On this episode, Devin and Lauren tell the forgotten story of Boston Corners, which once belonged to Massachusetts, but was ceded to New York state by an act of Congress in 1855. The area, now part of the Town of Ancram, was remote in the mid-19th century and hard to access from Massachusetts, while New […]
Join A New York Minute In History for the first episode of a special series on folklore. In this initial journey of our “Legends...
For Women's History Month, Devin and Lauren tell the story of Dr. Mary Walker: physician, heroine of the Civil War, and the only woman...
This episode delves into the public health industry that emerged in New York in the 19th Century. As the understanding of medicine and health...
