The story of a calamitous shipwreck on the night of April 7, 1845 in Athens, New York.

Debunking the myth of the Irish Colleens of Saint Joseph’s Chapel in Ashland, New York.

A map sheds new light on the life of Johannes Strope, a settler who was massacred in Round Top, Cairo, NY in 1780.

An examination of two segments of a map of Catskill from 1798 prepared by John Cantine.

An early engraving of Catskill from the New-York Magazine is examined and contextualized.

A document advertising the capture of a runaway Slave named Peter by John DuMond of Catskill offers a glimpse into the collision of world and people during the American Revolution.

An early print of Athens and Hudson reveals both the old ferry canal and a window into America in the 1820s.

The story of three French Émigrés who joined in the creation of a mysterious plan for the City of Esperanza at modern day Athens, New York in the 1790s.

A discussion of stereographs and the early practitioners of stereography in the Catskills.

Identifying the location of John Jacob Loeffler's stereo view "Foot Bridge Near Griffin's Store" taken in Palenville, NY.

Celebrating the life of a woman from East Jewett for Women’s History Month.

The title for a new column is revealed in the retelling of an old folk tradition recorded in Rev. Henry Prout’s “Old Times in Windham.”

Election shenanigans culminate in newly elected Judge Malbone Watson beating the snot out of someone.

The name of a small town in the Catskills is a product of the political strife of a different age.

A brief history of the Athens Knitting Mill and Kadin Brothers pocketbook factory at Athens, New York.

Confederate flags in Upstate NY, government bans, and a little bit of frustration over the need to have this discussion.

Revisit the heyday of Catskill Mountain Resorts in this special feature by Jil DeMasi as she travels back in time through the camera lens of the Hallenbeck family as it captured candid moments around their summer resort in Haines Falls.

A glimpse of the machines that make snow happen at Hunter Mountain Ski Bowl.

Slavery, murder, and contemplating the crimes of our forefathers.

Reflections on the Cholera of 1832 and lessons we can learn from that historic pandemic.