| File |
Folder |
Title and/or Description |
Publication |
Date |
| African Americans |
n/a |
Pinkster and slavery in Dutch New York |
De Halve Maen |
Spring 1993 |
| African Americans |
n/a |
Three dark centuries around Albany: a survey of black life... before WWI |
Afro-Americans in New York Life and History |
January 1983 |
| African Americans |
n/a |
Black baseball in New York State's Capital District, 1907-1950 |
Afro-Americans in New York Life and History |
January 1992 |
| African Americans |
n/a |
Pinkster in Albany, 1803: a contemporary description |
New York History |
April 1989 |
| Bethlehem Bicentennial |
n/a |
For posterity's sake (bicentennial quilt) |
Spotlight |
July 7, 1993 |
| Bethlehem Bicentennial |
n/a |
Bicentennial book visits Bethlehem's past |
News Herald |
April 8, 1993 |
| Bethlehem Bicentennial |
n/a |
Bethlehem bicentennial group needs help |
Spotlight |
February 26, 1992 |
| Bethlehem Bicentennial |
n/a |
Hendrick to chair panel for Bethlehem's 200th |
Times Union |
February 18, 1991 |
| Bethlehem Bicentennial |
n/a |
Historian covets photos for chronicle |
Spotlight |
April 8, 1992 |
| Bethlehem Bicentennial |
n/a |
Gone but not forgotten (Bethlehem's bicentennial time capsule) |
Spotlight |
October 20, 1993 |
| Bethlehem Bicentennial |
n/a |
Authors dig up dirt on former town residents |
Spotlight |
November 25, 1992 |
| Bethlehem Bicentennial |
n/a |
Making history: writing Bethlehem's history |
Spotlight |
February 8, 1988 |
| Bethlehem Bicentennial |
n/a |
Bethlehem's second bicentennial book documents 10 years of everyday life in the Hudson Valley |
News Herald |
September 29, 1994 |
| Bethlehem Bicentennial |
n/a |
Town's history taking shape |
Spotlight |
December 31, 1986 |
| Bethlehem Bicentennial |
n/a |
Bethlehem Bicentennial Commission, background information (includes historic events timeline) |
Bethlehem Bicentennial Commission |
unknown |
| Bethlehem Bicentennial |
n/a |
Bethlehem Bicentennial Commission (preliminary list of participating organizations) |
Bethlehem Bicentennial Commission |
unknown |
| Bethlehem Bicentennial |
n/a |
Letter to Town of Bethlehem residents seeking donations |
Bethlehem Bicentennial Commission |
December 1991 |
| Bethlehem Bicentennial |
n/a |
Bethlehem Bicentennial Commission organizational chart |
Bethlehem Bicentennial Commission |
May 1989 |
| Bethlehem Bicentennial |
n/a |
Bicentennial Edition of the Spotlight (March 10, 1993) |
Spotlight |
March 10, 1993 |
| Bethlehem Bicentennial |
n/a |
Bicentennial Supplement to the Spotlight (June 30, 1993) |
Spotlight |
June 30, 1993 |
| Bethlehem Bicentennial |
n/a |
Bicentennial Edition of the Spotlight (September 1, 1993) |
Spotlight |
September 1, 1993 |
| Bethlehem Bicentennial |
n/a |
Hudson River Historical Bicentennial Ride (map and description) |
Michael Laiosa |
1992 |
| Bethlehem Bicentennial |
n/a |
Five Rivers Historical Bicentennial Bike Route (map and description) |
Michael Laiosa |
1992 |
| Boundaries |
n/a |
Reason for split from Bethlehem foggy as New Scotland turns 150 |
Knickerbocker News |
April 8, 1983 |
| Boundaries |
n/a |
Town yields to city growth |
Spotlight |
February 20, 1985 |
| Boundaries |
n/a |
When New Scotland split from Bethlehem |
Spotlight |
April 21, 1982 |
| Boundaries |
n/a |
A glimpse of a hamlet that is no more |
Spotlight |
May 1, 1985 |
| Boundaries |
n/a |
They marched to war - and took both sides |
Knickerbocker News |
March 13, 1992 |
| Buildings |
n/a |
The Peter Winne House at Bethlehem, New York: a site report |
Dutch Barn Preservation Society Newsletter |
Fall 1999 |
| Buildings |
n/a |
Reconnaissance level survey of the Town of Bethlehem (inventory of historic structures) |
unpublished |
June 1996 |
| Buildings |
n/a |
700 years of ceramics on the Nicoll-Sill Estate, Bethlehem, New York |
The Bulletin: Journal of the NYS Archaeological Association |
Fall 1990 |
| Buildings |
n/a |
A schoolhouse 'ringing" with memories |
Knickerbocker News |
October 6, 1971 |
| Buildings |
n/a |
Bill and Gladys Tinney 'at home' in Bonnicastle on the Hudson |
Helderberg Sun |
June 10, 1975 |
| Buildings |
n/a |
Dutch farms are built to endure |
Spotlight |
August 11, 1982 |
| Buildings |
n/a |
Cemetery and house link local history (Benjamin Van Etten House) |
Spotlight |
April 12, 1989 |
| Buildings |
n/a |
Farming from the ground up (Lyman Farm) |
Spotlight |
September 7, 1983 |
| Buildings |
n/a |
A hotel they call home (Home Lawn Hotel - Slingerlands) |
Knickerbocker News |
