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Louis Riel: A Canadian Rebel’s Exile in Northern New York
Louis Riel (1844-1885) a founder of the province of Manitoba in Canada and a political leader of the Métis people (mixed Indigenous and European ancestry) at a time when they actively resisted the...
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Maury Thompson Receiving Warren County Historical Society Award
The Warren County Historical Society has announced the recipient of its annual “Hon. John D. Austin Jr. Contribution to History Award.” Maury Thompson of Ticonderoga has been selected from a slate of...
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Charles Evans Hughes Documentary Now Available Online
The 43-minute documentary My Native Air: Charles Evans Hughes and the Adirondacks is now available for viewing free of charge on YouTube. The film tells the story of the life and career of Glens Falls,...
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19th Century Railroad News from Northern New York
One railroad was flourishing. “The immense quantity of lumber coming from Canada has caused a brisk revival in the freight business of the Delaware and Hudson, and the employees are pleased at the...
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Wit & Wisdom From Historic Northern New York Newspapers
What is the reason, besides being seen on C-SPAN, that congressional hearings are held? To gather expert information on the topic at hand. In the 19th century, the limited specialized knowledge of...
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A First World War Holiday Miracle
Call it an antiquarian newspaper holiday miracle. “Rather a peculiar thing happened a few days ago,” Lieutenant Howard Smith of Hudson Falls wrote his mother from a military hospital in France on...
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Floyd Bennett: New York Aviation Legend
Among the rock-star personas of the Roaring Twenties were a number of aviators who captured the public’s imagination. Some were as popular and beloved as movie stars and famous athletes, and America...
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‘If All Else Fails’: Far-Right Extremism in Upstate New York
North County Public Radio (NCPR) has announced a new podcast, If All Else Fails, an investigation into far-right extremist groups and militia movements in Upstate New York and how they’ve gained ground...
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Wit & Wisdom From Northern NY Newspapers
Triva clue: He was honored as “No. 1 Eagle Scout.” Correct response: Who is Gerald Ford? “Joe Wykoff, Detroit area scout director, holds up a sign designating Gerald Ford as ‘No. 1 Eagle Scout’ above a...
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Political News & Wit From 1890s Northern New York
A tailor in the Trades Building in Glens Falls, NY, conducted a political guessing contest to drum up business. “A ten-dollar pair of trousers to the person guessing the nearest to the plurality of our...
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