Monday, September 25, 2017

James Cuff Swits – Herbalist and Gentle Giant

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This blog post was written by library volunteer Gail Denisoff. In April of 1946, a group of “old-timers” gathered at the Schenectady C...
Monday, September 11, 2017

The Ghost Train of Mont Pleasant

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We can't wait for Halloween over at the Schenectady County Historical Society, so when one of our volunteers found this letter about the...
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Thursday, September 7, 2017

A Brief History of the Abruzzese Society and Italian-American Fraternal Organizations in Schenectady

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This post was written by Archives Assistant Angela Matyi. Angela processed our collection of Abruzzese Society records through a Documentar...
Wednesday, August 16, 2017

Ambrose Ham – Survivor of the USS Maine

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This post was written by SCHS Library Volunteer Gail Denisoff. Stylized image of the USS Maine explosion. Only 94 of the ship's 35...
Wednesday, August 2, 2017

The Mayor and the Aurora Borealis

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Image of Samuel W. Jones. This blog entry was written by library volunteer Bob Emery. The Schenectady County Historical Society owns t...
Friday, July 14, 2017

A Genealogy Success Story

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This post was written by SCHS member Carol Clemens published in the Heritage Observer My husband and I recently did DNA testing through An...
Friday, July 7, 2017

Schenectady's Colorful Canallers

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This post is written by SCHS library volunteer Diane Leone The Erie Canal running through Schenectady. This sketch is from the Decemb...
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