The State of NY History: The Westchester Experience

January is the traditional time for looking forward and backwards according to the two-faced Roman god Janus. In that spirit, I wish to start 2013 with a look back on some developments in local and state history by focusing on Westchester County both because I live there and because I happen to go through an […]

This Weeks New York History Web Highlights

Jimmy Vielkind: Cold War Reminder in Malta Photos: Madison Square Garden II, 1890-1925 &#8216-The Whole Nine Yards’: Seeking a Phrase’s Origin The Root: Henry Louis Gates Interviews Tarantino Bill O’Reilly: Most Popular Historian in America? Gettsyburg 1863: Washington Co’s Heroic Fight Opinion: Rail-Removal Advocates Twist Facts Brian Mann: Do Regional Economic Councils Work? Holidays: Shared […]

This Weeks Top New York History News

Scarsdale Doctor Killer Dies More Mohawk Gaming Arrests Harness Racing Museum Burglarized Pike’s Cantonment Marks 200 Yrs Bushmaster Maker Remington Being Sold Separate SUNY Presidencies Preserved Farm Bureau Opposes Rooftop Highway 1800s Archeology Find in Utica $165M UAlbany Expansion Approved Call for New Urban Research Each Friday morning New York History compiles for our readers […]

This Weeks New York History Web Highlights

Gettsyburg 1863: Washington Co’s Heroic Fight Opinion: Rail-Removal Advocates Twist Facts Brian Mann: Do Regional Economic Councils Work? Holidays: Shared Roots of Hanukkah, Christmas 2nd Amendment: A History in Two Paintings Film History: Historians Assess Spielberg’s &#8216-Lincoln’ Jessica Collier: Young Visions For OWD Factory USDA Chief: Rural America Less Relevant Libraries: Becoming Havens for Homeless […]