unknown |
| Buildings |
n/a |
A supervisor's farmstead at Beckers Corners |
Spotlight |
October 7, 1976 |
| Buildings |
n/a |
Don't leave town for fall colors tour (Map of historic houses in the Town of Bethlehem) |
Spotlight |
September 1977 |
| Buildings |
n/a |
Mid-1800's home in classical style (Hayfield) |
Spotlight |
February 15, 1984 |
| Buildings |
n/a |
A careful restoration on the river (Pieter Winne House) |
Spotlight |
June 17, 1976 |
| Buildings |
n/a |
A touch of history: landmark building changes hands (Delmar Four Corners) |
Spotlight |
April 17, 1980 |
| Buildings |
n/a |
Onesquethaw: a story in stone houses |
Spotlight |
April 1, 1979 |
| Buildings |
n/a |
A historic house that love built… and preserved (First Presbyterian Church Parsonage) |
Spotlight |
May 17, 1979 |
| Buildings |
n/a |
Homestead in one family for two centuries (Furbeck Homestead) |
Spotlight |
November 14, 1984 |
| Buildings |
n/a |
Bethlehem House will be a challenge |
Spotlight |
August 25, 1983 |
| Buildings |
n/a |
Bethlehem House - a link with the past |
Spotlight |
November 5, 1970 |
| Buildings |
n/a |
Heath farm put up for sale |
Spotlight |
May 30, 1984 |
| Buildings |
n/a |
Historic house tour this month |
Spotlight |
September 11, 1985 |
| Buildings |
n/a |
A Doric classic with original lines (William Henry Slingerland home) |
Spotlight |
May 13, 1976 |
| Buildings |
n/a |
A wedding present house on the river (Elizabeth Nicoll-Sill House) |
Spotlight |
April 8, 1976 |
| Buildings |
n/a |
Haswell house: 7 generations since Patroons |
Spotlight |
October 21, 1976 |
| Buildings |
n/a |
Barracks-barroom on the plank road |
Spotlight |
unknown |
| Buildings |
n/a |
Vanishing America …sketched by a Bethlehem Artist |
Knickerbocker News |
June 1, 1976 |
| Buildings |
n/a |
Fortress on the frontier (Van Dyke house) |
Spotlight |
August 24, 1983 |
| Buildings |
n/a |
Return to the land in Feura Bush (Elmendorf house) |
Spotlight |
December 4, 1982 |
| Buildings |
n/a |
The Castle at Van Wies Point |
Spotlight |
unknown |
| Buildings |
n/a |
Times change site of Vanderzee house |
Spotlight |
March 1, 1989 |
| Buildings |
n/a |
Spirit spans the centuries (Teunis Slingerland house) |
Spotlight |
April 25, 1984 |
| Buildings |
n/a |
Remembering the quite life in Font Grove |
Spotlight |
September 1, 1982 |
| Buildings |
n/a |
The Teunis Slingerland House |
Spotlight |
October 20, 1982 |
| Buildings |
n/a |
The red schoolhouse |
Knickerbocker News |
March 21, 1968 |
| Buildings |
n/a |
Spacious living on old Westervelt farm |
Spotlight |
April 10, 1985 |
| Buildings |
n/a |
A country manor for family living (Elmendorf homestead) |
Spotlight |
October 27, 1982 |
| Buildings |
n/a |
Slingerland's abode a distinguished home (John I. Slingerland house) |
Spotlight |
January 2, 1985 |
| Buildings |
n/a |
Corn plantation in Slingerlands |
Spotlight |
May 18, 1983 |
| Buildings |
n/a |
Looking back (Home Lawn Hotel) |
Spotlight |
December 1, 1982 |
| Buildings |
n/a |
The Slingerlands Toll Gate |
Spotlight |
October 3, 1968 |
| Buildings |
n/a |
Historic house on Game Farm Road burns |
Spotlight |
January 22, 1981 |
| Buildings |
n/a |
Air of the manor still on Font Grove |
Spotlight |
March 13, 1985 |
| Buildings |
n/a |
Home rises above the ordinary (McHaugh homestead) |
Spotlight |
March 14, 1984 |
| Buildings |
n/a |
A gracious landmark in Slingerlands (Miner house) |
Spotlight |
November 11, 1979 |
| Buildings |
n/a |
Colonial elegance on the Turnpike |
Spotlight |
December 29, 1982 |
| Buildings |
n/a |
Living the privileged life (Lyons Estate) |
Spotlight |
unknown |
| Buildings |
n/a |
Bennett Hill: a house reborn |
Spotlight |
January 19, 1983 |
| Buildings |
n/a |
Empire-style home has elegance |
Spotlight |
March 28, 1984 |
| Buildings |
n/a |
Haswell Farms: a bicentennial - 1774-1974 |
Helderberg Sun |
November 20, 1974 |
| Buildings |
n/a |
They remember Bouck White and his Castle |
Spotlight |
September 28, 1982 |
| Buildings |
n/a |
Little red schoolhouse has antique flavor |
Helderberg Sun |
July 6, 1976 |
| Churches |
n/a |
The making of a church |
Spotlight |
July 14 1982 |
| Churches |
n/a |
Church's fortune wax and wane |
Spotlight |
July 18 1982 |
| Churches |
n/a |
Church dates to nation's infancy (old Jerusalem Church) |
Spotlight |
June 27, 1984 |
| Churches |
n/a |
200th year for New Salem Church |
Spotlight |
September 28, 1983 |
| Churches |
n/a |
A finger pointing heavenward (Slingerlands Community Methodist Church) |
