Lafayette’s 1825 Tour In The Greater Western New York Region – Part I
The Revolutionary War produced many heroes, not all of them American. This is the story of one of them, a Frenchman who joined the cause…
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Rob Thompson Explores and Explains The Sullivan Expedition
In war, you always fight harder when you are on defense. What happens when both sides are playing defense at the same time? Click the…
Robert Emerson Explores History of and Current Activities/Events at Old Fort Niagara
We all know of the competing territorial claims of Greater Western New York during the Colonial Era. But are you aware of the epicenter of…
Happy Birthday (to Who?) on This Week’s State of Greater Western New York Report – December 16, 2021
Happy birthday! Here’s something they never taught you in school. Why do you think that is so? Is it because they didn’t want to give…
“Why Schuyler County?” on This Week’s State of Greater Western New York Report – October 7, 2021
Nearly eighty years after the Founding of America and the establishment of New York State, Greater Western New York’s youngest (and last) county was created…
Fort Niagara on This Week’s State of Greater Western New York Report – September 30, 2021
Fort Niagara stands atop the precipice where its namesake river drains into Lake Ontario. Centuries before there was a United States, it played a crucial…