http://ap-1642.newsvine.com/en-usCopyright 2012Thu, 10 May 2012 17:12:59 +0000Fri, 18 May 2012 13:55:25 +0000http://www.newsvine.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/10/11630548-2-ny-sites-recall-benedict-arnolds-early-heroicshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/10/11630548-2-ny-sites-recall-benedict-arnolds-early-heroicsusnew-yorkheroyearsus-newsarnoldbenedict-arnoldThu, 10 May 2012 06:26:31 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>This undated sketch portrait of Gen. Benedict Arnold by an unknown artist was provided by the Library of Congress. While most Americans know Arnold as the man who betrayed his nation by trying to turn over the American fortifications at West Point to the British, then joining the redcoats when the plot was uncovered, his heroic actions at the Revolutionary War's Battles of Saratoga are detailed in a new exhibit opening Thursday, May 10, 2012 at Saratoga National Historical Park. (AP Photo/Library of Congress)</p><p>FILE - This Aug. 19, 2005 file photo taken in the New York State Archives in Albany, N.Y., shows a handwritten pass dated Sept. 21, 1780 that Major General Benedict Arnold scrawled for Joshua Smith. While most Americans know Arnold as the man who betrayed his nation by trying to turn over the American fortifications at West Point to the British, then joining the redcoats when the plot was uncovered, his heroic actions at the Revolutionary War's Battles of Saratoga are detailed in a new exhibit opening Thursday, May 10, 2012 at Saratoga National Historical Park. (AP Photo/Jim McKnight, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/17/10733994-cities-considering-uses-for-aged-industrial-plantshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/17/10733994-cities-considering-uses-for-aged-industrial-plantsusdancingin-theus-newsrust-beltruinsthe-ruinsdan-kautzcentral-terminalwhen-mary-lynneSat, 17 Mar 2012 16:33:55 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this Feb. 27, 2012 photo, the Buffalo Central Terminal is shown in Buffalo, N.Y. The Central Terminal symbolizes a problem facing Buffalo and many other Rust Belt communities: what can be done with massive, often-derelict industrial and transportation structures? Tearing them down can cost millions of dollars; redeveloping them is even costlier. The answer for now &#8212; in some places &#8212; is to hold festivals and dance in them or attract large groups for tours. (AP Photo/David Duprey)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/19/10449320-desk-from-fdrs-office-days-heads-to-his-ny-estatehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/19/10449320-desk-from-fdrs-office-days-heads-to-his-ny-estateusnew-yorkinsurancenew-york-cityus-newsdeskfdrSun, 19 Feb 2012 17:15:18 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In an undated photo provided by the Zurich ?American ?Insurance? Company?, a desk used by Franklin Delano Roosevelt when he worked for Fidelity & Deposit’s New York office, from 1921 through 1928, sits on display at company headquarters in Schaumburg, Ill. The walnut executive desk was kept at the now-defunct Fidelity and Deposit Co. in Manhattan for nearly 60 years. Roosevelt resigned from the firm after being elected governor of New York in 1928. Zurich American Insurance Co. owns the desk and will display it at its headquarters in suburban Chicago. This spring, the vintage office furniture will be donated to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library and Museum in Hyde Park, N.Y. (AP Photo/Zurich ?American ?Insurance? Company?) </p><p>In an undated photo provided by the FDR Presidential Library, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, right, sits at his desk at Fidelity & Deposit’s New York office, where he worked from 1921 through 1928. The man at left is L'Etienne Obrian. The walnut executive desk was kept at the now-defunct Fidelity and Deposit Co. in Manhattan for nearly 60 years. Roosevelt resigned from the firm after being elected governor of New York in 1928. Zurich American Insurance Co. owns the desk and will display it at its headquarters in Schaumburg, Ill. This spring, the vintage office furniture will be donated to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library and Museum in Hyde Park, N.Y. (AP Photo/FDR Presidential Library)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/06/10327635-despite-ceremony-ny-forts-skeletons-not-buriedhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/06/10327635-despite-ceremony-ny-forts-skeletons-not-buriedusfortnew-yorkus-newsunburiedskeletonsindian-warMon, 6 Feb 2012 07:27:57 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A stone memorial from the 1950s marks where the remains of an unknown soldier from the French and Indian War lie near the Fort William Henry Memorial Cemetery at Fort William Henry in Lake George, N.Y., on Friday, Feb. 3, 2012. The skeletons of French and Indian War soldiers unearthed in an upstate New York village in the 1950s were on exhibit for decades, have yet to be buried.