Presidential
While we’re on the subject of the trade cards of Troy merchants in the 19th century (yes, that is the subject we were on), here’s another one from the Boston […]
While we’re on the subject of the trade cards of Troy merchants in the 19th century (yes, that is the subject we were on), here’s another one from the Boston […]
So yesterday we said we didn’t know much about Hugh McCusker, dealer in carpets, oil cloths and more. But we did run across this cabinet card photo that captures the […]
Hugh McCusker was a dealer in carpets and oil cloths late in the 19th century, with a store at 261 River Street in Troy. His trade cards are still around, […]
Troy’s Hendrick Hudson Hotel building dates back to 1926, and has been such a central part of the Collar City’s life ever since that I’ll forgive it for the hollandization […]
Last week we saw what a village post office is supposed to look like. Here we have Troy’s fine example of what a city post office is supposed to look […]
Not surprisingly, I don’t write Hoxsie to get rich. I do it because I love the history of our humble little cities that helped create this country. And I do […]
Not big on reporting what happened on this day in other years, but every now and then it’s fun. So this is what was reported in the Troy Local Budget […]
Don’t really know a thing about H.L. Greywack, the piano dealer with the stony name in Troy. But I do know that someone put a lot of effort into this […]
So, what was crime like in the Collar City in 1885? Well, there was more than a smattering of assault on men, women, mothers and little girls. Harnesses, shawls and […]
John Sturgess was a British citizen working in Troy who developed a series of innovative hydraulic water wheel governors, devices that regulated the speed with which hydropower dynamos turned. Trust […]