The Sodus Bay Phalanx – Finger Lakes Utopia
12/13/2018 Story and photos by Madis Senner Several structures remain from the Utopian communities that once inhabited Sodus Bay in Alton. First there were…
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Have You Seen Those New Roadside Markers?
12/13/2018 Story and photos by Derek Doeffinger Surely you’ve seen them by now. The new roadside history markers. They’ve been appearing all over the…
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Scottsville – A Proud Community
12/01/2018 story and photo by James P. Hughes Flat, fertile farmland dotted with picturesque homes, barns, and flowing fields of crops belie the fact…
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Historical Society Hosting Capt. James Hope Exhibit, Talk in November
11/08/2018 The Schuyler County Historical Society is marking the birth anniversary of artist Capt. James Hope with a special exhibit and talk at the…
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The Haunted House That Helped Launch Movements
10/30/2018 Story and photo by Madis Senner Located on Hydesville Road (1510 Hydesville Road) in Newark, New York is the memorial to the Fox…
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The Ghost on Dark Hollow Road
10-23-18 Story and photo by John Adamski In the mid-1990s, during a transitional period in my life, I rented a century-old farmhouse on ten…
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Re-Thinking Thanksgiving
10/22/2018 Re-Thinking Thanksgiving: A Native American Perspective on an American Holiday at Humphrey Nature Center at Letchworth State Park On Saturday, November 3, 2018…
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High Tor’s Stone Mounds
10/12/2018 By Maddis Senner Who built all the stone mounds at High Tor New York State Wildlife Management Area at the southeastern end of…
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AFRICAN AMERICANS IN ITHACA: SITUATING PEOPLE IN PLACE AND TIME
10/11/2018 November 9-10 Southside Community Center, 305 S. Plain Street Ithaca, NY 14850 The History Center in Tompkins County and the Southside Community Center are hosting a two…
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There’s Always Room for Jello
10/31/2018 story and photos by James P. Hughes In the past 120 years, who hasn’t savored a bowl of that jiggly treat with a…
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