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Benjamin Van Tyle

HOOSICK FALLS.—[…]—The house of a colored man named Benjamin Van Tuyl was burned last night. Loss small. Troy Daily Times. February 14, 1866: 3 col 5. —A feature of the Republican parade of Monday evening at Hoosick Falls was a… Continue Reading →

Lansingburgh suffragist Emeline Smith Hicks (1816-1903)

Emeline Smith Hicks (1816-1903) Oakwood Cemetery section F lot 142 grave 2 MARRIED, In Ghent, Columbia County, on the 1st instant, by the Rev. Mr. Lester, Mr. Martin W. Hicks, of Troy, to Miss Emeline Smith, of the former place…. Continue Reading →

The Tiffany-designed Memorial Fountain (1895)

Lansingburgh Historical Society Trustee Michael Barrett recently (2017) gave a lecture on Troy’s Tiffany Windows at the Van Schaick Island Country Club for LHS members and friends. While Troy has Tiffany windows in the public library and in multiple churches,… Continue Reading →

Peter F. Baltimore and Frederick Douglass, Henry Highland Garnet, Stephen Myers, William H. Topp

Peter F. Baltimore, a Trojan and not a Burgher, is interred in Oakwood Cemetery in Lansingburgh. In life he would have been known by the African-American population of Lansingburgh – the population of Lansingburgh generally, in all probability. His wife… Continue Reading →

Robert Wickes (abt 1848-1895) and two popular songs of 1895

While lacking mention of achievement, the below short news item is somewhat interesting for the mention of some tunes popular in Lansingburgh in the 19th century. On censuses the man’s name has also been given as Robert C. Wicks, and… Continue Reading →

“Lansingburgh Slim” the bank robber (1895)

“LANSINGBURG SLIM” — BELIEVED TO HAVE HAD A HAND IN ROBBING THE VERNON BANK. — He is Now in Albany Penitentiary Under the Name of Sullivan—When Released He Will be Rearrested—He Was Identified by a Little Falls Man. The sheriff’s… Continue Reading →

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