(AP Photo/Mike Groll)</p><p>A stone memorial from the 1950s marks where the remains of an unknown soldier from the French and Indian War lie near the Fort William Henry Memorial Cemetery at Fort William Henry in Lake George, N.Y., on Friday, Feb. 3, 2012. The skeletons of French and Indian War soldiers unearthed in an upstate New York village in the 1950s were on exhibit for decades, have yet to be buried. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)</p><p>A photograph provided by David Starbuck and made in 1993 shows human skeletons uncovered during a 1950s archaeological excavation prior to the reconstruction of Fort William Henry in Lake George, N.Y. They were among the 10 skeletons of French and Indian War soldiers unearthed in what was the original fort’s military cemetery. In the spring of 1993, after nearly 40 years on display, the skeletons were scheduled for reburial on Memorial Day weekend in 1993. The fort’s owners and the two anthropologists who studied the skeletons 19 years ago recently revealed publicly for the first time that only three skeletons were actually re-interred in 1993. The others, plus several more from the fort’s skeleton collection, remain with an anthropologist at Arizona State University. (AP Photo/HO/David Starbuck)</p><p>A photograph provided by David Starbuck from 1993 shows human skeletons uncovered during a 1950s archaeological excavation prior to the reconstruction of Fort William Henry in Lake George, N.Y. They were among the 10 skeletons of French and Indian War soldiers unearthed in what was the original fort’s military cemetery. In the spring of 1993, after nearly 40 years on display, the skeletons were scheduled for reburial on Memorial Day weekend in 1993. The fort’s owners and the two anthropologists who studied the skeletons 19 years ago recently revealed publicly for the first time that only three skeletons were actually re-interred in 1993. The others, plus several more from the fort’s skeleton collection, remain with an anthropologist at Arizona State University. (AP Photo/HO/David Starbuck)</p><p>--HOLD FOR STORY BY CHRIS CAROLA-- A stone memorial from the 1950s, at left, marks where the remains of an unknown soldier from the French and Indian War lie near the Fort William Henry Memorial Cemetery at Fort William Henry in Lake George, N.Y. Friday, Feb. 3, 2012. The skeletons of French and Indian War soldiers unearthed in an upstate New York in the 1950s were on exhibit for decades, but have not yet been buried as the public had been told. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/11/10/8737142-wwii-in-color-ny-vets-rare-footage-made-into-dvdhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/11/10/8737142-wwii-in-color-ny-vets-rare-footage-made-into-dvdusfilmveteranwwiius-newsindependence-dayedwin-fitchettThu, 10 Nov 2011 16:52:45 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>World War II veteran Edwin Fitchett holds the Cine Kodak Model K 16mm film camera he used to shoot scenes in Japan and the Philippines following the war, in his home in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)</p><p>World War II veteran Edwin Fitchett looks at film he shot on a Cine Kodak 16mm camera in Japan and the Philippines following the war, in his home in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)</p><p>World War II veteran Edwin Fitchett holds the Cine Kodak Model K 16mm film camera he used to shoot scenes in Japan and the Philippines following the war, in his home in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)</p><p>Tins with 16mm film that World War II veteran Edwin Fitchett shot in Japan and the Philippines after the war are seen at his home in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)</p><p>World War II veteran Edwin Fitchett reads letters from his war days at his home in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)</p><p>World War II veteran Edwin Fitchett reads letters from his war days at his home in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/11/06/8667527-us-history-museums-struggle-to-update-exhibitshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/11/06/8667527-us-history-museums-struggle-to-update-exhibitsmuseumsstayingus-newsrelevantfort-william-henrySun, 6 Nov 2011 18:08:07 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this July 28, 2011 file photo, visitors walk past a cannon and a display at Fort William Henry in Lake George, N.Y. In an effort to boost the number of visitors, the fort’s corporate owners are looking for new ways to update their old exhibits amid a time of economic uncertainty and declining support for museums in general and history museums in particular. It’s a situation all too familiar to the thousands of history museums and historical sites across New York state and the rest of the nation. