Podcasts by A New York Minute In History
A New York Minute In History is a podcast about the history of New York and the unique tales of New Yorkers. It is hosted by State Historian Devin Lander, Saratoga County Historian Lauren Roberts and Don Wildman. Jesse King and Jim Levulis of WAMC produce the podcast.
A New York Minute In History is a production of the New York State Museum, WAMC Northeast Public Radio and Archivist Media.
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Centering Authentic Indigenous Voices | A New York Minute in History from 2023-11-29T13:00
For our first episode of this new season, we're celebrating Native American Heritage Month with a conversation regarding how historians can center authentic indigenous voices and work with Nativ...
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The Fox Sisters and the "Great American Hoax" | A New York Minute in History from 2023-08-30T15:39:16
For our season finale, Devin and Lauren tell the story of the Fox sisters, who rose to fame as early practitioners of modern spiritualism in the 19th Century. Margaretta and Catherine Fox were a...
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The Florence Farming Association | A New York Minute in History from 2023-07-28T18:37:57
On this episode, Devin and Lauren tell the story of the Florence Farming and Lumber Association, a settlement of free African Americans in Oneida County beginning in 1846. The Association was th...
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Las Villas | A New York Minute in History from 2023-06-30T19:56:20
On this episode, Devin and Lauren learn about an enclave of restaurants, bars and resorts that catered to predominately Latin American clientele near the Catskill Mountains. As more and more Lat...
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Radio Cloak and Dagger | A New York Minute in History from 2023-06-01T12:52:18
On this episode, Devin and Lauren tell the recently declassified story of a covert radio station built by the FBI on Long Island to deceive the Nazis during World War II. From 1942-1945, double ...
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New York's Anti-Rent Wars | A New York Minute in History from 2023-04-28T20:08:02
On this episode, Devin and Lauren delve into the history of the Dutch patroon system in New York state, and tell the story of the anti-rent movement of the 19th Century, during which tenant farm...
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The Persistence of Dr. Mary Walker | A New York Minute in History from 2023-03-29T16:41
For Women's History Month, Devin and Lauren tell the story of Dr. Mary Walker: physician, heroine of the Civil War, and the only woman in history ever to be awarded the Medal of Honor. Born to p...
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Aaron Mossell and the Struggle to Integrate Lockport's Schools | A New York Minute in History from 2023-02-27T16:03:34
On this episode, Devin and Lauren discuss a William G. Pomeroy marker recognizing the contributions of the Mossell family in western New York, and their efforts to successfully integrate the Nia...
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Hell's Acres: Bare Knuckle Boxing in the Taconic Mountains | A New York Minute in History from 2023-01-26T15:35
On this episode, Devin and Lauren tell the forgotten story of Boston Corners, which once belonged to Massachusetts, but was ceded to New York state by an act of Congress in 1855. The area, now p...
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Preparing for the 250th | A New York Minute in History from 2022-12-28T18:35:03
Believe it or not, the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution is right around the corner. On this episode, Devin and Lauren discuss how some state agencies and communities are preparing fo...
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Ithaca's Tuskegee Airman | A New York Minute in History from 2022-11-30T19:19:10
On this episode, Devin and Lauren tell the story of Verdelle Louis Payne from Ithaca in Tompkins County, who joined the Army Air Forces during WWII and became a pilot. During the war, Payne serv...
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Live From the APHNYS | A New York Minute in History from 2022-10-26T20:23:12
In this live, special episode of A New York Minute in History, Devin and Lauren visit the annual Association of Public Historians of New York State (APHNYS) conference in Kingston, New ...
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Discovering the Nation's "Founding Fossils" | A New York Minute in History from 2022-09-28T14:03:43
It's a new season of A New York Minute in History! In this episode, Devin and Lauren dig into the 19th Century discovery of a mastodon skeleton in Orange County. The "Orange County Mast...
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Margaret Hastings, the “Shangri-La WAC” | A New York Minute in History from 2022-03-30T18:26:53
In honor of Women's History Month, Devin and Lauren highlight a Pomeroy marker in Tioga County and tell the story of Corporal Margaret Hastings, a member of the Women's Army Corps who survived 4...
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Rapp Road and the Great Migration | A New York Minute in History from 2022-03-03T17:56:04
On this episode, hosts Devin and Lauren delve into the history of Albany County's Rapp Road Community, an African American neighborhood built by southern immigrants who moved north for a better ...
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Thomas Paine's Lost Body | A New York Minute in History from 2022-01-28T20:09
In the first episode of our new season, Devin and Lauren look to a William G. Pomeroy marker in Westchester County to learn about American patriot Thomas Paine, his influence on th...
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Historical Markers | A New York Minute In History from 2021-10-27T16:03:20
On this episode, Devin and Lauren tackle all of New York’s historical markers at once — sort of. Devin and Lauren discuss how the state’s historical marker program got sta...
