Village area on the North Shore of Long Island. Surrounded by…

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NYS Governor Commits To Protecting Whitney Estate

New York State Governor Kathy Hochul has made a commitment toward the permanent protection of the ecologically rich forests and…

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Delaware County Snake Found Slithering Up Drivers Leg

On September 23, NYS Environmental Conservation Officers (ECOs) Doig and Osborne responded to a call from a motorist in Delaware…

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The Treaty of Canandaigua, 1794

The Treaty of Paris 1783 ended the American War for Independence, but it did not bring peace to North America.…

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King George’s War and the Thirty-Year Peace

King George’s War and the Thirty-Year Peace: The Third Contest for North America (Westholme Publishing, 2025) continues the contest for North…

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William Starna’s History of the Mahican

From Homeland to New Land: A History of the Mahican Indians, 1600-1830 (University of Nebraska Press, 2013), is by William…

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Eleazer Williams: Professional Indian – New York Almanack

Michael Leroy Oberg’s new book Professional Indian: The American Odyseey of Eleazer Williams (2015, Univ. of Pennsylvania Press) follows Eleazer…

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