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)</p><p>FILE - In this July 28, 2011 file photo, tourists stand by a British flag during a tour at Fort William Henry in Lake George, N.Y. In an effort to boost the number of visitors, the fort’s corporate owners are looking for new ways to update their old exhibits amid a time of economic uncertainty and declining support for museums in general and history museums in particular. It’s a situation all too familiar to the thousands of history museums and historical sites across New York state and the rest of the nation. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)</p><p>FILE - In this July 28, 2011 file photo, visitors tour Fort William Henry in Lake George, N.Y. In an effort to boost the number of visitors, the fort’s corporate owners are looking for new ways to update their old exhibits amid a time of economic uncertainty and declining support for museums in general and history museums in particular. It’s a situation all too familiar to the thousands of history museums and historical sites across New York state and the rest of the nation. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)</p><p>FILE - In this July 28, 2011 file photo, children line up to march during a tour at Fort William Henry in Lake George, N.Y. In an effort to boost the number of visitors, the fort’s corporate owners are looking for new ways to update their old exhibits amid a time of economic uncertainty and declining support for museums in general and history museums in particular. It’s a situation all too familiar to the thousands of history museums and historical sites across New York state and the rest of the nation. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/10/7334296-cops-suv-sped-to-46-mph-before-ny-crash-killing-3http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/10/7334296-cops-suv-sped-to-46-mph-before-ny-crash-killing-3usnew-yorkkilledpedestriansus-newsWed, 10 Aug 2011 18:12:47 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Law enforcement officials investigate an accident scene where three pedestrians were killed at St. Matthew's Roman Catholic Church in Voorheesville, N.Y., , on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2011. Acting Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple said a 57-year-old woman was driving a vehicle when it accelerated off the road and hit the group at about 8:30 a.m. outside the church in an Albany suburb. He said the driver's foot or a flip-flop she was wearing apparently interfered with the van's gas pedal. The driver was being treated at Albany Medical Center for injuries that weren't life-threatening. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)</p><p>A law enforcement official investigates an accident scene where three pedestrins were killed at St. Matthew's Roman Catholic Church in Voorheesville, N.Y., on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2011. Acting Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple said a 57-year-old woman was driving a vehicle when it accelerated off the road and hit the group at about 8:30 a.m. outside the church in an Albany suburb. He said the driver's foot or a flip-flop she was wearing apparently interfered with the van's gas pedal. The driver was being treated at Albany Medical Center for injuries that weren't life-threatening. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)</p><p>A vehicle that struck and killed three pedestrians at St. Matthew's Roman Catholic Church in Voorheesville, N.Y., is seen on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2011. Acting Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple said a 57-year-old woman was driving a vehicle when it accelerated off the road and hit the group at about 8:30 a.m. outside the church in an Albany suburb. He said the driver's foot or a flip-flop she was wearing apparently interfered with the van's gas pedal. The driver was being treated at Albany Medical Center for injuries that weren't life-threatening. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/05/7265506-family-to-receive-wwii-soldiers-lost-purple-hearthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/05/7265506-family-to-receive-wwii-soldiers-lost-purple-heartusnew-yorksearchworld-war-iiwwiius-newspurple-heartcorrado-piccolimary-piccoliFri, 5 Aug 2011 17:18:04 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>This circa 1943 photo provided by the Piccoli family shows U.S. Army Pvt. Corrado A.G. Piccoli. Capt. Zachariah Fike of the Vermont National Guard, who collects war memorabilia, received Piccoli’s Purple Heart as a Christmas gift in 2009 and spent a year tracking down the soldier’s family so he could the return lost medal. Fike plans to present it to Piccoli’s siblings Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011, in Watertown. (AP Photo/Piccoli Family)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/07/7034175-black-seamans-1861-heroics-recalled-in-new-filmhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/07/7034175-black-seamans-1861-heroics-recalled-in-new-filmuswarblackcivil-warherous-newsfirst-black-heroThu, 7 Jul 2011 15:03:09 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A line engraving published in Harper's Weekly, 1861, and provided by the US Navy's Naval History & Heritage Command depicts the recapture of the schooner S.J. Waring by William Tillman, left, who some say is one of the black heros of the Civil War. A pair of upstate New York-based documentary producers have included Tillman's story in their new film on the short-but-prolific wartime record of the brig Jefferson Davis, a Southern privateer that seized several Union ships in the opening months of the war. The documentary includes a re-enactment of Tillman's heroics following the capture of his ship by the Davis 150 years ago Thursday, July 7, 2011, about 150 miles off Sandy Hook, N.J. (AP Photo/US Navy's Naval History & Heritage Command via Harpers Weekly)</p><p>A line engraving published in Harper's Weekly, 1861, and provided by the US Navy's Naval History & Heritage Command depicts the brig Jefferson Davis, a Southern privateer that seized several Union ships in the opening months of the war. A pair of upstate New York-based documentary producers have included the story of William Tillman, whom they say is among the Union's first black heros of the Civil War, in their new film on the wartime record of the brig Jefferson Davis. The documentary includes a re-enactment of Tillman's heroics following the capture of his ship by the Davis 150 years ago Thursday, July 7, 2011, about 150 miles off Sandy Hook, N.J. (AP Photo/US Navy's Naval History & Heritage Command via Harpers Weekly)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/27/6727883-nyc-project-ids-more-than-4000-civil-war-graveshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/27/6727883-nyc-project-ids-more-than-4000-civil-war-gravesusnew-yorkwarcemeterynew-york-citycivil-warus-newsprojectgreen-wood-cemeteryFri, 27 May 2011 06:49:44 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this May 3, 2011 photo, employees of Green-Wood Cemetery install a headstone over the previously unmarked grave of a Civil War veteran at Green-Wood Cemetery in the Brooklyn borough of New York. A project at the cemetery hopes to identify the nearly 8,000 Civil War soldiers buried beneath the green expanse in the New York City outer borough. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)</p><p>In this March 2, 2011 photo, headstones from the Veterans Administration are ready to be installed on the graves of Civil War veterans who had no markers at Green-Wood Cemetery in the Brooklyn borough of New York. A project at the cemetery hopes to identify the nearly 8,000 Civil War soldiers buried beneath the green expanse in the New York City outer borough. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)</p><p>In this March 2, 2011 photo, headstones from the Veterans Administration are ready to be installed on the graves of Civil War veterns who had no markers at Green-Wood Cemetery in the Brooklyn borough of New York. A project at the cemetery hopes to identify the nearly 8,000 Civil War soldiers buried beneath the green expanse in the New York City outer borough. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)</p><p>In this March 2, 2011 photo, the Civil War Soldiers' Lot, containing the graves of veterans marked with old and recently installed headstones, is seen at Green-Wood Cemetery in the Brooklyn borough of New York. A project at the cemetery hopes to identify the nearly 8,000 Civil War soldiers buried beneath the green expanse in the New York City outer borough. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)</p><p>In this Jan. 15, 2011 photo, a volunteer looks over a map of cemetery plots while researching the location of Civil War veterans at Green-Wood Cemetery in the Brooklyn borough of New York. A project at the cemetery hopes to identify the nearly 8,000 Civil War soldiers buried beneath the green expanse in the New York City outer borough. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) </p><p>In this March 2, 2011 photo, Terry Svensen walks through Green-Wood Cemetery in the Brooklyn borough of New York looking for the graves of Civil War veterans. A project at the cemetery hopes to identify the nearly 8,000 Civil War soldiers buried beneath the green expanse in the New York City outer borough. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)</p><p>In this March 2, 2011 photo, the Civil War Soldiers' Lot, containing the graves of veterans marked with old and recently installed headstones, is seen at Green-Wood Cemetery in the Brooklyn borough of New York. A project at the cemetery hopes to identify the nearly 8,000 Civil War soldiers buried beneath the green expanse in the New York City outer borough. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)</p><p>In this March 2, 2011 photo, Terry Svensen uses maps of burial plots to find tombstones that mark the graves of Civil War veterans at Green-Wood Cemetery in the Brooklyn borough of New York. A project at the cemetery hopes to identify the nearly 8,000 Civil War soldiers buried beneath the green expanse in the New York City outer borough. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)</p><p>In this March 2, 2011 photo, Terry Svensen takes a picture of a Civil War veteran's grave site at Green-Wood Cemetery in the Brooklyn borough of New York. A project at the cemetery hopes to identify the nearly 8,000 Civil War soldiers buried beneath the green expanse in the New York City outer borough. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)</p><p>This March 2, 2011 photo shows a view over Green-Wood Cemetery in the Brooklyn borough of New York. A project at the cemetery hopes to identify the nearly 8,000 Civil War soldiers buried beneath the green expanse in the New York City outer borough. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)</p><p>In this March 2, 2011 photo, Terry Svensen looks for tombstones that mark the graves of Civil War veterans at Green-Wood Cemetery in the Brooklyn borough of New York. A project at the cemetery hopes to identify the nearly 8,000 Civil War soldiers buried beneath the green expanse in the New York City outer borough. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)</p><p>In this March 2, 2011 photo, Terry Svensen looks for tombstones that mark the graves of Civil War veterans at Green-Wood Cemetery in the Brooklyn borough of New York. A project at the cemetery hopes to identify the nearly 8,000 Civil War soldiers buried beneath the green expanse in the New York City outer borough. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)</p><p>In this March 2, 2011 photo, the Manhattan skyline is seen in the distance over Green-Wood Cemetery in the Brooklyn borough of New York. A project at the cemetery hopes to identify the nearly 8,000 Civil War soldiers buried beneath the green expanse in the New York City outer borough. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)</p><p>In this Jan. 15, 2011 photo, a volunteer looks over a map of cemetery plots while researching the location of Civil War veterans at Green-Wood Cemetery in the Brooklyn borough of New York. A project at the cemetery hopes to identify the nearly 8,000 Civil War soldiers buried beneath the green expanse in the New York City outer borough. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) </p><p>In this Jan. 15, 2011 photo, a volunteer looks for men who may have fought in the Civil War in a book of burials at Green-Wood Cemetery in the Brooklyn borough of New York. A project at the cemetery hopes to identify the nearly 8,000 Civil War soldiers buried beneath the green expanse in the New York City outer borough. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) </p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/15/6647509-ny-honoring-1st-union-officer-killed-in-civil-warhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/15/6647509-ny-honoring-1st-union-officer-killed-in-civil-warusfirstwarcivil-warus-newsmartyrsnew-yorkerelmer-ellsworthjames-jacksonSun, 15 May 2011 11:53:50 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this May 11, 2011 photo, Paul Loatman, city historian in Mechanicville, N.Y., poses with a monument at the grave of Col. Elmer Ellsworth in Mechanicville. Ellsworth has long been considered the first Union officer to die in the Civil War. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)</p><p>In this May 11, 2011 photo, Paul Loatman, city historian in Mechanicville, N.Y., poses with a monument at the grave of Col. Elmer Ellsworth in Mechanicville. Ellsworth has long been considered the first Union officer to die in the Civil War. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)</p><p>In this May 11, 2011 photo, Paul Loatman, city historian in Mechanicville, N.Y., poses with a monument at the grave of Col. Elmer Ellsworth in Mechanicville. Ellsworth has long been considered the first Union officer to die in the Civil War. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/04/19/6497226-ny-backs-off-rules-on-kickball-tag-at-day-campshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/04/19/6497226-ny-backs-off-rules-on-kickball-tag-at-day-campsusnew-yorkgamescampsriskyus-newsred-roverday-campsTue, 19 Apr 2011 19:42:34 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/27/6354211-ny-marks-100th-anniversary-of-1911-capitol-firehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/27/6354211-ny-marks-100th-anniversary-of-1911-capitol-fireusnew-yorknyfireanniversarycapitolus-newscapitol-fireassembly-librarySun, 27 Mar 2011 15:01:20 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this Feb. 24, 2011 photo, Paul Mercer, a librarian at the New York State Library in Albany, N.Y., shows a photo of the fire at the Capitol in 1911. New York is marking this week's 100th anniversary of the Capitol fire with an exhibit, a new documentary film, a newly published book and public lectures by state librarians and historians.(AP Photo/Mike Groll)</p><p>In this Feb. 24, 2011 photo, a preserved paper document from a fire in the state library at the Capitol in 1911 is seen at the New York State Library in Albany, N.Y. This document was mended shortly after the fire with a silk fabric method. New York is marking this week's 100th anniversary of the Capitol fire with an exhibit, a new documentary film, a newly published book and public lectures by state librarians and historians. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)</p><p>In this photo provided by the Albany Institute of History and Art, the corridor on fourth floor of the New York State Capitol is seen after a fire on March 29, 1911. New York is marking this week's 100th anniversary of the Capitol fire with an exhibit, a new documentary film, a newly published book and public lectures by state librarians and historians. (AP Photo/Albany Institute of History and Art)</p><p>In this Feb. 24, 2011 photo, Vicki Weiss, left, and Paul Mercer, librarians at the New York State Library in Albany, N.Y., stand net to a photo of the fire at the Capitol in 1911. New York is marking this week's 100th anniversary of the Capitol fire with an exhibit, a new documentary film, a newly published book and public lectures by state librarians and historians. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)</p><p>This undated photo provided by the New York State Library shows a book bindery at the state Capitol in Albany, N.Y., before a fire there in 1911. New York is marking this week's 100th anniversary of the Capitol fire with an exhibit, a new documentary film, a newly published book and public lectures by state librarians and historians. (AP Photo/New York State Library) NO SALES</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/12/26/5716224-ny-other-states-scrimp-on-civil-war-anniversaryhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/12/26/5716224-ny-other-states-scrimp-on-civil-war-anniversaryusnew-yorkanniversarywarcivil-warus-news150th-anniversarySun, 26 Dec 2010 16:57:26 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this Dec. 16, 2010 photo, a 23rd New York Infantry Civil War uniform is on display at the New York State Military Museum in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. New York state contributed 448,000 troops and $150 million to the Union cause during the Civil War, not to mention untold tons of supplies, food, guns and munitions. But with the 150th anniversary of the war's start just months away, New York state government has so far failed to scrounge up a single Yankee dollar to commemorate a conflict it played such a major role in winning. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)</p><p>In this Dec. 16, 2010 photo, Michael Aikey director of the New York State Military Museum, poses with a U.S. Model 1841, 6-pounder field gun in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. New York state contributed 448,000 troops and $150 million to the Union cause during the Civil War, not to mention untold tons of supplies, food, guns and munitions. But with the 150th anniversary of the war's start just months away, New York state government has so far failed to scrounge up a single Yankee dollar to commemorate a conflict it played such a major role in winning. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)</p><p>In this Dec. 16, 2010 photo, a U.S. Model 1841, 6-pounder field gun is on display at the New York State Military Museum in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. New York state contributed 448,000 troops and $150 million to the Union cause during the Civil War, not to mention untold tons of supplies, food, guns and munitions. But with the 150th anniversary of the war's start just months away, New York state government has so far failed to scrounge up a single Yankee dollar to commemorate a conflict it played such a major role in winning. