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Category: "New York State History"

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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.

George Washington's Long Island Spy Ring

Elizabeth Kahn Kaplan, St. James
This colorful PowerPoint presentation reveals how Patriot spies gathered British military information, from Long Island to Manhattan, and delivered it to George Washington despite constant danger.

Gatsby's "West Egg" and the "Slender Riotous Island" in the 1920s

Natalie Naylor, Uniondale
F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby created the literary image of Long Island, but what was the historical reality of Long Island life in the 1920s?

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.

Where Comedy Went to School

Joseph Dorinson, Brooklyn
Catskill comedy spelled relief, recovery, and reform. Comedians formed a line of defense against a hostile world, while providing merriment for the masses seeking relief from the melting pot.

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?

From Tummler to Top Banana: The Influence of Yiddish Humor on American Culture

Kenneth Libo, New York
Sholom Aleichem, Boris Thomashefsky, and Molly Picon are great figures in Yiddish culture who have profoundly influenced American English, especially through classic comedy routines Dr. Libo shares with the audience.

American-Jewish Music & African-American Music: Shared Visions and Dreams

Robert L. Cohen, Fresh Meadows
Consider cross-fertilization and mutual inspiration between American-Jewish and African-American music: We listen in on the ongoing musical conversation between blacks and Jews.

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.

The Muse of the Revolution: Mercy Otis Warren and the Founding of a Nation

Nancy Rubin Stuart, East Sandwich
The dramatic story of Founding Mother Mary Otis Warren (1728-1814), America's first female playwright and historian, who wrote an eyewitness account of the Revolution.

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.

The Land of Milk and Honey: From Henry Hudson to George Washington

Firth H. Fabend, Montclair
Contrast the Edenic beauty of the Hudson Valley when the early settlers discovered, it with the land as it was ravaged in the Revolution.

New York State: Four Centuries of Immigration and Migration

Peter Eisenstadt, Rochester
The history of immigration into New York State and the migration out of the state.

The New York Hall of Fame: 400 Years of Great New Yorkers

Peter Eisenstadt, Rochester
Explore New York State history through the biographies of important New Yorkers over the last four hundred years.

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.

Celebrating the Manteo Sicilian Marionette Tradition in New York

Tony De Nonno, Brooklyn
Experience the legacy of puppeteers Mike and Aida Manteo, their children and grandchildren, a family bound together by a Sicilian folk tradition that spans a century in New York. On stage, Orlando woos Angelica in the court of Charlemagne, as the entire family works together to entertain audiences across America.

Conservation Lessons Between New York State and Italy

Paul M. Bray, Albany
There would seem to be little in common between New York State and Italy when it comes to nature. But in fact, both have benefited from a over a century of conservation exchanges and collaboration -- including the surprising ties between Adirondack State Park and Italy's Abruzzo Park.

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.

Understanding Past Native American Cultures in the Hudson Valley Through Archaeology

Eugene J. Boesch, Mahopac
The presentation will focus on Native Americans in the Hudson Valley, from its earliest occupation by humans, at least 12,000 years ago, to the period of initial European Contact.

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