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Eleanor Bumpurs & The Police Killing That Galvanized New York City
On October 29th, 1984, Eleanor Bumpurs, a Black disabled mother and grandmother, was gunned down in her Bronx public housing…
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Death and Mourning: 18th Century Funeral Practices
The Sackets Harbor Battlefield State Historic Site will host a very different program leading up to the commemoration of the…
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Goodbye Wilderness: The Whitney Park To Be Developed
Adirondack Explorer’s writer Jim Odato recently reported a pending sale of 36,000-acre Whitney Industries lands and waters in Long Lake…
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Falconer Natural History Lecture Series Announced
The University at Albany’s Atmospheric Sciences Research Center has announced it’s Summer 2025 Raymond Falconer Natural History Lecture Series. The…
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The Adirondack Council at 50
In January, 1975, a score of men, Ivy League graduates, accomplished, most of them wealthy, assembled in a conference room…
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Rare New York Fossil Highlights Decline of Naraoia Arthropod
A newly published scientific paper is revealing insights into a rare fossil from the Silurian Period (the third period of…
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Ruth McGinnis, the ‘Queen of Billiards’
In November 1939, Ruth McGinnis (1910-1974), the Women’s Pocket Billiard Champion of the World (1932-40) played at Frank’s Pool Parlor…
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New York State History Conference Starts Thursday in Albany
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The Historic House Handbook: A Guide to Old House Living
The Historic House Handbook: A Sensitive Guide to Old House Living (The Landmark Society of Western New York, 2025) is…
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Victory Mills: Destroyed Factory Building Noted For Early Concrete Construction
One of the notable things about the history Victory Mills factory building destroyed by fire on Saturday was it’s early…
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