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Ticonderoga to China by way of Hudson Falls: Mildred R. Bolles Cornell Mills
On 14 August, 1916, Mildred married Erving Robert Cornell who was eleven years her senior...

Tisha Dolton
Feb 6, 20244 min read
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Hawaii Surf Swimming in 1866
When I came across this 1866 image and article in our historic newspaper collection earlier this year, I immediately thought of Glens...

Todd DeGarmo
Jun 10, 20223 min read
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Is this F. B. Zimmer, beagle breeder of Gloversville?
Every Wednesday we have posted an image on Facebook from our current exhibition, Life Through Bloomer's Lens: Portraits from the Richard...

Todd DeGarmo
Jun 3, 20225 min read
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Lake George from Sabbath Day Point
"The view presented... is one of the finest on Lake George" proclaims an 1853 issue of Gleason's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion found...

Todd DeGarmo
May 21, 20224 min read
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Miles Borden, "the First Man That You Meet"
April is National Poetry Month, so I thought I'd share a poem I found quite recently, along with a bit of family history. “He’s The First...

Todd DeGarmo
Apr 8, 20223 min read
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1864 Schuylerville Paper Mill Explosion
"A fearful boiler explosion" occurred in Schuylerville some 158 years ago, according to an 1864 issue of Frank Leslie's Illustrated...

Todd DeGarmo
Mar 22, 20223 min read
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