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The Burned Over District | A New York Minute In History from 2021-09-07T15:04:02
In this episode, Devin and Lauren discuss the “Burned Over District,” and how upstate New York became a “cauldron” of emergent religions and alternative communities during...
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Drinking The Waters: The Healing Springs Movement | A New York Minute In History from 2021-07-30T15:33
This episode delves into the public health industry that emerged in New York in the 19th Century. As the understanding of medicine and health evolved over time, there were many commun...
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Discovering Timbuctoo | A New York Minute In History from 2021-06-30T13:11:10
Devin and Lauren dive into the history of Timbuctoo, an African American settlement founded by philanthropist Gerrit Smith in response to an 1846 law requiring all Black men to own $2...
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Audrey Munson: America’s First Supermodel | A New York Minute In History from 2021-05-26T16:24:20
In this episode, Devin and Lauren research the life of Audrey Munson, America’s first supermodel. Born in upstate New York, Munson was one of the most famous models of the early 20th Century, and p...
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Audrey Munson: America's First Supermodel | A New York Minute In History from 2021-05-26T12:24:20
In this episode, Devin and Lauren research the life of Audrey Munson, America’s first supermodel. Born in upstate New York, Munson was one of the most famous models of the early 20th ...
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The Irish Invasion Of Canada | A New York Minute In History from 2021-04-28T11:48:16
In this episode, Devin and Lauren investigate the invasions of Canada by the Fenian Brotherhood, a group of Irish Nationalists intent of freeing Ireland from British control. These in...
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75 Years Later, NY Native Recalls Japan’s Surrender Aboard U.S.S. Missouri | A New York Minute In History from 2020-09-02T10:00:35
On September 2, 1945 the hostilities of World War II ended when Japan’s formal surrender was signed aboard the U.S.S. Missouri in Tokyo Bay. Aboard that ship 75 years ago was Bob Kennedy, a native ...
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The Inspirations Behind The Headless Horseman And Ichabod Crane | A New York Minute In History from 2020-07-30T15:19:49
In the third episode of our series: Legends and Lore of the Empire State, A New York Minute In History explores the inspirations behind Washington Irving’s “Headless Horseman” and...
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Who Is The Real Natty Bumppo? | A New York Minute In History from 2020-06-05T14:39:44
In the second episode of our series: Legends and Lore of the Empire State, A New York Minute In History explores the mystery of the inspiration for Natty Bumppo, one of the most recognizable charac...
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Remembering The Greatest Generation | A New York Minute In History from 2020-05-22T14:37:22
75 years after the end of World War II, the ranks of the so-called Greatest Generation are dwindling. Among those still able to tell their stories, is Lieutenant Colonel Harry Stewart Jr. Turning 9...
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The Legendary Lake Monster | A New York Minute In History from 2020-04-30T17:58:44
Join A New York Minute In History for the first episode of a special series on folklore. In this initial journey of our “Legends and Lore of The Empire State” series, co-hosts Devin Lander and Laur...
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Documenting A Pandemic In Real Time | A New York Minute In History from 2020-04-10T18:44:02
On this special episode of A New York Minute In History, we explore how historians are documenting the coronavirus pandemic in real time. Co-hosts Devin Lander, the New York Historian, and Saratoga...
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Historical Society Collecting Pandemic Stories | A New York Minute In History from 2020-04-01T23:15:12
The coronavirus pandemic has altered the world. And it’s upended how many people go about their daily lives. One organization in New York’s Capital Region wants to collect and preserve the stories ...
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40 Years After The Miracle | A New York Minute In History from 2020-02-21T19:43:33
On this episode of A New York Minute In History, we recall the Miracle On Ice, when the U.S. Men’s Hockey team upset the Soviet Union in the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid. Co-hosts Devin Land...
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Slavery In New York And Resistance To It | A New York Minute In History from 2020-01-02T18:59:18
On this episode of A New York Minute In History, we explore slavery in New York and specifically the resistance to the institution, including the Underground Railroad. Co-hosts Devin Lander and Lau...
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Extra Innings: The Johnny Evers Story from 2019-11-25T19:47:54
On this “extra innings” episode of A New York Minute In History, co-hosts Devin Lander and Lauren Roberts chronicle the life of Troy native Johnny Evers. In the early 20th century, the scrappy, sle...
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Extra Innings: The Johnny Evers Story | A New York Minute In History from 2019-11-25T19:47:54
On this “extra innings” episode of A New York Minute In History, co-hosts Devin Lander and Lauren Roberts chronicle the life of Troy native Johnny Evers. In the early 20th century, the scrappy, sle...
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Albany Mansion Marks 19th Century Murder from 2019-10-31T15:30:29
On this Halloween episode of A New York Minute In History, we explore a murder in the state’s capital of Albany. In May 1827, a member of the city’s elite was killed in his family’s Georgian mansio...
