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 […]
On this episode, Devin and Lauren delve into the history of the Dutch patroon system in New York state, and tell the story of...
This episode delves into New York State’s role in the War of 1812, which is often considered America’s “second war of Independence.” With a...
This episode focuses on culinary history and the Pomeroy Foundation’s Hungry for History program. We discover that the history of what we eat, and...
