Join us as we welcome Audrey Humphrey from Johnson Hall State Historic site as she discusses Sir William Johnson and his connection to Fort Hunter.
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The life of DeWitt Clinton is an interesting exploration into the politics of early America and New York State. Recognized now as the "Father of the Erie Canal," NYS governor and former mayor of New York City, Clinton had tended to personal and political rivalries to accomplish legislative goals.
Join site educator David Brooks as we discover some of the intrigue, wrangling, and dirty politics that lead ultimately to DeWitt's Duel on the plains of Weehawken, New Jersey.
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Join us as we welcome professor Matt Zembo who will be presenting, "The 34th Regiment of Foot: A British Regiment in the Norther Frontier of the American War of Independence"
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Join us as we host Anne Clothier presenting on the History of Phrenology.
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Join us as Bill Merchant, curator of the D&H Canal Museum, explores The Black Experience on the D&H.
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It is no stretch to state that World War II would have been very different if not for the City of Schenectady. Between the war time production and ground breaking technologies created by the city's twin economic powerhouses, General Electric and the American Locomotive Company, and the resiliency of its population, Schenectady helped turn the tide of the war. Join Chris Leonard, the City Historian of Schenectady, as he looks back at the importance of Schenectady's home front 75 years after the war's end.
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Join us in celebration of Otis Eddy, builder of the Schoharie Creek Aqueduct, on his birthday!
The Schoharie Creek Aqueduct was one of the major improvements to the Erie Canal during its Enlargement Era. Otis Eddy was the contractor responsible for the construction of one of the most iconic engineering remnants of the canal era in the Mohawk Valley.
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