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Albany Mansion Marks 19th Century Murder | A New York Minute In History from 2019-10-31T15:30:29
On this Halloween episode of A New York Minute In History, we explore a murder in the state’s capital of Albany. In May 1827, a member of the city’s elite was killed in his family’s Georgian mansio...
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Baseball: Myths And The Early Game from 2019-10-30T12:47:57
On this episode of A New York Minute In History, co-hosts Devin Lander and Lauren Roberts take a crack at early baseball. Through interviews with John Thorn, the official historian of Major League ...
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Baseball: Myths And The Early Game | A New York Minute In History from 2019-10-30T12:47:57
On this episode of A New York Minute In History, co-hosts Devin Lander and Lauren Roberts take a crack at early baseball. Through interviews with John Thorn, the official historian of Major League ...
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Cardiff Giant Celebrates 150th Birthday from 2019-10-17T18:30:36
On this special episode of A New York Minute In History, we attend a birthday party for one of America’s greatest hoaxes. The Cardiff Giant, a 10-and-a-half foot so-called petrified man, was uncove...
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Cardiff Giant Celebrates 150th Birthday | A New York Minute In History from 2019-10-17T18:30:36
On this special episode of A New York Minute In History, we attend a birthday party for one of America’s greatest hoaxes. The Cardiff Giant, a 10-and-a-half foot so-called petrified man, was uncove...
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The Story Behind 1969’s Woodstock Music Festival from 2019-08-14T13:15:14
Now regarded as one the most iconic cultural expressions of American society, the Woodstock festival of 1969 served to encapsulate the spirit of the 1960s counterculture movement. Despite Woodstock...
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The Story Behind 1969’s Woodstock Music Festival | A New York Minute In History from 2019-08-14T13:15:14
Now regarded as one the most iconic cultural expressions of American society, the Woodstock festival of 1969 served to encapsulate the spirit of the 1960s counterculture movement. Despite Woodstock...
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100 Years Of New York’s Local Government Historians Law from 2019-07-08T14:36:12
One hundred years ago, on April 11, 1919, New York Governor Al Smith signed the “Historians Law.” The first law of its kind in the United States, the Historians Law allowed for every village, town,...
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100 Years Of New York’s Local Government Historians Law | A New York Minute In History from 2019-07-08T14:36:12
One hundred years ago, on April 11, 1919, New York Governor Al Smith signed the “Historians Law.” The first law of its kind in the United States, the Historians Law allowed for every village, town,...
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The Story Behind New York City’s Water Supply from 2019-04-24T19:43:39
A reservoir system capacity of 570 billion gallons. A watershed area that covers 1.2 million acres. And a supply that is 90 percent unfiltered. The parameters of New York City’s drinking water infr...
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The Story Behind New York City’s Water Supply | A New York Minute In History from 2019-04-24T19:43:39
A reservoir system capacity of 570 billion gallons. A watershed area that covers 1.2 million acres. And a supply that is 90 percent unfiltered. The parameters of New York City’s drinking water infr...
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Capital Region History Day from 2019-04-04T13:46
On this special episode of A New York Minute In History, we come to you from the New York State Museum in Albany. The occasion is Capital Region History Day as more than 100 students from area scho...
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Capital Region History Day | A New York Minute In History from 2019-04-04T13:46
On this special episode of A New York Minute In History, we come to you from the New York State Museum in Albany. The occasion is Capital Region History Day as more than 100 students from area scho...
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Al Smith, FDR And The Progressive Movement from 2019-02-28T14:41:39
On this episode of A New York Minute In History, co-hosts Devin Lander and Don Wildman examine how two New Yorkers – Al Smith and Franklin Delano Roosevelt – influenced the Progressive Era of the e...
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A New Future For The New York History Journal from 2019-01-16T19:40:46
On this special edition of A New York Minute In History we discuss an exciting development regarding the New York History Journal. Starting this year, Cornell University Press will publish the cent...
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The Dutch And New Netherland from 2018-12-10T14:03:01
On the fourth episode of A New York Minute In History, we detail Henry Hudson’s exploration of what would become the Empire State and how his journey up the aptly named Hudson River led to th...
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The Erie Canal: Compressing Time And Distance from 2018-09-26T12:56:22
On the third episode of A New York Minute In History we explore the Empire State’s most ambitious engineering feat…the Erie Canal. Completed in 1825, it transformed New York and the nation by compr...
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The Women’s Rights Movement: From Seneca Falls To Today from 2018-08-02T12:17:33
The second episode of A New York Minute In History explores the Women’s Rights Movement from the Seneca Falls Convention in Central New York in 1848 to equality matters being debated today. We expl...
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Spirits Of Sacrifice from 2018-05-10T18:20:34
The first episode of A New York Minute In History explores the lives of Henry Johnson and Tommy Hitchcock Jr., World War I heroes with ties to New York. Through interviews with family members, hist...
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