Nineteenth-century presidential campaigns have evolved from years of restrained candidate participation to the dawn of 20th century’s media driven contests. In seeking to persuade the citizenry for ...
A sledgehammer dealt the final blow to New York City’s dream of a paleontology museum. On May 3, 1871, workers broke into the workshop of famed British artist Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins. Inside, they ...
The Athletic has live coverage of the 2024 Kentucky Derby, the 150th anniversary. Considered the official drink of the Kentucky Derby, the mint julep features straightforward, uncomplicated ...
Robin Blackburn’s sweeping history of slavery and freedom in the 19th century. Robin Blackburn’s sweeping history of slavery and freedom in the 19th century. Robin Blackburn is undoubtedly one of the ...
Buoyed by a partnership between RIT and the Rochester Public Library, the Rochester History journal has a new look and a growing readership. The journal’s 21st-century makeover is turning heads and ...
RHINEBECK — One man’s cluttered attic is another man’s “missing link” to a community’s history. That first man is Jeff Strong, 82. He’s the grandson of Jacob H. Strong, who, in 1907, bought the ...
In this age where anyone can navigate any city around the globe like a local, with a simple tap of a smart phone, a new exhibition has the viewer step back in time to a far different way of exploring ...
Historian and former Nevada City mayor Steve Cottrell, who writes Echoes From Our Past –– a monthly feature in The Union –– has announced publication of Walking Man: The Life and Times of a 19th ...
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