Mr. Burden’s Water Wheel
We’ve been talking about the Troy Iron and Nail Factory Company, which was powered by the falls of the Wynantskill, below what is now Burden Pond in Troy. Water power […]
We’ve been talking about the Troy Iron and Nail Factory Company, which was powered by the falls of the Wynantskill, below what is now Burden Pond in Troy. Water power […]
It hardly seems fair to talk about the Nail Factory Cemetery without diving more into the history of the nail factory itself. As mentioned before, the Troy Iron and Nail […]
Glad to see that The Keenan Building, one of the centerpieces of downtown Troy, has been rehabbed and is once again going to be a vital part of the urban […]
Until I ran across it on the Troy Irish Genealogy Society’s website, I had never heard of the Nail Factory Cemetery, but apparently it was once a well-known feature at […]
In 1872, when this ad ran in the Troy Times, the Button Engine Works was one of the best-known manufacturers of fire engines in the country. The works was founded […]
1862’s Schenectady city directory informed us that B. Van Vranken’s grocery and provisions store was at the corner of State and Jay streets. He apparently was also agent for Kirby’s […]
It makes perfect sense that A. Brown & Son of Schenectady, back in 1864, were advertising their furniture and coffin warerooms. Most furniture or cabinet makers also made coffins at […]
The Altamont Enterprise in 1935 had high praise for Egg Auction, Inc. of Albany (praise inspired by the company’s advertising in the newspaper’s special section – common practice then and […]
The Atlanta Constitution of April 9, 1906, carried this story of romance from Athens, Georgia that involved a Schenectady girl with big brown eyes. “News has just reached Athens of […]
In 1933, the Delaware and Hudson Railroad (you may recognize its headquarters. Or its other headquarters) could carry you from New York to Montreal, overnight or during the day, in […]