So it turns out the Albany Tulipfest is about beautiful Tulips but also so much more. This festival harkens back to Albany’s Dutch past but provides a modern day tribute to Moms everywhere as it is traditionally held the weekend of Mother’s Day. History and Nijmegen Nijmegen in the Netherlands was captured by the Nazis Read more…
Great Chain over the Hudson
The Hudson River was blocked to British ships during the Revolutionary war by a sixty-five-ton iron chain. David Levine tells this TALE in the HEAR and THEN and in his book, The Hudson Valley: The First 250 Million Years”( Bookshop.org and Amazon ). The Hudson was seen as a key to victory during the American Read more…
Marking the Historical spot
HEAR about HERE markers have arrived to mark the Historical spot. HaH markers help visitors find historical people, places and events that happened nearby via a quick scan of a QR code on your smartphone. Find HaH markers and listen to Historical TALES about the familiar such as George Washington or the Erie Canal to Read more…
Salina Baker Tells HistoricalTales
Salina Baker tells Historical Tales that transport readers to a different time and place. She is an avid student of American history with a passion all things supernatural. Her books set in the Revolutionary era combine the historical and fantastical. HEAR her tell us Tales of the American Revolution about Joseph Warren, unsung founder father, Read more…