The first academies in Albany
In April, 1779, a number of Albany inhabitants petitioned for the creation of a seminary under the protection, direction and care of the aldermen, who agreed and recruited George Merchant […]
In April, 1779, a number of Albany inhabitants petitioned for the creation of a seminary under the protection, direction and care of the aldermen, who agreed and recruited George Merchant […]
That last post was dry toast even by Hoxsie’s standards, so here’s something a little less factual and figural. The earliest settlers of Albany did without a system of education […]
The Albany Chamber of Commerce’s 1923 booklet on education in Albany laid out an impressive and highly confusing set of facts and figures to relate the importance of education in […]
In 1923, the Albany Chamber of Commerce put out a booklet promoting “Education in Albany: An Opportunity and a Business.” “What educational opportunity will be possible for my children?” the […]
At some point, J.B. Lyon’s massive printing operation (“the largest complete printing plant between New York and Chicago”) left its downtown location at Beaver and Daniel (among others) for the […]
Everyone’s been all a-twitter because the Times Union got a new press. (In fairness, it is likely to be the last offset web press ever installed in the area. Ever.) […]
The Albany Institute of History and Art collection includes this fabulous 1909 letter, on the letterhead of Cairo’s Eden Palace Hotel (with electric light and a lift!). The letter is […]
From Ripley’s 1919 “Life in a Large Manufacturing Plant:” Professor Robert G. Wall, in a recent address, said: “Imagine 100 men, all 25 years old, and all fully equipped mentally […]
Ripley’s 1919 “Life in a Large Manufacturing Plant,” the story of General Electric’s Schenectady Works, takes a surprising turn in its description of the apprenticeship courses offered at GE, suggesting […]
Hey, remember that time when Albany was going to set standard time for the entire country? And the Dudley Observatory was going to figure out what time it really was? […]