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Michael Aaron Green

Newburgh’s K.V. Barnekov – Old World Aristocrat; New World Composer by Michael A. Green, with Albert Garzon

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Spread the loveIn May 1864, the American Civil War was lurching towards its inevitable conclusion but the bloody toll was still mounting. Throughout New York

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Michael Aaron Green June 20, 2024 No Comments
Cemeteries
Alan Crawford

The John Robinson Cemetery: By Alan Crawford

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Spread the loveI love exploring, looking for details of those long gone, and locating remnants of a previous life. So, when Glenn and I were

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Alan Crawford October 3, 2022 No Comments
An Illustration of Andersonville Prison by Keystone circa 1890.
Newburgh
Michael Aaron Green

Private Stone’s War – by Michael Aaron Green

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Spread the love  Introduction. On October 17, 1908, a brief death notice appeared in the Newburgh Telegram: James Stone, a well-known Union veteran, died aged

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Michael Aaron Green January 22, 2019 No Comments
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Buildings
Mary McTamaney

A Society For Heart and Hand – by Mary McTamaney

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Spread the loveA Society For Heart and Hand Just north of the intersection of Route 9W and Fostertown Road is a sad little building of

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Mary McTamaney January 11, 2019 2 Comments
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Newburgh
Mary McTamaney

Hero and Killer Comes to Newburgh in 1870 – by Mary McTamaney

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Spread the loveA novel entitled, Stealing The General, about a Civil War spy escapade contains references to the notorious “Newburgh Murder” or “Newburgh Horror” that

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Mary McTamaney January 6, 2019 No Comments
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Mark C. Carnes

From Merchant to Manufacturer: The Economics of Localism in Newburgh, New York, 1845-1900 (Part 2), by Mark C. Carnes

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Spread the loveOur Men of Property, 1846-1892 Our trade has left us and it will continue to do so. Last fall a great many of

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Mark C. Carnes December 22, 2018 No Comments

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