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Many people in the southeastern United States believe that eating black-eyed peas and greens on New Year's Day will bring good luck thro...

Apologies in advance for the bittersweet nature of this post. An old friend of mine died in 2005. We had lost touch as our lives diverged -...

Thanksgiving Proclamation of the State of New York , signed by Benjamin B. Odell, Jr., Governor, November 14, 1904. Thanksgiving Day procla...

Over the weekend, I noticed that the partial demolition of Wellington Row , a group of historic buildings located at 132-140 State Street in...

Fireworks display , Albany, New York, 4 July 2010, Om 9:40 PM. T0 the right of the fireworks is the Corning Tower , the tallest building in...

As you all know, a few weeks ago, Jon Stewart had a little fun at the archival profession's expense. Now, the Woody Guth3 (who may or ...

Fireworks, Empire State Plaza , Albany, New York, 4 July 2009. Friends and I watched the fireworks from the sidewalk in front of my home. ...

I'm heading off to the Internet-free zone of my relatives' home for a few days, so I won't have the chance to post anything else...

Every year, my colleague Prudence decorates her entire house for Christmas and invites everyone who works at the New York State Archives ove...