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)</p><p>In this Dec. 16, 2010 photo, Civil War swords are on display at the New York State Military Museum in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. New York state contributed 448,000 troops and $150 million to the Union cause during the Civil War, not to mention untold tons of supplies, food, guns and munitions. But with the 150th anniversary of the war's start just months away, New York state government has so far failed to scrounge up a single Yankee dollar to commemorate a conflict it played such a major role in winning. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)</p><p>In this Dec. 16, 2010 photo, the New York State Military Museum is seen in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. New York state contributed 448,000 troops and $150 million to the Union cause during the Civil War, not to mention untold tons of supplies, food, guns and munitions. But with the 150th anniversary of the war's start just months away, New York state government has so far failed to scrounge up a single Yankee dollar to commemorate a conflict it played such a major role in winning. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/11/10/5438927-old-west-point-applicant-letters-being-put-onlinehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/11/10/5438927-old-west-point-applicant-letters-being-put-onlinetechnologyusoldwest-pointus-newsapplicationsmilitary-academygeorge-armstrong-custerWed, 10 Nov 2010 05:01:43 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/11/08/5429862-ny-to-display-rare-artifacts-at-state-capitolhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/11/08/5429862-ny-to-display-rare-artifacts-at-state-capitolentertainmentusnew-yorkstateexhibitgeorge-washingtonbenedict-arnoldfarewell-addresstreasures-exhibitMon, 8 Nov 2010 18:36:03 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/10/02/5218729-finding-history-web-vets-help-unearth-war-wreckshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/10/02/5218729-finding-history-web-vets-help-unearth-war-wrecksuswreckworld-war-iiwwiius-newsfinderjustin-taylanSat, 2 Oct 2010 15:55:10 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this Aug. 9, 2010 photo, Justin Taylan poses at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in Hyde Park, N.Y. The 32-year-old has started a website that's key to his project to locate undiscovered U.S. airplane wreckage and determine the fates of American airmen still listed as missing in the Second World War's Pacific Theater. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)</p><p>In this Aug. 9, 2010 photo, Justin Taylan poses at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in Hyde Park, N.Y. The 32-year-old has started a website that's key to his project to locate undiscovered U.S. airplane wreckage and determine the fates of American airmen still listed as missing in the Second World War's Pacific Theater. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/06/23/4552364-ny-state-tourism-rebound-expected-after-dismal-09http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/06/23/4552364-ny-state-tourism-rebound-expected-after-dismal-09businessnew-yorknytourismsummerWed, 23 Jun 2010 22:11:18 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this Tuesday, June 22, 2010 photo, people walk along Broadway Avenue in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. After a 2009 summer travel season that many in New York state's tourism industry would just as soon forget about, 2010 is shaping up as the return of the summer vacation. One tourism official says Americans have a "pent-up, inherent desire" to hit the road this summer, and it's giving lodging, entertainment and leisure destinations a much-needed boost. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)</p><p>In this Tuesday, June 22, 2010 photo, rental bicycles are seen in front of the Inn at Saratoga in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. After a 2009 summer travel season that many in New York state's tourism industry would just as soon forget about, 2010 is shaping up as the return of the summer vacation. One tourism official says Americans have a "pent-up, inherent desire" to hit the road this summer, and it's giving lodging, entertainment and leisure destinations a much-needed boost. