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Poking Fun: Political Puns and Social Satire in the Genre Paintings of William Sidney Mount
Elizabeth Kahn Kaplan, St. James
Subtle humor injected into scenes of country life by this world-renowned 19th century Long Island artist brought smiles to the lips of those in the know.
America's Nine First Ladies From New York State
Elizabeth Kahn Kaplan, St. James
One saved Lafayette’s wife from the guillotine. Another was the "Rose of Long Island." Learn about these and seven other fascinating women from New York State who became First Ladies.
Maggie Fox, Victorian America's Reluctant Spiritualist
Nancy Rubin Stuart, East Sandwich
How did a beautiful, upstate New York teenager becomes a national celebrity as co-founder of America's first Spiritualist movement?
Westward Oy! Pioneer Jews in America
Kenneth Libo, New York
In this lecture, Jewish cowboys, sheep ranchers, and cattle punchers take their rightful place in history alongside other Americans of pioneering spirit.
"Oh What a Charming City": New York City in Folk and Popular Song
Robert L. Cohen, Fresh Meadows
Take a musical guided tour in song of life and love in New York City, from the 18th century to today.
Brooklyn Bridge Forever: A Monument in Stone and Steel
John B. Manbeck, Brooklyn
The first bridge to connect the cities of Brooklyn and New York, the Brooklyn Bridge is a majestic work of art in stone and steel. It is also a practical conduit that proved crucial to New York City's growth and prosperity.
Almost Forgotten U.S. Female Playwrights 1770-1860
Stanley A. Waren, New York
In the nation's early decades, a woman choosing a life in the theatre faced near-total loss of social acceptance and respect. Rediscover the American women playwrights who fought moral condemnation, societal ostracism, and male contempt to live the theatrical life.
1812: New York's War, New York's Impetus
Robert W. Arnold III, Albany
The War of 1812 largely was fought on New York's soil, exposed serious inadequacies in the state's infrastructure, and resulted in many long-term changes.
Let Loose the Dogs of War: New York in the American Civil War
Robert W. Arnold III, Albany
New York supplied more men, money and material in the Civil War than any other state. New Yorkers went to war in many ways.
Trunks and Travel: A 19th Century Journey in New York State
Mary Jeanne Bialas, Sherrill
The audience is part of the program in this lecture, which brings to life the customs, sights, sounds, and formidable packing requirements of for a wealthy industrialist and his wife traveling in late-19th-century New York State.
Joyful Traditions: How the Dutch Brought Us Santa, Presents and Treats
Peter G. Rose, South Salem
The life and history of the saint who became America's Santa Claus.
Gilded Age Psyches: A Tale of Victorians Run Wild
Robert Spiegelman, New York
From the American Revolution to the Indian Wars of the Wild West, the love story of John Adair and Cornelia Wadsworth is interlaced with the history of America's first 100 years. Follow this brilliant -- but haunted -- Victorian couple as they romance in Manhattan, hunt buffalo on the Great Plains, and found a Texas cattle empire.
Dying for Beauty: American Women's Quest for Acceptance
Harriet Davis-Kram, New York
In the mid and late nineteenth century, American women often brewed cosmetics in their kitchens, using ingredients from their pantries, gardens and sometimes from their local pharmacists. Results often had serious medical consequences.
The Iroquois (Haudenosaunee) Influence on Women's Rights
Sally Roesch Wagner, Fayetteville
Learn the history of the Iroquois Confederacy, whose practice of gender equality inspired the emerging women's rights movement in upstate New York over 100 years ago.
Matilda Joslyn Gage: Bringing Her Into History
Sally Roesch Wagner, Fayetteville
The "forgotten feminist," Matilda Joslyn Gage (1826 - 1898) harbored fugitive slaves, was an adopted Native American, influenced Oz, and worked for the separation of church and state.
19th Century Circus: Sex, Violence and Politics
David Carlyon, Larchmont
When did circus change from raw adult fare to innocent family entertainment? A historian. and ex-Ringling Brothers clown investigates the reasons.
Imagining the "Highlands of the Hudson" in Nineteenth-Century America
Stephen P. Rice, Mahwah
See how artists and writers in the nineteenth century depicted one of the most scenic and celebrated stretches of the Hudson River, the "Highlands of the Hudson."
The Oneida Story: The Movement From Utopian Experiment to Modern Corporate Model
Giles Wayland-Smith, Oneida
The Oneida Community's attempt to create "heaven on earth" failed. However, Oneida Ltd. as its successor became a model American corporation. What were the links between the two?
The Face of Social Transformation: 1848 in Upstate New York
Giles Wayland-Smith, Oneida
Learn how the "American experience" has been shaped in part by reform movements that swept upstate New York during the 19th century.
Antonio Meucci, True Inventor of the Telephone
Tony De Nonno, Brooklyn
Antonio Meucci (1808-1889), an Italian immigrant to New York, has been denied his rightful place in history as the true inventor of the telephone.
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