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Between 1748 and 1751, Swedish botanist Pehr (Peter) Kalm (1716-1779) made a journey through Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey,...

In many respects the American Revolution was a civil war pitting Americans loyal to the Crown against other...

On August 21, 1790, President George Washington composed a letter to the Hebrew Congregation of Newport, Rhode Island,...

By midsummer, the deck in our backyard is lined with a profusion of tall orange flowers. Each flower...

Charity Clarke was born in the colonial city of New York on June 28, 1747, and lived through...

Conscious of the new political status which the Province of New York had attained by the adoption of...

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When Leon “Frog” DeCelle left his small hometown of Mechanicville, in Saratoga County, NY, on December 10, 1942,...

America’s first President George Washington owned 316 acres of land in today’s Town of Kirkland, Oneida County, NY,...

New York’s vibrant immigrant history created a diversity of ethnic enclaves in the city. When over time demographics...