SHS celebrates 250th anniversary of the Shaker legacy
On May 4th, about 90 people in all representing 14 states, including Shaker historians, collectors, and enthusiasts, convened to examine ...
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Albany cultural institutions receive federal grants
ALBANY - Two Albany cultural institutions, the Underground Railroad History Project and the Albany County Historical Society (ACHA) were recently ...
NYS commemorates Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
ALBANY — New York State’s annual commemoration and tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy is asking New Yorkers: ...
A Little Overboard returns to Putnam Place this Saturday
SARATOGA SPRINGS - Stephen King wakes up every morning to the notes of song arrangements captured on a dry-erase board. ...
Items from 1940s Bethlehem on display at BHA Museum
BETHLEHEM — All was quiet and dark in Albany County on Jan. 5, 1942. Blackout curtains were drawn, and an ...
Thacher Park named a National Natural Landmark
VOORHEESVILLE – On Dec. 14, 2023, John Boyd Thacher State Park was announced as a National Natural Landmark by the ...
Peace, love and Bert Sommer
BEACON - In 1969, Bert Sommer, an American folk singer, songwriter, and a crew member of “The Tribe” for the ...
Local friends make time for fiber arts and one another
‘Knitted together” is more than a trite play on words when used to describe a group of mature women who ...
Letter to the Editor: Museum thanks those who helped move history
To the Editor, On November 2, 2023, the two historic New York Central electric locomotives that have languished on Beacon Island ...
Colonie restores original clock on Town Hall building
NEWTONVILLE - On Friday, Nov. 3, time began ticking away again on Route 9 in Newtonville. Town Supervisor Peter Crummey ...
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