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Lost Huntington: Bryant????s Showboat | Lost Huntington
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (218+ words) Capt. Billy Bryant’s showboat was a frequent visitor to Huntington’s 10th Street river landing. Editor’s note: This is the 671st in a series of articles recalling Huntington people and places. For many years, colorful showboats traveled the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, bringing…...
John Compton: Power, Struggle and the making of a nation. Anderson Reynolds. Jako Books, 2026. 229 pgs. Ill.
1+ week, 9+ hour ago (924+ words) The Voice St. Lucia News No one could seriously deny the honorific title of “Father of the nation” to Saint Lucia’s first and former Prime Minister John Compton (1925-2007). From his elected entry into Saint Lucian politics in 1954 to his death…...
History's Headlines: An Easton man and that other national anthem
2+ week, 18+ hour ago (715+ words) Mostly sunny and pleasant with low humidity; the pick day of the forecast!. Mostly clear and comfortable overnight; good sleeping weather! "Hail Columbia" sheet music In the 1790s James Biddle was about as connected to Philadelphia as a Philadelphian could be....
Dutch life on Long Island exhibition at New York Historical to close Sunday
2+ week, 1+ day ago (534+ words) Visitors at the "Old Master New Amsterdam" exhibition in the New York Historical on Aug. 21. The show closes on Sunday. Credit: Ed Quinn Before it was Long Island, it was Lange Eylandt. For the Dutch settlers in the 1600s who colonized…...
New audio app puts Albany voices at the heart of city's history
2+ week, 2+ day ago (412+ words) More than 400 hours of recordings capturing the stories, voices and sounds of Albany have been transformed into a new interactive audio experience as part of the city’s 2026 bicentenary celebrations. Albany Is is a free audio app developed by FORM in…...
NY Army Guard officer promoted at site of historic French and Indian War battle
2+ week, 3+ day ago (961+ words) By Eric Durr and Lt. Col. Jean KratzerAugust 26, 2026 Lake George Village, New York —New York Army Guard Major Alex Hammond received his new rank on Tuesday, August 25, at the site of a French and Indian War battle immortalized in "The…...
NY Army Guard officer promoted at French and Indian War Battlefield
2+ week, 3+ day ago (154+ words) A member of the Fort William Henry Guard fires a reproduction 18th century cannon following the promotion of New York Army Major Alex Hammond by Major General Ray Shields, the adjutant general of New York, at the Fort William Henry Museum…...
New York Army National Guard officer gets promoted at site of historic French and Indian War battlefield
2+ week, 3+ day ago (951+ words) Lake George Village, New York —New York Army Guard Major Alex Hammond received his new rank on Tuesday, August 25, at the site of a French and Indian War battle immortalized in "The Last of the Mohicans." Hammond received his new…...
Army National Guard officer from Waddington gets promoted at site of historic battlefield
2+ week, 3+ day ago (268+ words) A former Waddington town supervisor received his new rank in the New York Army National Guard on Tuesday, August 25, at the site of a French and Indian War battle immortalized in "The Last of the … A former Waddington town supervisor…...
‘Holistic’ pathway offers 200-year showcase of Albany’s best
2+ week, 4+ day ago (361+ words) The Albany Advertiser A Pioneer Pathway has been created at WAâs oldest dwelling to honour the individuals who played a crucial role in shaping Albany/Kinjarling over the past 200 years The pathway at Patrick Taylor Cottage Museum has had…...