This post was written by library volunteer Diane Leone In the early decades of the twentieth century, a recreational gem sat just on the d...

Last week we were visited by a film crew from the First Nations Technical Institute. This institute is based in Ontario and was founded to p...

This post was written by library volunteer Gail Denisoff. This image shows flooding on the Erie Canal looking towards State Street. Adve...

A recent Times Union article (which you can find here ) got us thinking about some of the major winter fires in Schenectady County and the...

Our latest exhibit, Back in My Day: Childhood, Play, and Schenectady focuses on growing up and being a kid in Schenectady County. So we du...

This blog post was written by library volunteer Diane Leone. Among notable people of the past who made important contributions to the city...