In this episode, Devin and Lauren investigate the invasions of Canada by the Fenian Brotherhood, a group of Irish Nationalists intent of freeing Ireland from British control. These invasions were launched from several locations in upstate New York, including the site of a recently-erected William G. Pomeroy Foundation marker in the Franklin County town of Constable.
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On this episode, hosts Devin and Lauren delve into the history of Albany County's Rapp Road Community, an African American neighborhood built by southern...
2025 marks the 200th anniversary of the completion of the Erie Canal in 1825 and New York State has a huge party planned. On...
In honor of Black History Month, this episode will delve into the life and work of Frederick Douglass during his time living in Rochester...