Spotlight |
March 16, 1983 |
| Churches |
n/a |
Church grew from discontent |
Spotlight |
May 16, 1984 |
| Churches |
n/a |
Parish comes to Elsmere |
Spotlight |
September 5, 1984 |
| Churches |
n/a |
Stone church guards rural crossroads |
Spotlight |
January 18, 1984 |
| Churches |
n/a |
Bethlehem's first church |
Spotlight |
July 27, 1983 |
| Early History |
n/a |
Bethlehem to mark 175th anniversary |
Times Union |
March 10, 1968 |
| Early History |
n/a |
Rich Soil drew the first settlers to Bethlehem |
Times Union |
October 26, 1983 |
| Early History |
n/a |
A unique township: Henry Hudson landed here, Bethlehem historian says |
Knickerbocker News |
February 27, 1975 |
| Early History |
n/a |
Trading furs launched Bethlehem enterprise |
Spotlight |
unknown |
| Early History |
n/a |
Documents shed new light on Slingerland's role |
Spotlight |
January 14, 1982 |
| Early History |
n/a |
Town of Bethlehem: 175th year |
Spotlight |
March 7, 1968 |
| Early History |
n/a |
A history of Delmar |
Albany County Post |
November 20, 1936 |
| Early History |
n/a |
Town of Bethlehem history (pamphlet) |
Capital District Business Review |
unknown |
| Early History |
n/a |
A brief history of the Town of Bethlehem |
unpublished Bethlehem Town Historian memorandum |
unknown |
| Early History |
n/a |
Rowe documents: a historical treasure surfaces |
Spotlight |
February 19, 1981 |
| Early History |
n/a |
History of town dates back to early 1600's (includes picture of Delmar Four Corners circa 1952) |
Albany County Post |
November 21, 1952 |
| Early History |
n/a |
Various local history articles |
Bethlehem Chronicle |
September 12, 1959 |
| Early History |
n/a |
Tri-Village area offers suburban comforts to a good many Albany 'Daylight Residents' |
Knickerbocker News |
March 27, 1950 |
| Early History |
n/a |
Grange filled social, economic need |
Spotlight |
unknown |
| Early History |
n/a |
River and turnpike spurred early growth |
Spotlight |
unknown |
| Early History |
n/a |
Town of Bethlehem map, 1851 |
Spotlight |
April 15, 1971 |
| Early History |
n/a |
Reminiscences of Bethlehem from the historian's files |
Spotlight |
May 4, 1972 |
| Education |
n/a |
Fifty Years of Excellence: 1934-1984 (pamphlet) |
Parent-Faculty Organization of the BCHS |
1984 |
| Education |
n/a |
The little red schoolhouse grows up: Bethlehem - a bridge, a stove and… |
Knickerbocker News |
May 28, 1957 |
| Education |
n/a |
Bethlehem Central High School Fourteenth Annual Commencement (pamphlet - 1939) |
Bethlehem Central High School commencement |
June 28, 1939 |
| Education |
n/a |
Christmas Souvenir, Delmar School (1905-1906) |
Delmar School pamphlet |
1905 |
| Education |
n/a |
Van Wie's Point School |
Town of Bethlehem Historical Association Newsletter |
April 1996 |
| Education |
n/a |
St. Thomas halls echo with history |
Spotlight |
August 16, 1995 |
| Education |
n/a |
On the cover: the first class to graduate from Delmar High School (photograph - 1929) |
Spotlight |
September 29, 1984 |
| Education |
n/a |
Two from the class of 1934 look back |
Knickerbocker News |
October 3, 1983 |
| Education |
n/a |
W. Jack Weaver… 'Father' of Bethlehem School District |
Helderberg Sun |
May 23, 1978 |
| Education |
n/a |
Members of the class of 1894 at the South Bethlehem School (photograph) |
unknown |
August 23, 1979 |
| Education |
n/a |
Gift to School |
Spotlight |
unknown |
| Education |
n/a |
Fifty years of excellence, 1934-1984 |
Spotlight |
March 7, 1984 |
| Education |
n/a |
The fiftieth anniversary celebration of the first high school graduating class of BCSD |
unpublished |
1984 |
| Education |
n/a |
History of BCSD elementary schools (Clarksville, Elsmere, Glenmont, Hamagrael, Slingerlands) |
unpublished |
1984 |
| Education |
n/a |
School days long ago |
Spotlight |
August 14, 1985 |
| Education |
n/a |
Breakfast at BC a learning tool |
Spotlight |
August 14, 1985 |
| Hamlets |
Delmar |
Not just a suburb of Albany |
unknown |
unknown |
| Hamlets |
Delmar |
A short history of Delmar |
unknown |
unknown |
| Hamlets |
Delmar |
In 61 years, Delmar has changed a lot |
Spotlight |
August 27, 1986 |
| Hamlets |
Delmar |
Post Office notes 40th anniversary |
Spotlight |
February 14, 1980 |
| Hamlets |
Delmar |
Building to come down, space open for Brockley's |
Spotlight |
April 3, 1985 |
| Hamlets |
Delmar |
A history of Delmar |
Albany County Post |
November 20, 1936 |
| Hamlets |
Delmar |
Landmark marks passage of time |
Spotlight |
November 6, 1985 |
| Hamlets |
Delmar |
