We saw the Strawberry Moon rise over Eldridge Swamp two nights ago. Just south of our home in Shushan, New York. At a place we had never visited. Nor knew of its existence. No interfering lights. No one else nearby. No other sounds. Only the chorus of frogs encouraging the moon's performance. Thanks to our friend Jack Metzger for sharing the moving experience. He called out-of-the-blue that evening with a secret surprise. If we were willing, grab a sweatshirt and water shoes,

When I came across this 1866 image and article in our historic newspaper collection earlier this year, I immediately thought of Glens Falls native, Charles Reed Bishop (1822-1913), and this, the 200th year of his birth. As a young man Bishop traveled in 1846 to the Kingdom of Hawai'i, stayed, and made his fortune. He became very involved in the Kingdom, in 1849 becoming a citizen, and in 1850 marrying Bernice Pauahi Paki of the royal House of Kamehameha. Throughout his distin

Every Wednesday we have posted an image on Facebook from our current exhibition, Life Through Bloomer's Lens: Portraits from the Richard M. Bloomer Glass Plate Negative Collection, on view in the Folklife Gallery through June 30, 2022. Audience response has been tremendous, often helping us with more information about the subject. One week we didn't expect much help. The post was this interesting portrait of a man with his dog, but from a glass plate negative with no identify