Upstate News You Can’t Use is a series to discover real stories, interesting advertisements, and punny headlines in historical newspapers from Upstate New York by David Brooks A few towns claim to be the birthplace of Memorial Day, but the official, on-the-record origin is here in Upstate. Most believe the holiday began with a tradition […]
Birdwatching in Upstate is a huge hobby, and for many, it all begins with bird cams. by Amy Layton We all know that Mother Nature can be a bit of a moody gal, especially here in Upstate New York. Snow on Mother’s Day? Sure, that’s just her way to remind us that she is in […]
Upstate News You Can’t Use is a series to discover real stories, interesting advertisements, and punny headlines in historical newspapers from Upstate New York by David Brooks In March of 1998 the NYC based Pfizer company released their “Little Blue Pill.” under the trade name of Viagra. The release caused a stir in the media […]
Upstate News You Can’t Use is a series to discover real stories in historical newspapers from Upstate New York by David Brooks There are so many wonderful issues of newspapers available online through digitization projects and archives. Some are funded through library, college or institutional initiatives and others are because of a personal passion. We’ll […]
by Nolan Cool Most people may never realize that they exhibit a sense of place. But, everyone has one – a favorite spot, a hometown, a walking route or a hiking path, a home in general (or perhaps a migratory lack thereof). In the United States, a sense of place often adheres to particular regional […]
