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Safe Haven Museum and Holocaust Education Center in Oswego, NY - Featured Image
May 11 2015

Safe Haven Museum And Education Center – Oswego, NY

Thousand Island-Seaway Region Lake Ontario, Oswego, Oswego County 1

The Safe Haven Museum and Education Center in Oswego is dedicated to telling the story of World War II refugees brought to the United States in 1944. Oswego is the only place in the country where World War II refugees were given a safe place from persecution. This small museum tells their important story. by […]

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First Presbyterian Church of Bath, NY - Featured Image
May 5 2015

First Presbyterian Church – Bath, NY

Finger Lakes Region 3

by Chris Clemens A couple of years ago I attended a lecture that accompanied an exhibit of rare Tiffany stained glass windows at the Memorial Art Gallery in Rochester. Though I had previously seen a few windows on my explorations created by Louis Comfort Tiffany, the lecture was an inspiration to continue learning more about one of the […]

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15 Bottle Trees in New York - Featured Image
April 26 2015

15 Bottle Trees in NY

New York State Finger Lakes, Finger Lakes Region 5

Bottle trees have a long history in spiritual folklore, and they fit perfectly into the landscape of Upstate NY where wine regions flourish. by Chris Clemens For 2015, I gave myself a bit of a scavenger hunt challenge. I wanted to feature a different topic each month and find 15 examples of that topic from […]

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Dragon Sculpture in East Bethany, NY - Featured Image
April 21 2015

Metal Dragon – East Bethany, NY

Finger Lakes Region East Bethany, Genesee County 1

This metal dragon sculpture found roadside in East Bethany is the work of Tom Stringham of Emerald Models, Inc. by Chris Clemens Spontaneous discovery of new things is really exciting. But, I have to admit I found out about this metal dragon sculpture while perusing the Roadside America website. One morning I was in East […]

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April 14 2015

Hydesville Memorial Park and the Fox Sisters – Newark, NY

Finger Lakes Region Newark, Wayne County 4

Hydesville Memorial Park in Newark is the birthplace of modern day Spiritualism. At this site on March 31, 1848 the Fox Sisters first displayed their abilities to communicate with the dead. That night in the Fox family home began a series of events impacting religion in America. by Chris Clemens Hydesville Memorial Park is located […]

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This Day In Upstate History

1884 Rochester Elks Lodge #24 in Henrietta holds its first social session at the New Osborne House, in honor of a visit from Grand Secretary Arthur C. Moreland. Mark Twain also took part in the program.
2015 Rochester based band Joywave performs on Jimmy Kimmel Live.
2019 John Brahm III, co-owner of Arbor Hill Winery in Naples and Randall-Standish Vineyards, dies at his home in Naples when he is accidently caught between a garage door and a vehicle.
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