50 years ago: bus line made Delmar a transit hub |
Spotlight |
May 10, 1979 |
| Hamlets |
Delmar |
Early recollections of Delmar |
unknown |
unknown |
| Hamlets |
Delmar |
Interview with Mr. Abram Allen, 449 Kenwood Avenue, Delmar |
unpublished interview courtesy of Town Historian |
July 1948 |
| Hamlets |
Delmar |
Old Delmar at Yuletide: an event for the book |
Knickerbocker News |
December 15, 1966 |
| Hamlets |
Delmar |
Liberator of slaves has passed away: Jacob Long... dies at Delmar |
unknown |
unknown |
| Hamlets |
Delmar |
Delmar post office sequence via Frank Patterson |
unpublished |
July 13, 1950 |
| Hamlets |
Delmar |
Reformed Church of Bethlehem history dates back to 1763 |
Albany County Post |
November 21, 1952 |
| Hamlets |
Delmar |
Delmar Fire Co. formed in 1911 |
Albany County Post |
November 21, 1952 |
| Hamlets |
Delmar |
Dear Jim: Delmar Post Office is ready |
Knickerbocker News |
December 10, 1940 |
| Hamlets |
Delmar |
The Four Corners of Delmar, NY |
unpublished interview courtesy of Town Historian |
September 30, 1991 |
| Hamlets |
Delmar |
Delmar then and now, 1926-1974 |
unpublished |
1974 |
| Hamlets |
Delmar |
Domino falls and the Four Corners rise |
Spotlight |
November 6, 1985 |
| Hamlets |
Delmar |
Fixing up the Four Corners |
Spotlight |
November 6, 1985 |
| Hamlets |
Delmar |
The past lives on at Delmar 4 corners |
Knickerbocker News |
November 11, 1985 |
| Hamlets |
Delmar |
New bank and stores to keep Four Corners "village motif" |
Spotlight |
October 7, 1976 |
| Hamlets |
Delmar |
Yesteryear on Delaware Avenue |
Spotlight |
October 5, 1988 |
| Hamlets |
Delmar |
Suburbia visits nostalgia-land |
Spotlight |
June 25, 1969 |
| Hamlets |
Delmar |
A Facelifting for Delmar... |
Spotlight |
November 17, 1982 |
| Hamlets |
Delmar |
The shape of things to come (construction of the new BPL building) |
Spotlight |
December 17, 1970 |
| Hamlets |
Delmar |
Oh, those mixed-up villages! (Tri-Village history) |
Spotlight |
August 17, 1983 |
| Hamlets |
Elsmere |
The suburban, residential hamlet of Elsmere |
Times Union |
January 24, 1993 |
| Hamlets |
Glenmont |
Cedar Hill woman recalls family history (Mathusa family) |
Spotlight |
February 2, 1994 |
| Hamlets |
Glenmont |
Life was quieter at Babcock's Corner's |
Spotlight |
October 4, 1989 |
| Hamlets |
Glenmont |
Interview with Mrs. Orlin Wheeler, April 20, 1948 (Van Wies Point) |
unpublished interview courtesy of Town Historian |
April 20, 1948 |
| Hamlets |
Glenmont |
Will historic land give way to change |
Spotlight |
January 1, 1981 |
| Hamlets |
Glenmont |
No man's land: those shifting isles down the Hudson |
Spotlight |
unknown |
| Hamlets |
Glenmont |
Van Wie's Point on the Hudson |
Spotlight |
unknown |
| Hamlets |
Glenmont |
Cymry Landing (Van Wie's Point) |
unpublished article by Bill Strong |
December 1999 |
| Hamlets |
Normansville |
Plans grow for Albany's 'secret' farm on 'yellow brick road' |
Schenectady Gazette |
July 24, 1989 |
| Hamlets |
Normansville |
Normansville: quiet hamlet is making noise |
Knickerbocker News |
August 29, 1985 |
| Hamlets |
Normansville |
Normansville resident charts past |
Times Union |
September 24, 1989 |
| Hamlets |
Normansville |
A road to the past may have a future |
Knickerbocker News |
December 10, 1985 |
| Hamlets |
Normansville |
Follow another yellow brick road |
Spotlight |
September 6, 2000 |
| Hamlets |
Normansville |
Group still wants to keep a piece of yellow brick road |
Knickerbocker News |
November 12, 1985 |
| Hamlets |
Normansville |
Yellow brick road a link to history |
Knickerbocker News |
November 14, 1985 |
| Hamlets |
Normansville |
Democrats take to the roads |
Spotlight |
August 28, 1985 |
| Hamlets |
Normansville |
Yellow brick roads find a safe haven |
Knickerbocker News |
September 9, 1986 |
| Hamlets |
Slingerlands |
The Slingerlands Toll Gate |
unpublished |
unknown |
| Hamlets |
Slingerlands |
Slingerlands residents seeking to preserve hamlets history |
Knickerbocker News |
April 20, 1981 |
| Hamlets |
Slingerlands |
Font Grove re-visited |
Spotlight |
March 19, 1959 |
| Hamlets |
Slingerlands |
Historic homes are surveyed |
Times Union |
June 15, 1981 |
| Hamlets |
Slingerlands |
Historic vault site has a new owner |
Spotlight |
October 2, 1980 |
| Hamlets |
Slingerlands |
Slingerland plot declared historic site by board |
Times Union |
November 29, 1980 |
| Hamlets |
Slingerlands |
Firm offers to buy land near tomb |
Knickerbocker News |
July 1, 1982 |
| Hamlets |
Slingerlands |
