Otto Hillig was, ultimately, just an ordinary person — who did a few extraordinary things, which others found helpful or exciting. An accessible hero.

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14.11.2024

Native Nations: A Millennium in North America - New York Almanack

Native Nations: A Millennium in North America shows that before European colonists and enslaved Africans arrived, there was Indigenous history.

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14.11.2024

1955: The Day A UFO Buzzed Lake George - New York Almanack

Ground Observer Corps Headquarters investigated a strange “object” spotted over Lake George on September 11, 1955, suspected of being a UFO.

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14.11.2024

Aggressive Invasive Golden Clam Found in Lake Champlain - New York Almanack

A Lake Champlain Committee volunteer discovered the invasive golden clam during routine monitoring at South Bay Boat Launch in Whitehall, NY.

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14.11.2024

Update on Wildfires in the Lower Hudson River - Palisades Region - New York Almanack

In the last week several brush fires and wildfires have broken out throughout the NY Metropolitan area and lower Hudson Valley. Here's an update.

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14.11.2024

24 Nominations for State and National Registers of Historic Places - New York Almanack

State Parks has announced 24 nominations to the State and National Registers of Historic Places, including banks, factories, historic districts, more.

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13.11.2024

The Statue of Liberty: Chemistry, Psychology & Democracy - New York Almanack

During his second term NYC Mayor William Grace accepted the Statue of Liberty as a gift from French citizens to the people of the United States.

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13.11.2024

Warren and Washington County Suffragists - New York Almanack

Warren and Washington County suffragists, including Susan and Mary Anthony, were critical to the movement to secure women's voting rights.

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13.11.2024

The 1895 Tribadism Controversy & the Invention of Sexual Deviance - New York Almanack

How did “tribadism,” an old term, with roots in ancient Greece, become a flashpoint in the emergent scientific study of sexuality in the 1890s.

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13.11.2024

The Murder of Vivian Gordon in Jazz Age New York - New York Almanack

Broadway Butterfly examines the murder of Vivian Gordon when the Jazz Age was giving way to a dark undercurrent in the decade of Prohibition.

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13.11.2024

Virtual Loon Programs Planned - New York Almanack

Adirondack Center for Loon Conservation is hosting virtual talks about the common loon on the 2nd Thurs. each month, from Nov. through April.

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12.11.2024

New York's Anti-Rent War (1839-1845) & The Catskills - New York Almanack

The Kaatscast delves into New York's Anti-Rent War (1839-1845), a period of political violence rooted in immigration anxiety and financial distress.

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12.11.2024

Why You Should Keep Your Leaves In Your Yard - New York Almanack

Keeping our leaves nearby is a simpler, more environmentally-friendly solution, as leaves contain nutrients that are good for the soil.

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12.11.2024

Paul Smith's College Launches Scholarship Program for Adirondack Residents - New York Almanack

Paul Smith's College has announced the launch of a scholarship initiative aimed at supporting high school graduates within the Adirondack Park.

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12.11.2024

Gideon Hawley: Advocate for Common Schools in New York State - New York Almanack

Gideon Hawley of Saratoga County, a graduate of Union Collegee in Schenectady, is known as The Father of Common Schools in New York.

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Wildfires, A Drought Warning, and High Fire Danger - New York Almanack

Montezuma Wetlands Projects Completed - New York Almanack

The 1948 Lake George Shark-Propelled Boat Incident - New York Almanack

Celebration Planned for Cohoes Music Hall 150 Anniversary - New York Almanack

Birds of Happiness Aren’t Blue: Funny and Somewhat Educational Nature Essays - New York Almanack

Champlain Canal Stories - New York Almanack

Boxelder: Fun To Hate, Unless You're A Bird - New York Almanack

Harmony Hall: The Historic Jacob Sloat House - New York Almanack

Brendan Wiltse Leaving Adirondack Watershed Institute to Lead Lake George Association - New York Almanack

Hercules Schureman: A Black Patriot Denied His Due - New York Almanack

NY Sate Seeks Another Expansion of Motor Vehicles in Adirondack Park - New York Almanack

Victorian Mourning Letters for General Farnsworth of Albany - New York Almanack

Florence Settlement Added to National Underground Railroad Network - New York Almanack

Japanese Barberry: Once Imported For Gardens, Now Invasive - New York Almanack

List of Species of Greatest Conservation Need Being Revised - New York Almanack

Poetry: The Best of New York - New York Almanack

Motorists: Watch for Deer and Moose - New York Almanack

Access Improvements Made in Moose River Plains Wild Forest - New York Almanack

45 Miles of New Greenway Trails Built Across New York; Nearly 600 More Being Planned - New York Almanack

New Documentary on Nuremberg Guard & Artist Nathan Hilu - New York Almanack

The Old State Museum: Old Bones, Extinction & Climate Change - New York Almanack

Gore Mountain to Open For Skiing Friday, November 15th - New York Almanack

The Swing Era in the Capital District - New York Almanack

Lucy and the Beginnings of Humankind - New York Almanack

Calls for Governor Hochul to Protect Whitney Estate: A Historical Perspective - New York Almanack

Otto Hillig: Photographer, Aviator, and Castle-Builder - New York Almanack

Native Nations: A Millennium in North America - New York Almanack

1955: The Day A UFO Buzzed Lake George - New York Almanack

Aggressive Invasive Golden Clam Found in Lake Champlain - New York Almanack

Update on Wildfires in the Lower Hudson River - Palisades Region - New York Almanack

24 Nominations for State and National Registers of Historic Places - New York Almanack

The Statue of Liberty: Chemistry, Psychology & Democracy - New York Almanack

Warren and Washington County Suffragists - New York Almanack

The 1895 Tribadism Controversy & the Invention of Sexual Deviance - New York Almanack

The Murder of Vivian Gordon in Jazz Age New York - New York Almanack

Virtual Loon Programs Planned - New York Almanack

New York's Anti-Rent War (1839-1845) & The Catskills - New York Almanack

Why You Should Keep Your Leaves In Your Yard - New York Almanack

Paul Smith's College Launches Scholarship Program for Adirondack Residents - New York Almanack

Gideon Hawley: Advocate for Common Schools in New York State - New York Almanack

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