Our FL History: The Ku Klux Klan in the Finger Lakes
The history of the Ku Klux Klan presence in the Finger Lakes region of Upstate New York in the 1920’s as narrated by Walter Gable, Seneca County Historian.
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Women’s Rights Park part of traveler’s journey
Mikah Meyer of Nebraska is on a unique journey. He is trying to set a word record by visiting all 413 national parks in one continuous road trip. Monday, he visited the Women’s Rights National Historical Park in Seneca Falls. Read More
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Civil War wheat drove prosperity in Seneca County
Miss Ethel Buckley, my high school history teacher, would often share tidbits of local history. One that has remained with me all these years is that many of the fine houses on Route 414 between Seneca Falls and Fayette were… Read More at FLTimes.com
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Clyde Fire Department uniform is full of history
In Richard Muoio’s upstairs closet is a jacket with an interesting history. And the Clyde man shared its story last week, as a police scanner buzzed in the background. This 110-year-old fire uniform was first worn by William G. Overocker in 1906 for Clyde Fire Department parades and social events. Overocker owned a drugstore in downtown Clyde Read More at...
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1888 building, lovingly renovated, to host fundraiser for Women’s Hall of Fame
Steve and Betsy (Wayne) Fantone have brought the old Cayuga Lake Pumphouse back to life, so it only seems fitting that they are opening that home for an Oct. 1 fundraiser to benefit the National Women’s Hall… Read More at FLTimes.com
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Visit Rosehill Mansion for Free on September 24th
Rose Hill Mansion will open its doors free of charge on Saturday, September 24, 2016, as part of Smithsonian Magazine’s twelfth annual Museum Day Live! On this day only, participating museums across the United States emulate the spirit of the Smithsonian Institution’s Washington DC-based facilities, which offer free admission every day, and open their doors for free to those who...
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New York historians meeting educational for all
I recently attended the annual meeting of the New York State Association of Public Historians in Syracuse. This was held in conjunction with the New York State Family History Conference. There were many workshops and sessions held by both organizations… The Auburn Citizen: Read More
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Aurora Historical Society finds new home for village history center
In the village of Aurora, Dr. Linda Schwab recently discovered several historical treasures buried in a basement beside the local sewer plant — treasures like an old town of Ledyard records cabinet and a large desk that once… The Auburn Citizen: Read More
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Our Finger Lakes History Podcast: Cobblestone buildings in the Finger Lakes
Seneca County Historian Walter Gable discusses the various styles and types of Cobblestone buildings and structures found in the Finger Lakes region on Episode 003 of Our Finger Lakes History on FingerLakes1.TV. Click here for the episode page and complete archives at FingerLakes1.TV.
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Seneca County History: Finger Lakes native Harkness found wealth
In the chapter “The Man and Three Strangers,” in his 1954 book Forgotten Stories of the Finger Lakes, A. Glenn Rogers began by writing, “Finger Lakes pioneers have, indeed, played an important part in the development of this great nation… Finger Lakes Times – Lifestyle: Read More
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Restored schoolhouse at Punky Hollow
Out for a leaf peeping drive on Saturday morning, we came across the restored School House #17 on Pardee Hollow Road in Springwater in Livingston County. Erected in 1875 the building replaced an older school which had burned. It has been known by the romantic and colorful name of Punky Hollow School House. The Richardsons were early settlers in the...
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Refuge of Visionaries: Ithaca City of Asylum’s 15th anniversary
On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, Yi Ping and his wife, Lin Zhou, boarded a bus for Ithaca at the Port Authority in Manhattan. Ping had recently been selected as the Ithaca City of Asylum’s (ICOA) first exiled writer-in-residence and was on his way with Zhou to their new home. Yet when their bus reached the Lincoln Tunnel, it...
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Our Finger Lakes History with Walter Gable: Haunted tales, hoaxes & strange but true stories of the FLX
On the latest edition of Our Finger Lakes History on FingerLakes1.TV, Seneca County Historian Walter Gables explores paranormal sites, haunted places, incredible hoaxes and strange but true stories from around the Finger Lakes region. Well documented local hauntings, the sea serpent of Seneca Lake, the Taughannock Giant, the birth of Spiritualism near Newark and more… Happy Halloween! AUDIO ONLY VERSION:
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Washington Post takes a timely visit to “Suffragette City”
Washington Post freelance writer Debra Bruno published a piece in last Thursday’s Washington Post Travel Section outlining a recent trip to Seneca Falls, NY in which she argues that the historical northern Seneca County town deserves a more prominent place on the map. Bruno writes… One hundred sixty-eight years ago, a hastily assembled group of suffragists, abolitionists, Quakers, and Methodists...
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