Town takes control of cemetery |
Spotlight |
December 4, 1980 |
| Hamlets |
Slingerlands |
Judge sides with town in Slingerlands vault |
Spotlight |
April 10, 1994 |
| Hamlets |
Slingerlands |
Shopping center concern revived in Slingerlands |
Spotlight |
November 19, 1981 |
| Hamlets |
Slingerlands |
1800s Slingerland graveyard may be named a historic site |
Knickerbocker News |
November 25, 1980 |
| Hamlets |
Slingerlands |
Reagan school chum recalls his 'presidency' |
Times Union |
October 31, 1980 |
| Hamlets |
Slingerlands |
Play Ball!... Slingerlands 'Village Wonders' made baseball history 60 or more years ago |
Altamont Enterprise |
May 29, 1970 |
| Hamlets |
Slingerlands |
Slingerland suit near settlement |
Spotlight |
September 19, 1990 |
| Hamlets |
Slingerlands |
History of MacCormick Road |
unpublished |
1980 |
| Hamlets |
Slingerlands |
Community United Methodist Church, Slingerlands, New York |
unpublished |
1979-1980 |
| Hamlets |
Slingerlands |
Slingerlands house tour (pamphlet) |
Slingerlands Homeowners Association |
1991 |
| Hamlets |
Slingerlands |
Oldest in the village: Slingerlands family house |
Albany County Post |
November 21, 1952 |
| Hamlets |
Slingerlands |
Slingerlands' old master (painter Asa W. Twitchell) |
Spotlight |
February 1, 1984 |
| Hudson River |
Fishing |
Spring harvest on the Hudson |
New York Alive |
May/June 1990 |
| Hudson River |
General History |
A Hudson River chronology |
unpublished |
unknown |
| Hudson River |
General History |
Where the Hudson begins: it's really Indian Pass |
New York Alive |
Nov/Dec 1983 |
| Hudson River |
General History |
Henry Hudson (entire issue of magazine devoted to) |
Knickerbocker, The |
August 1959 |
| Hudson River |
General History |
The storied Hudson (pamphlet) |
Hudson River Night Line |
1927 |
| Hudson River |
Iceboating |
Winter Sailing |
Hudson Valley |
February 1995 |
| Hudson River |
Industry |
Hudson River ice harvests |
Hudson Heritage Notebook Series |
1974 |
| Hudson River |
Industry |
Whaling on the Hudson |
Hudson Heritage Notebook Series |
1974 |
| Hudson River |
Industry |
Channel dredging, teeming new plants herald busy era on upstate's 'Main Street' |
Times Union |
July 9, 1961 |
| Hudson River |
Industry |
Logs floated down Hudson pioneered river industries |
Times Union |
July 10, 1961 |
| Hudson River |
Industry |
Genet an early advocate of deeper Hudson River |
Knickerbocker News |
June 18, 1955 |
| Hudson River |
Industry |
No man's land: those shifting isles down the Hudson |
Spotlight |
unknown |
| Hudson River |
Lighthouses |
Stony Point Lighthouse: the last of its kind |
Times Union |
May 22, 1966 |
| Hudson River |
Lighthouses |
River lighthouse goes automatic |
New York Times |
August 19, 1965 |
| Hudson River |
Lighthouses |
Cruise into the past on a lighthouse tour |
Times Union |
July 17, 1988 |
| Hudson River |
Lighthouses |
Lighthouses along the Hudson |
Hudson Valley |
September 1985 |
| Hudson River |
Lighthouses |
Historic lighthouse gets much-needed repairs |
Times Union |
August 7, 1990 |
| Hudson River |
Lighthouses |
Beacons of yore: the Hudson's romantic relics flicker with hope |
Times Union |
May 25, 1986 |
| Hudson River |
Ships & Sloops |
Hudson River Sidewheelers (pamphlet) |
National Commercial Bank and Trust Company |
unknown |
| Hudson River |
Ships & Sloops |
Steamin' down the river |
Hudson Valley |
July 1991 |
| Hudson River |
Ships & Sloops |
Hudson steamboating in the 1950's |
Catskills, The |
1975 |
| Hudson River |
Ships & Sloops |
A serenade and lament to the Reindeer |
Catskills, The |
1974 |
| Hudson River |
Ships & Sloops |
Romantic ship, mighty river: romantic sloops, mighty river |
Knickerbocker News |
August 15, 1969 |
| Hudson River |
Ships & Sloops |
Steamboats made a big splash 180 years ago |
Times Union |
August 9, 1987 |
| Hudson River |
Ships & Sloops |
Seaman recalls steamboats ruling the Hudson |
Times Union |
March 2, 1980 |
| Hudson River |
Ships & Sloops |
The Albany I remember |
Times Union |
April 29, 1962 |
| Hudson River |
Ships & Sloops |
Old steamer comes to life |
New York Herald Tribune |
May 23, 1965 |
| Later History |
n/a |
Rural Albany County; Railroad YMCA at Selkirk oasis of rest for men; Bethlehem brags… |
Albany Evening News |
October 22, 1936 |
| Later History |
n/a |
Rural Albany County; West Shore Railroad; story of Peter Callanan, quarry owner… |
Albany Evening News |
October 23, 1936 |
| Later History |
n/a |
Rural Albany County; Bethlehem Center of stone, moulding sand and residences |
