The Spirit of Schenectady
In 1912, Miss Elsa Case appeared as The Spirit of Schenectady in a dramatic pageant celebrating the 250th anniversary of the founding of the Electric City. The pageant, directed by […]
In 1912, Miss Elsa Case appeared as The Spirit of Schenectady in a dramatic pageant celebrating the 250th anniversary of the founding of the Electric City. The pageant, directed by […]
More from the Albany Public Schools Syllabus of Physical Training, 1914: “For those children who have not the voluntary power for assuming correct posture, the teacher must give individual correction. […]
From 1914, the Albany Public Schools Syllabus of Physical Training presented a highly prescriptive program for physical education. If it reflects the inclinations of its arranger, Laurence S. Hill, we […]
Okay, this is not technically an historical marker; in fact, it’s a highway marker, from along River Road in Rexford. But still, it’s my favorite marker ever. Because totally unnecessary […]
Ever since I was young, this has been one of my favorite historical markers. It’s in Schenectady’s Stockade, commemorating the ride of Symon Schermerhoorn (or Simon Schermerhorn, or any other […]
Sometimes historical markers can be maddeningly vague. This marker from West Glenville Road in Glenville, NY, describes “A Former Lake – Just north of these gravel knolls is the basin […]
In the land of the bad kerning (roughly the former location of the Ingersoll Home in Niskayuna) stands this sign for the Albany Path, the ancient and modern way to […]
If it weren’t for this historical marker, we might have completely forgotten about Loudon’s Ford, which is on the Mohawk River just a bit above Cohoes Falls. The sign is […]
I always used to love seeing this historical marker for “First Plastic,” way out on Albany’s Delaware Avenue. At the time there was a Friendly’s on the site of the […]
From the village of Scotia comes this historical marker for the house called Maalwyck: “This house built ca. 1712 / by Karel Hansen Toll, who / settled here 1685. Broom […]