History
Brotherly Love
Maria Chapin Preston, born in 1842, was the sixth child of Dr. Calvin and Margaret Preston of East Street, Galway, New York. Like her brothers, she exhibited musical talent early ...
Rhoda Meets Lillian: It Didn’t Go Well
Lillian Russell (left) & Rhoda Thompson (right). Photo provided by The Saratoga County History Roundtable. On the morning of August 14, 1909, Miss Rhoda Thompson of Rose Hill Farm in ...
Johnny Mancini: Hero of Ballston Lake
Have you seen the Grotto of the Redemption in West Bend, Iowa? It is a series of nine grottos depicting scenes in the life of Jesus and is believed to ...
Joseph Henry: A Summer Respite in Galway
Some people may recognize the name Joseph Henry as that of an imminent scientist of the 19th century, who helped establish the fledgling United States as having experimental and theoretical ...
It Could Have Been Sargent: The Naming of Sacandaga Reservoir
In April of 1930, the gates of the Conklingville Dam closed for the first time, beginning the process of flooding 27 miles of the Sacandaga Valley to create a new ...
Every Photo Has A Story
George Laing Corliss Histories mysteries are so fascinating and solving them is rewarding. A group of photos were found in an antique shop recently and thankfully some were identified with ...
The Leland House – 275 Years Young
A historic marker along the Waterford Road denotes “Leland House: Raided by French and Indians in 1748, rebuilt in 1749, later the home of revolutionary patriot John Ten Broeck 1740-1822.” ...
WWII 27th Division Veteran Passes Away at 100
Wilfred L. “Spike” Mailloux, a World War II combat veteran I had befriended after interviewing him for an Associated Press story a decade ago, died on May 2 in the ...
A Bit of Colonie in Clifton Park
The Town of Colonie owns the Stony Creek Reservoir located in southern Clifton Park, just above Vischer Ferry. It was completed in 1953 at a cost of $1,800,000 and covers ...
The People Behind the Portraits
Hanging at the top of the main stairs at Brookside Museum is a pair of portraits. With them is a framed brooch which contains locks of hair. These portraits are ...
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