Keppler, Joseph Ferdinand, Artist. Leap-year / J. Keppler. , 1884. N.Y.: Published by Keppler & Schwarzmann. Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2012645186/.It’s a leap day in a leap year
With a leap year comes the Leap Day, today, February 29. As most are aware, a leap year occurs approximately every four years to accommodate alignment with the astronomical year.
Register Now For Spring Workshops at The Farmers’ Museum
Join the knowledgeable staff at The Farmers’ Museum and experience one or more of the Spring Workshops starting Saturday, April 6.
THE GREAT BICYCLE RELAY RACE OF 1892
Details of the Great Race were published in The Saturday Globe. This article has been adapted and added to by Ann Eysaman Schuyler.
Members of National CORE organizations protest at the New York State World’s Fair, 1964New York State Capitol Black History Month Exhibit
Governor Kathy Hochul recently announced the opening of the 2024 Black History Month exhibit in the New York State Capitol.
Lundstrom corner bookcase on museum displayLundstrom Bookcase’s Long Journey Home
Lundstrom sectional barrister bookcases are often found in local law offices and private homes,holding sets of law books and personal libraries.
Museum Monday Program at Schoharie Crossing Takes a Look at Enslavement and Abolitionism in Montgomery County
Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site will host the next in the “Museum Mondays” series on February 5th from 11am to 1pm.
Eleazer Williams: Historian from The Unquiet Rest of Eleazer Williams
Wampum Chronicles continues with “The Unquiet Rest of Eleazer Williams: Eleazer Williams: Historian” by historian and author, Darren Bonaparte.
The Unquiet Rest of Eleazer Williams By Darren BonaparteThe Unquiet Rest of Eleazer Williams
Wampum Chronicles continues with “ The Unquiet Rest of Eleazer Williams” by historian and author, Darren Bonaparte.
Eleazer Williams: The Lost Mohawk
Wampum Chronicles continues with “Eleazer Williams: The Lost Mohawk, Have We a Bourbon Among Us?” by historian and author, Darren Bonaparte.
Photo courtesy of the Russian History MuseumThe Russian History Museum in Jordanville, NY
Despite what the name may indicate, this site is a hidden gem encompassing not just Russia, but decades worth of immigrant culture and diaspora in the Mohawk Valley