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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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...
On September 2, 1945 the hostilities of World War II ended when Japan’s formal surrender was signed aboard the U.S.S. Missouri in Tokyo Bay....
On this episode of A New York Minute In History, we explore slavery in New York and specifically the resistance to the institution, including...