Albany Evening News |
October 21, 1936 |
| Later History |
n/a |
Town of Bethlehem: community characteristics, population trends, land use (pamphlet) |
Town of Bethlehem Planning Board |
November 1964 |
| Later History |
n/a |
Clear, cool water: the story of the water supply of the Town of Bethlehem |
Spotlight |
October 7, 1971 |
| Later History |
n/a |
Beautification Project (expansion of Bethlehem riverfront park) |
Spotlight |
December 10, 1970 |
| Later History |
n/a |
Callanan completes first century |
Spotlight |
October 19, 1983 |
| Later History |
n/a |
Callanan becomes a giant |
Spotlight |
November 2, 1983 |
| Later History |
n/a |
This is the Town of Bethlehem (pamphlet) |
League of Women Voters of Albany County |
October 1973 |
| Later History |
n/a |
The library today - busiest in area (Spotlight Special Section, BPL 75th anniversary) |
Spotlight |
May 11, 1988 |
| Later History |
n/a |
Longtime BPL advocate (Spotlight Special Section, BPL celebrates 75th anniversary) |
Spotlight |
May 11, 1988 |
| Later History |
n/a |
Joyce Strand hears from happy patrons (Spotlight Special Section, BPL 75th anniversary) |
Spotlight |
May 11, 1988 |
| Later History |
n/a |
Friends' expand library horizons (Spotlight Special Section, BPL 75th anniversary) |
Spotlight |
May 11, 1988 |
| Later History |
n/a |
A resident exemplifies volunteerism (Spotlight Special Section, BPL 75th anniversary) |
Spotlight |
May 11, 1988 |
| Later History |
n/a |
A splendid institution (Spotlight Special Section, BPL 75th anniversary) |
Spotlight |
May 11, 1988 |
| Later History |
n/a |
Growing up at the library (Spotlight Special Section, BPL 75th anniversary) |
Spotlight |
May 11, 1988 |
| Later History |
n/a |
I love the library (Spotlight Special Section, BPL celebrates 75th anniversary) |
Spotlight |
May 11, 1988 |
| Later History |
n/a |
Service continues (Spotlight Special Section, BPL celebrates 75th anniversary) |
Spotlight |
May 11, 1988 |
| Later History |
n/a |
The bookmobile in Moscow (Spotlight Special Section, BPL 75th anniversary) |
Spotlight |
May 11, 1988 |
| Later History |
n/a |
A library timeline (Spotlight Special Section, BPL 75th anniversary) |
Spotlight |
May 11, 1988 |
| Local Organizations |
n/a |
The Normanside Country Club... (list of members from February 26, 1931) |
Normanside Country Club |
February 26, 1931 |
| Local Organizations |
n/a |
History of the Delmar Progress Club, 1901-1968 |
unpublished by Alice Porter |
unknown |
| Maps |
Albany |
Map of the Counties of Albany and Schenectady (1857) |
reproduction of a map published by J. Disturnell |
1857 |
| Maps |
Albany |
Map of the City of Albany (1852) |
reproduction of a map published by Joel Munsell |
1852 |
| Maps |
Albany |
A plan of the City of Albany (1794) |
reproduction of a map published by Simeon De Witt |
1794 |
| Maps |
Bethlehem - Landowners |
A map of the Manor of Renselaerwick (1767) |
reproduction of a map published by Jno. R. Bleeker |
1767 |
| Maps |
Bethlehem - Landowners |
Map of the Northern Department of North America (includes 'Manor of Renselaerswyk') |
reproduction of a map published by John E. Gavit |
19th Century |
| Maps |
Bethlehem - Landowners |
Survey map of Nicholas Schuyler (1719) |
photocopy of a privately owned survey map and text |
1719 |
| Maps |
Bethlehem - Landowners |
Map showing farms near the Helleberg according to surveys dated 1787-1813 |
unpublished |
1787-1813 |
| Maps |
Bethlehem Street Maps |
Map of Tri-Village Area (1974) |
Tri-Village Directory Association |
1974 |
| Maps |
Bethlehem Street Maps |
Survey map of Tri-Village Area (1966) |
Edward W. Boutelle & Son Civil Engineers and Surveyors |
1966 |
| Maps |
Bethlehem Street Maps |
Map of Tri-Village Area (1973) |
Tri-Village Directory Association |
1973 |
| Maps |
Bethlehem Street Maps |
Survey map of Tri-Village Area (1971) |
Edward W. Boutelle & Son Civil Engineers and Surveyors |
1971 |
| Maps |
Bethlehem Street Maps |
Survey map of Tri-Village Area (1961) |
Edward W. Boutelle & Son Civil Engineers and Surveyors |
1961 |
| Maps |
Bethlehem Street Maps |
Survey map of Tri-Village Area (1967) |
Edward W. Boutelle & Son Civil Engineers and Surveyors |
1967 |
| Maps |
Bethlehem Street Maps |
Survey map of Tri-Village Area (1943) |
Edward W. Boutelle Civil Engineer and Surveyor |
1943 |
| Maps |
Bethlehem Street Maps |
Town of Bethlehem (1980) |
Town of Bethlehem & Chamber of Commerce |
1980 |
| Maps |
Historic Sites |
