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Linton’s Class of ’87 to gather for 25th reunion (with photo gallery)
Monday, Nov. 19, 2012
Courtney Erickson and his friends at Linton High School were living in the ’80s. Linton's Class of '87 will soon gather and go over the good times at their 25th reunion.
State Archives honoree Ken Burns has changed the way we look at history
Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012
There are plenty of ways to tell a good story. And according to filmmaker Ken Burns, nothing beats a historic black-and-white photograph.
Historian to challenge view of Arthur as so-so president
Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012
Former Schenectady resident and 1848 Union College graduate Chester A. Arthur actually did a pretty good job as president, according to historian Frank Taormina.
'Showboat,' sports, parades among November '69 events
Monday, Nov. 12, 2012
The “Showboat” pulled into Niskayuna Reformed Church on Friday, Nov. 14, 1969. Bunches of people had other ideas that month.
SCHENECTADY COUNTY
Association: Dropping historian could be illegal
Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012
Schenectady County’s plan to contract out the historian’s duties could be illegal and may place it at risk of losing state funding for certain initiatives, the Association of Public Historians of New York State warned last week.
SCHENECTADY
New miSci head has big dreams
Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012
William “Mac” Sudduth showed off the exhibits at miSci as if he was sharing some of his favorite things.
Lincoln’s hand-written version of Emancipation Proclamation to be on view at State Museum
Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012
“I never, in my life, felt more certain that I was doing right, than I do in signing this paper,” said Abraham Lincoln, after he added his signature to the Emancipation Proclamation.
Democratic and GOP faithful geared up for key races in '66 and '68 (photos)
Monday, Nov. 5, 2012
As Election Day 1968 approached, some people boarded a bus for Hubert H. Humphrey. Others passed out campaign buttons for Richard Nixon. And campaigns were waged for local offices as well.
AMSTERDAM
Grant to aid Sanford farm’s hope for restoration
Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012
Friends of Sanford Stud Farm will gather today at the distinctly out-of-place old barn wedged among the big-box stores on Route 30 to receive a state grant they say will be a step toward restoring the old structure.
LOUDONVILLE
Conference to focus on one of Civil War’s bloodiest years
Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012
This year’s conference is being held at Siena College and will run from 5 p.m. Friday through 3:30 p.m. Sunday afternoon.
A grand night for a fright (photo gallery)
Monday, Oct. 29, 2012
Capital Region Scrapbook revisits Halloween celebrations from the '80s and 1993.
SCHENECTADY
Long-ago voices heard again (video, gallery)
Friday, Oct. 26, 2012
Representatives of the Museum of Innovation and Science, miSci, did what likely hadn’t been done since June 22, 1878 — they played a digitally recreated recording of what is believed to be the oldest playable American voice and the first-ever recording of a musical performance.
SCHENECTADY
ALCO museum considers debut campaign successful
Friday, Oct. 26, 2012
After a short and successful four-month inaugural season, the ALCO Heritage Museum is closed for the winter and looking ahead to the future.
SCHENECTADY COUNTY
Historian eliminated from Schenectady County budget
Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012
Longtime historian Don Rittner awoke Wednesday to find his job had been zeroed out of Schenectady County’s budget.
AURIESVILLE
Catholics flood shrine on canonization day (photos)
Monday, Oct. 22, 2012
A single small bell rang through the Coliseum at the Shrine of Our Lady of Martyrs on Sunday afternoon, bringing 5,000 devoted Catholics to their feet as one.
