• A New York Minute In History

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A New York Minute In History

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  • A New York Minute In History is a podcast about the history of New York and the unique tales of New Yorkers. It is hosted by State Historian Devin Lander, Saratoga County Historian Lauren Roberts and Don Wildman. Jesse King and Jim Levulis of WAMC produce the podcast. A New York Minute In History is a production of the New York State Museum, WAMC Northeast Public Radio and Archivist Media. Support for the project comes from The William G. Pomeroy Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities and a Humanities New York Action Grant. Find us on social media! Twitter: @NYHistoryMinute
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  • Summer at the Fair: A History of Agricultural Fairs in New York State | A New York Minute in History

    Summer at the Fair: A History of Agricultural Fairs in New York State | A New York Minute in History
    Jul 31 2024
    As New York State prepares to host the oldest state fair in the nation, this episode tells history of the summertime tradition of agricultural fairs and how they developed from gatherings of learned societies into the popular attractions that we all know today. Markers of Focus: County Fairgrounds, Ballston Spa, Saratoga County. Interviewees: Richard Ball, Commissioner of the NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets, Joshua Hauck-Whealton, Archivist at the New York State Archives and Sarah Welch, Historian for the Saratoga County Agricultural Society. A New York Minute in History is a production of WAMC Northeast Public Radio and the New York State Museum, with support from the William G. Pomeroy Foundation. This episode was produced by Elizabeth Urbanczyk. Our theme is “Begrudge” by Darby. Featured Image: "A Close Finish", Saratoga County Fair, Ballston Spa, NY. Image courtesy of SCHC at Brookside Museum Further Reading: Jo
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    30 mins
  • Lady Acland’s Voyage: A First-Hand Account of the Battles of Saratoga | A New York Minute in History

    Lady Acland’s Voyage: A First-Hand Account of the Battles of Saratoga | A New York Minute in History
    Jun 26 2024
    This episode tells the story of Lady Christian Henrietta Caroline “Harriet” Acland, aristocratic wife of Major John Dyke Acland, who commanded the British 20th Regiment of Foot during the Burgoyne campaign of 1777. When Major Acland was wounded and taken prisoner, Lady Harriet risked her own life and freedom to nurse him back to health. She would go on to publish her diary of her time travelling and living with the British Army during the American Revolution. Marker of Focus: Lady Acland, Village of Schuylerville, Saratoga County. Interviewees: Sean Kelleher, Town of Saratoga Historian and Anne Clothier, Assistant Saratoga County Historian Further Reading: Lady Harriet Acland, The Acland Journal: Lady Harriet Acland and the American War, 1993. Holly A. Mayer, Belonging to the Army: Camp Followers and Community during the American Revolution, 1999. Richard M. Ketchum, Saratoga: Turning Point of America's Revolutionary War, 1999. Teaching R
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    30 mins
  • Ronek Park: Postwar Non-discriminatory Housing on Long Island | A New York Minute in History

    Ronek Park: Postwar Non-discriminatory Housing on Long Island | A New York Minute in History
    May 29 2024
    This episode tells the story of Ronek Park, a non-discriminatory housing development built in 1950 in the village of North Amityville. Unlike the many housing developments created in the post-WWII U.S. that followed the practice of redlining and did not allow African American or Jewish people to buy homes, Ronek Park specifically marketed itself as allowing anyone to purchase a home regardless of race or creed. Marker of Focus: Ronek Park, Village of North Amityville, Suffolk County, Long Island Interviewees: Mary Cascone, Town of Babylon Historian and Eugene Burnett, Ronek Park resident and former Town of Babylon Police Department Sergeant. Further Reading: Dolores Hayden, Building Suburbia: Green Fields and Urban Growth, 1820-2000, 2004. Kenneth T. Jackson, Crabgrass Frontier: The Suburbanization of the United States, 1985. Gene Slater, Freedom to Discriminate: How Realtors Conspired to Segregate Housing and Divide America, 2021. Teaching
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    30 mins
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