THE DRAFT. — Names of Men Drafted in the County of Rensselaer. […] LANSINGBURGH—562 BALLOTS, 170 REQUIRED. John Daley, Patrick O’Brien, E. Vander Robbins, Wm. Cassidy, Andrew J. Mitchell, James H. Weaver, Jules Prescott, John Kennedy, Richard Barron, Frederick Barrett,… Continue Reading →
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 →
For information about Charles Nalle, a “fugitive slave,” and his rescue in Troy involving Harriet Tubman, see e.g. “Walkabout: The Rescue of Charles Nalle — A Troy Story” by Suzanne Spellen (aka Montrose Morris). March 18, 2014. http://www.brownstoner.com/history/walkabout-the-rescue-of-charles-nalle-a-troy-story-part-one/ What follows… Continue Reading →
The African Celebration.—The colored people from Albany, Schenectady, Lansingburgh, Waterford, and other places in the neighborhood, besides some from towns along down the Hudson, assembled in this city on Monday last, to celebrate the second anniversary of the abolition of… Continue Reading →
For a period of time, in compliance with a state law enacted in 1847, there was a “colored department” or “colored school” in School District 1. Here again is a relatively little-explored topic. It seems possible that such a school… Continue Reading →
Below are some excerpts from local news columns in the black-owned New York Freeman (later the New York Age) newspaper of New York City. The below items appeared in the context of news primarily about Troy as the headlines indicate,… Continue Reading →
Very little information was found about the following teachers but they, too, merit further study because they often risked their lives, health and financial well-being to minister to the educational needs of newly free African Americans: […] Alice Hall taught… Continue Reading →
A History of the A. M. E. Zion Church, Lansingburgh, N. Y., from 1841 to 1868 https://archive.org/details/historyofamezion00wrig by Rev. Jacob P. Wright (inexplicably only partially digitally scanned) will inform the reader somewhat about that church (not the same one as… Continue Reading →
COLORED TEMPERANCE CONVENTION ON THE FIFTH OF JULY. In pursuance of a resolution of the Society, the Committee of the Gerrit Smith Temperance Society of the city of Hudson, hereby give notice that a TEMPERANCE CONVENTION. will be held in… Continue Reading →
Titus M. Gunn is one of the African-American Civil War veterans with a headstone in the Lansingburgh Village Burying Ground. His name is on the African-American Civil War Memorial in Washington, DC: http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers-detail.htm?soldier_id=f43ab6a3-dc7a-df11-bf36-b8ac6f5d926a One of Titus M. Gunn’s several siblings… Continue Reading →
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