First Reformed Church of Bethlehem and its Historical Settings |
unknown |
1959 |
| Maps |
Historic Sites |
Map of Town of Bethlehem historic, scenic and natural sites |
unpublished, compiled by Town Historian |
1969 |
| Maps |
New York State |
Map of the Province of New York divided into counties, manors, patents and townships (1779) |
reproduction of a map published by William Fadden |
1779 |
| Maps |
New York State |
Map of the State of New York (1831) |
reproduction of a map by Hinton, Simpkin & Marshall |
1831 |
| Maps |
Northern Hudson Valley |
Map of the northern Hudson Valley (1801) |
reproduction of a map published by Simeon De Witt |
1801 |
| Military |
n/a |
A Bethlehem hero recognized (Civil War) |
Spotlight |
February 9, 1983 |
| Military |
n/a |
Pvt. Frazier's war (Civil War) |
Spotlight |
August 22, 1984 |
| Military |
n/a |
Two brothers who fought for the Union (Civil War) |
Spotlight |
August 4, 1982 |
| Military |
n/a |
News Bulletin - Albany City and County War Council (1 of 3 issues in envelope - WWII) |
Albany City and County War Council newsletters |
December 21, 1942 |
| Military |
n/a |
News Bulletin - Albany City and County War Council (1 of 3 issues in envelope - WWII) |
Albany City and County War Council newsletters |
January 4, 1943 |
| Military |
n/a |
News Bulletin - Albany City and County War Council (1 of 3 issues in envelope - WWII) |
Albany City and County War Council newsletters |
January 18, 1943 |
| Military |
n/a |
1,200 men and women from town served in World War II (alphabetical list of those who served) |
Albany County Post |
November 21, 1952 |
| Military |
n/a |
Many brave men fought in battle of Civil War |
Albany County Post |
November 21, 1952 |
| Military |
n/a |
Interview with Mr. Frank Laraway, October 13, 1948 |
unpublished interview courtesy of Town Historian |
October 13, 1948 |
| Native Americans |
n/a |
Tories, treaties and intrigue |
Spotlight |
November 27, 1975 |
| Native Americans |
n/a |
Hunting Indian history: part I of a five-part series |
Hudson Valley |
January 1991 |
| Native Americans |
n/a |
Trade, war and diplomacy: part II of a five-part series on local Indian history |
Hudson Valley |
February 1991 |
| Native Americans |
n/a |
The English imprint: part III of a five-part series on local Indian history |
Hudson Valley |
March 1991 |
| Native Americans |
n/a |
Survival of the fittest: part IV of a five-part series on local Indian history |
Hudson Valley |
April 1991 |
| Native Americans |
n/a |
The diaspora: part V of a five-part series on local Indian history |
Hudson Valley |
June 1, 1991 |
| Native Americans |
n/a |
Interview with Mrs. John T. Delaney (Ethel Moat), July 1948 |
unpublished interview courtesy of Town Historian |
July 1948 |
| New Scotland |
Clarksville |
Clarksville: sketches of its past |
Sentinel, The (New Scotland Historical Association newsletter) |
Spring 1999 |
| New Scotland |
Clarksville Caves |
Exploring 'the last frontier' on earth |
Times Union |
May 28, 1986 |
| New Scotland |
Clarksville Caves |
Clarksville underground viewed as local gem |
Spotlight |
November 28, 1990 |
| New Scotland |
Clarksville Caves |
The Clarksville cave system |
Altamont Enterprise |
April 21, 1983 |
| New Scotland |
Clarksville Caves |
Curious caverns (book excerpt) |
Underground empire: wonders and tales of New York caves by Clay Perry |
1948 |
| New Scotland |
Clarksville Caves |
Clarksville Cave (pamphlet excerpt) |
A chronicle of selected Northeastern Caves by Thomas Engel |
1979 |
| New Scotland |
Clarksville Caves |
Clarksville Cave (map) |
unpublished |
1995 |
| New Scotland |
History |
A country ride through old New Scotland |
Spotlight |
April 6, 1983 |
| New Scotland |
History |
It started with a grist mill… |
Spotlight |
May 27, 1976 |
| New Scotland |
History |
New Scotland Sesquicentennial Section of the Spotlight (July 21, 1982) |
Spotlight |
July 21, 1982 |
| New Scotland |
History |
An 1870 stage ride - mostly uphill |
Spotlight |
February 26, 1981 |
| New Scotland |
New Salem |
How fair got its name (Punkintown Fair) |
Spotlight |
July 18, 1984 |
| New Scotland |
New Salem |
The main street in New Salem from a photograph… circa 1910 |
Spotlight |
July 2, 1969 |
| New Scotland |
New Scotland |
The hamlet of New Scotland: over 200 years of history |
Sentinel, The (New Scotland Historical Association newsletter) |
Spring 1998 |
| New Scotland |
Voorheesville |
Voorheesville: a railroad junction 100 years later |
Spotlight |
unknown |
| New Scotland |
