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Miles Borden, "the First Man That You Meet"
April is National Poetry Month, so I thought I'd share a poem I found quite recently, along with a bit of family history. “He’s The First...
Todd DeGarmo
Apr 8, 20223 min read
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1864 Schuylerville Paper Mill Explosion
"A fearful boiler explosion" occurred in Schuylerville some 158 years ago, according to an 1864 issue of Frank Leslie's Illustrated...
Todd DeGarmo
Mar 22, 20223 min read
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More Windfield Designs & Cornbread...
After my post about Windfield Designs, Inc we heard from a number of you sharing stories about your own collections. Some folks have one...
Tisha Dolton
Oct 9, 20214 min read
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Windfield Designs of Glens Falls, NY
Today we had a gentleman from Colorado visiting the area. He is originally from the Glens Falls/Hudson Falls area and came in with his...
Tisha Dolton
Jul 24, 20212 min read
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A portrait of Charles Evans Hughes
On May 22, 1971, 50 years ago this Saturday, a portrait of Charles Evans Hughes was presented to Crandall Library during the dedication...
Todd DeGarmo
May 19, 20214 min read
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Who painted Drummer Truman Kingsley?
We have an oil painting in our special collections, a portrait of Civil War veteran drummer Truman Kingsley. He is presented as an...
Todd DeGarmo
Apr 21, 20216 min read
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