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/06/21/4539884-west-point-gathering-examines-endings-of-us-warshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/06/21/4539884-west-point-gathering-examines-endings-of-us-warsuswarswest-pointus-newsendingMon, 21 Jun 2010 18:37:56 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/05/10/4264572-tourism-groups-bemoan-cuts-in-i-love-ny-fundshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/05/10/4264572-tourism-groups-bemoan-cuts-in-i-love-ny-fundsbusinessnew-yorknybudgetlovei-lovelove-new-york"Mon, 10 May 2010 17:45:16 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/19/4040275-ny-pa-historic-sites-fall-victim-to-budget-cutshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/19/4040275-ny-pa-historic-sites-fall-victim-to-budget-cutsbusinessnybudgetgeorge-washingtonsiteshistoric-sitescontinental-armyworld-war-ii-holocaustFri, 19 Mar 2010 20:01:42 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Nov. 13, 2009 file photo, John Brown Farm State Historic Site is seen in Lake Placid, N.Y. New York state plans to close 13 of its 35 historic sites and cut the hours at a 14th as part of Gov. David Paterson's budget proposal. Paterson's plan also calls for closing 41 state parks, including two battlefields. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Nov. 13, 2009 file photo, John Brown Farm State Historic Site is seen in Lake Placid, N.Y. New York state plans to close 13 of its 35 historic sites and cut the hours at a 14th as part of Gov. David Paterson's budget proposal. Paterson's plan also calls for closing 41 state parks, including two battlefields. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/03/3974783-ny-governors-protectors-show-knack-for-upheavalhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/03/3974783-ny-governors-protectors-show-knack-for-upheavalusgovernornypoliceus-newsstate-policenew-york-state-policeWed, 3 Mar 2010 21:29:21 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this file photo taken May 27, 2008, New York Gov. David Paterson, left, talks with New York State Police Superintendent Harry Corbitt talk before Corbitt was sworn in at a ceremony in Albany, N.Y. Corbitt said Tuesday, March 2, 2010, that he was retiring from his position. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/19/3653037-no-5-syracuse-pulls-away-from-bonnies-85-72http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/19/3653037-no-5-syracuse-pulls-away-from-bonnies-85-72sportssyracusecollege-basketballtop-25st-bonaventurerick-jacksonwes-johnsonkris-josephSun, 20 Dec 2009 02:20:03 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Syracuse's Arinze Onuaku posts up against St. Bonaventure's Andrew Nicholson during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Syracuse, N.Y., Saturday, Dec. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Kevin Rivoli)</p><p>Syracuse's Wesley Johnson, left, is fouled by St. Bonaventure's Michael Davenport during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Syracuse, N.Y., Saturday, Dec. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Kevin Rivoli)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/09/3611125-storm-closes-schools-knocks-out-power-across-nyhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/09/3611125-storm-closes-schools-knocks-out-power-across-nybusinessusnew-yorknystormupstateWed, 9 Dec 2009 17:49:04 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A pedestrian walks on a snow-covered street during the area's first winter storm in Albany, N.Y., on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)</p><p>A motorist is pushed back onto an Albany, N.Y., street, as the area gets its first winter storm of the season on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)</p><p>A pedestrian stands on a snow-covered street during the area's first winter storm in Albany, N.Y., on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/04/3586557-pro-violence-abolitionist-john-brown-studied-in-nyhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/04/3586557-pro-violence-abolitionist-john-brown-studied-in-nyusnew-yorkbrownus-newsjohn-brownsymposiumFri, 4 Dec 2009 09:05:48 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - John Brown, leader of the historic raid on the federal arsenal and armory at Harpers Ferry, Virginia, is seen in this 1857 picture. Brown and his followers attempted to end slavery in the United States by armed force. A 19th-century abolitionist who advocated armed violence is drawing a diverse crowd in New York to study how his fight against slavery continues to play in America. (AP Photo)</p><p>FILE - In this Dec. 3, 1989 file photo Bernardine Dohrn, former leader of the radical, anti-war movement Weather Underground is escorted by federal authorities after surrendering at Cook County Courthouse in Chicago, Ill. Dohrn is one of the speakers who will participate in a two-day symposium starting Dec. 4, 2009, commemorating the sesquicentennial of abolitionist John Brown's burial at his former homestead just outside this tourist village in northern New York. (AP Photo)</p>