Voorheesville |
Rural Albany County; Voorheesville's principal industries include flour, feed mill… |
Albany Evening News |
October 19, 1936 |
| Normanskill |
n/a |
Albany farm keeps historic traditions alive |
Spotlight |
April 24, 1991 |
| Normanskill |
n/a |
Normanskill on the rocks |
Times Union |
November 1, 1992 |
| Normanskill |
n/a |
Normanskill wields powerful nature punch: first in a series |
Spotlight |
November 8, 2000 |
| Normanskill |
n/a |
Normanskill course cuts varied path: second in a series |
Spotlight |
November 15, 2000 |
| Normanskill |
n/a |
Creek cuts jagged path to Hudson: third in a series |
Spotlight |
November 29, 2000 |
| Normanskill |
n/a |
Tales of Tawasentha |
Spotlight |
August 12, 1965 |
| Normanskill |
n/a |
Normanskill's claim to hero of poem valid |
Times Union |
June 18, 1950 |
| Normanskill |
n/a |
Creek drew first settlers |
Spotlight |
October 10, 1981 |
| Place Names - Origins |
Bethlehem |
How did it get its name: Bethlehem? |
Knickerbocker News |
January 17, 1974 |
| Place Names - Origins |
Bethlehem |
Exactly what is in a name |
Spotlight |
August 27, 1997 |
| Place Names - Origins |
Bethlehem |
Longtime Bethlehem land Surveyor retires |
Spotlight |
October 16, 1991 |
| Place Names - Origins |
Bethlehem |
How did it get its name: Bethlehem? |
Albany's Spirit of '76 Celebration program |
1976 |
| Place Names - Origins |
Delmar |
How did Delmar of the Trivillage get its name? |
unpublished Bethlehem Town Historian memorandum |
May 25, 1977 |
| Place Names - Origins |
Delmar |
How did it get its name: Delmar? |
Knickerbocker News |
December 11, 1973 |
| Place Names - Origins |
Delmar |
Delmar's name is traced to French family's work |
Albany Evening News |
February 10, 1933 |
| Place Names - Origins |
Delmar |
unknown |
Knickerbocker News |
May 28, 1957 |
| Place Names - Origins |
New Scotland |
How did it get its name: New Scotland? |
Knickerbocker News |
February 5, 1974 |
| Place Names - Origins |
Slingerlands |
How did it get its name: Slingerlands? |
Knickerbocker News |
November 15, 1973 |
| Place Names - Origins |
Slingerlands |
unknown |
Knickerbocker News |
May 28, 1957 |
| Place Names - Origins |
South Bethlehem |
South Bethlehem residents favor their status quo |
Times Union |
November 20, 1994 |
| Politics |
n/a |
Politics in Bethlehem |
Spotlight |
January 25, 1973 |
| Roads |
n/a |
From a country crossroads… (Delmar Four Corners) |
Spotlight |
August 8, 1984 |
| Roads |
n/a |
Delaware Avenue: kaleidoscope of town history |
Spotlight |
May 27, 1976 |
| Roads |
n/a |
Toll road linked Bethlehem settlements |
Spotlight |
January 1, 1986 |
| Town Seal |
n/a |
Official Seal of the Town of Bethlehem as adopted May 2, 1975 |
unpublished Town of Bethlehem memorandum |
May 2, 1975 |
| Transportation |
n/a |
Wandering & wondering… |
Spotlight |
January 18, 1973 |
| Transportation |
n/a |
50 years ago: bus line made Delmar a transit hub |
Spotlight |
May 10, 1979 |
| U.S.A. Bicentennial |
n/a |
Bethlehem and the bicentennial (pamphlet) |
Tri-Village Welcome Wagon |
1976 |
| U.S.A. Bicentennial |
n/a |
Bethlehem proudly presents a Bicentennial Extravaganza (pamphlet) |
Bethlehem Central School District & the Town of Bethlehem |
1976 |
| U.S.A. Bicentennial |
n/a |
Bicentennial warm-up and barbecue (pamphlet) |
Town of Bethlehem Historical Association |
1976 |
| U.S.A. Bicentennial |
n/a |
Town of Bethlehem Bicentennial Committee Meeting Notes and Letter (June 23, 1975) |
Town of Bethlehem Bicentennial Committee |
June 23, 1975 |
| U.S.A. Bicentennial |
n/a |
Town of Bethlehem Bicentennial Committee Meeting Notes (July 14, 1975) |
Town of Bethlehem Bicentennial Committee |
July 14, 1975 |
| U.S.A. Bicentennial |
n/a |
Letter regarding Town of Bethlehem Historical Association participation in Bicentennial events |
Town of Bethlehem Historical Association |
unknown |
| U.S.A. Bicentennial |
n/a |
Memorandum (concerning Town of Bethlehem Bicentennial Committee) |
Town of Bethlehem Bicentennial Committee |
unknown |
| U.S.A. Bicentennial |
n/a |
Bi-Centennial proposal (sent to Bicentennial Committee) |
Gardiner Bump |
unknown |
| U.S.A. Bicentennial |
n/a |
Bi-Centennial proposal (sent to Bicentennial Committee) |
Gardiner Bump |
unknown |
| U.S.A. Bicentennial |
n/a |
Bethlehem Extravaganza playbill |
Bethlehem Central School District & the Town of Bethlehem |
1976 |
| U.S.A. Bicentennial |
n/a |
Bethlehem bicentennial celebration to be the Extravaganza of '76 |
Entertainer, The |
March 26, 1976 |