One of the least known Christmas time stories from history happened on December 22, 1945, when the then President Truman issued his “Truman Directive” executive order. This order finally allowed the United States to fill immigration quotas with what were then labeled as DP’s, “displaced persons”.
This week marked the 176th Birthday of beloved author and lecturer Mark Twain. Although born and raised in Missouri, Mark Twain is associated with upstate New York in a city that claims itself “Twain Country”.
A trip to Wellesley Island State Park would not be complete without visiting the Minna Anthony Commons Nature Center. This educational facility contains trails, a nature center with activities for the whole family and its 6oo acres make it one of the largest nature centers in the NYS park system. The center sits...
What was once a waterfowl and bird paradise had become over 100 farms, which led to the next progression of the area’s history, the dust bowl era. The dust bowl conditions created by the draining and farming had depleted the soil and left it open to erosion.
Set high above the shore of Seneca Lake near Geneva, is the Mansion Rose Hill, a Greek Revival marvel restored and welcoming visitors. Today Rose Hill is owned and taken care by the Geneva Historical Society, which is preserving it for posterity. The land the mansion rests on was Seneca land that after the...
Many historic sites including locations and buildings, grace Central New York and one of the most beautiful locations for fall is Green Lakes State Park. The park sprang up around two unusual bodies of water one called Green Lake the other Round Lake. These two bodies of water are samples of rare meromictic lakes....
