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Ballston The Historian's Perspective
Registrace 3. 01. 2018
Traveling the Mother Road: Route 66: An Adventure
Traveling the Mother Road, America’s Route 66: An Adventure
Presented by Joanne and Rick Reynolds
The story of our personal and professional road trip from the beginning to the end of America's Route 66. Full of stories, pictures, and an emphasis on preservation of the past for all to experience now and into the future.
Presented by Joanne and Rick Reynolds
The story of our personal and professional road trip from the beginning to the end of America's Route 66. Full of stories, pictures, and an emphasis on preservation of the past for all to experience now and into the future.
zhlédnutí: 53
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The Kemp House Fire, Ballston Spa NY ........... and the Pursuit of Better Firefighting Equipment
zhlédnutí 154Před 3 lety
The 1925 fire in the Kemp house in Ballston Spa NY took 6 lives in one family. In the wake of this tragedy, firefighting changed for the better in Ballston Spa.
Hawkwood Mansion
zhlédnutí 777Před 3 lety
Description of Hawkwood Mansion, Ballston NY. Designed to be watched while standing at the remains of the mansion but appropriate for watching otherwise as well.
Ghosts in the Ballston NY Area, a Zoom Event 5 31 2020
zhlédnutí 196Před 4 lety
A recorded and unedited Zoom event entitled "Ghosts in the Ballston NY Area," a series of historical stories about possible ghosts in the Ballston, NY (upstate New York) and surrounding area. Ballston, NY Town Historian Rick Reynolds is the speaker.
Timba Bah
zhlédnutí 254Před 4 lety
The Timba Bah Mining Company of Atlantic City Wyoming mined gold in the 20th century. For a time, my grandfather, Russell Meredith, was its President. This video is the story of the company.
Iowa Caucus
zhlédnutí 71Před 4 lety
A three minute description of how one caucus site worked in Iowa on February 3, 2020. The author attended this caucus as an observer.
Kemp House Fire
zhlédnutí 391Před 5 lety
The tragedy of the Kemp fire just outside the village of Ballston Spa, New York in 1925 reverberated all over America, as far away as California. Six dead and one seriously injured in an horrific inferno. But the effects of the event itself may have proven to be just as significant: the purchase of new fire equipment to help prevent tragedies such as these from happening in the future. However,...
School Days, School Days: Reminiscing about Schools in the Burnt Hills NY area
zhlédnutí 2,4KPřed 5 lety
Short stories, anecdotes, and history about schools in an upstate New York community. Video includes stories about traditional one room schoolhouses as well as about the Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake School District.
Why Is This Place Called "Burnt Hills"....and Other Such Name Origins
zhlédnutí 3KPřed 6 lety
Folklore tells us the possible origins of the names Burnt Hills and Ballston. Watch to see the stories....and more!
Hawkwood: Digging up the Past, Ballston NY
zhlédnutí 1,5KPřed 6 lety
Archeological digs at Anchor Diamond Park at Hawkwood uncovered hundreds of artifacts during the summer of 2016. The town of Ballston in Saratoga County, NY welcomed many community volunteers to learn about archeology and do some digging! See all the details of the dig and the history of the site here.