On January 15, 1777, in Saratoga along the “Fish Kill” in the cold of winter, Philip Schuyler wrote a heartfelt letter to his friend George Washington.

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Rangers Respond to Rescue Snowmobilers, Hiker Hit by Falling Ice - New York Almanack

New York State Forest Rangers recently responded to rescue snowmobilers, one whose sled went through ice and two other involved in accidents.

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Heritage Profile: Fort Edward & Rogers Island in the Hudson River - New York Almanack

Rogers Island in the middle Hudson River across from the modern Village of Fort Edward has a long history important to the development of the US.

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Governor Hochul's Proposals Include State Museum, Albany Waterfront - New York Almanack

Governor Hochul wants to spend $400M to revitalize Albany, including $150M for the State Museum and $35M for Albany’s waterfront.

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2025 First New Tour Event Scheduled at Historic Cherry Hill - New York Almanack

Historic Cherry Hill in Albany has scheduled its first tour on Saturday January 18th, calling it "the first tour experience to give back to the community."

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15.01.2025

Ulster County Archives Puts New Collections Online - New York Almanack

The Ulster County Archives has launched its first digital collections on New York Heritage Digital Collections, offering free public access.

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Adirondack Council Celebrates 50th Anniversary - New York Almanack

Founded as a coalition of national, regional and local environmental organizations in Jan. 1975, the Adirondack Council was created 50 years ago.

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Egbert Benson: New York's first Attorney General - New York Almanack

Egbert Benson (1746-1843) who served as New York's first Attorney General from 1777 to 1788 was a pivotal figure in the state’s early legal history.

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Ticking Through Time: Clocks, Watches, and Life in Early America - New York Almanack

The Hyde Collection Announces New Exhibitions - New York Almanack

DEC's Annual Spring Seedling Sale Now Open - New York Almanack

Red Scare Mania: The Karl Marx of Music - New York Almanack

Long Island's Eugenics Record Office - New York Almanack

Slavery & Abolition Activism at the Jan Van Hoesen House - New York Almanack

Moose Rescued from Icy Adirondack Lake Waters - New York Almanack

Albany-Hudson Electric Trail Improvements Planned - New York Almanack

Moses Smith and FDR: A Friendship - New York Almanack

Preservation Long Island Expands Online Collection - New York Almanack

The Day Lake George Nearly Knocked Out Jack Dempsey - New York Almanack

The 1914 Haverstraw Murder of Eugene Newman - New York Almanack

Great Camps & Adirondack Vacation History - New York Almanack

Martin Luther King in the Catskills in 1960 - New York Almanack

Jan 20, 1870: America's 1st Black Member of Congress Denied His Seat - New York Almanack

Land Conservancy Purchases 40-Acre Grand Island Property - New York Almanack

Frost Quakes: The Groans of Old Man Winter - New York Almanack

Devil’s Kitchen: Warren County’s Nightmare for Drivers - New York Almanack

The Architecture of Joseph Urban: Mar-a-Lago & The New School - New York Almanack

Birdability: Enhancing Access to Birding & Nature - New York Almanack

Poetry: The Hiker - New York Almanack

Albany Film Festival Short Film Contest - New York Almanack

Reviving the Legend: Hickory Mountain Ski Film Premiering - New York Almanack

Composing Color: Paintings by Alma Thomas - New York Almanack

State Finalizes Regulations to Protect Freshwater Wetlands - New York Almanack

Rare Indeed: A Bookstore on the Back Roads of Washington County - New York Almanack

Fort Edward Nighttime Snowshoe History Tour - New York Almanack

Ralph Lauren's Catskills Roots - New York Almanack

Historian Sean Kelleher to Discuss Lafayette at Washington's Birthday Breakfast - New York Almanack

Glens Falls Women’s March Saturday Honors Almanack Friend Enid Mastrianni - New York Almanack

Katherine Anne Porter: Saratoga County's Pulitzer Prize Winner - New York Almanack

A Candlelight Resolve: General Schuyler’s Faith in Washington and America’s Future - New York Almanack

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Rangers Respond to Rescue Snowmobilers, Hiker Hit by Falling Ice - New York Almanack

Heritage Profile: Fort Edward & Rogers Island in the Hudson River - New York Almanack

Governor Hochul's Proposals Include State Museum, Albany Waterfront - New York Almanack

2025 First New Tour Event Scheduled at Historic Cherry Hill - New York Almanack

Ulster County Archives Puts New Collections Online - New York Almanack

Adirondack Council Celebrates 50th Anniversary - New York Almanack

Egbert Benson: New York's first Attorney General - New York Almanack

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