The tugboat, as a distinct vessel type, dates back to Scotland with the construction of the Charlotte Dundas...
The scarcity of timber following the American Revolution somewhat diminished the Staten Island shipbuilding trade. After the war,...
A new edition of Breaking Trail: Remarkable Women of the Adirondacks is now available from Purple Mountain Press....
Robert Beattie was many things: an architect, a designer of iconic public buildings on Long Island, and a...
In the 1975 film Posse, Amsterdam, NY native Kirk Douglas (who directed the film) plays an unscrupulous U.S....
What happens when history, art, and community transformation converge on six brick walls in Ticonderoga, NY? In this...
Throughout Saratoga County’s long history, many religious and spiritual communities have called our home their home, with the...
The tradition of freak shows in Europe dates back to the sixteenth century. Medical “monstrosities” became standard components...
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A newly published scientific paper is revealing insights into a rare fossil from the Silurian Period (the third...
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